Kashmiri for beginners

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LET’S START WITH BASIC PHRASES:

What is your name: Tohi kyaa chhu ism-i-shareef?

My name is Arif Kashmiri: Me chhu ism-i-shareef Arif Kashmiri.

Where do you live: Tohi kati chhiv rozaan?

I live in Islamabad, Pakistan: Bu chhus rozaan Islamabad, Pakistanas manz.

What do you do? Tohi kyaa chhiv karaan?

I am a student: Bu chhus akh taalib.

What do you study? Tohi kyaa chhiv paraan?

I’m studying law: Bu chhus qanoon paraan.

NUMBERS:
1 akh
2 zu
3 tre
4 tsor
5 paants
6 she
7 sath
8 aeth (ae = ‘u’ in ‘hurt’)
9 nav
10 dah

BASIC WORDS:
mother: moj / waalidah
father: mol / pidar
brother: baraadar
sister: hamsher
husband: khaavand
wife: zanaan
house: makaan
car: gaedy
road: sadak
country: mulq
table: mez
food: khuraak / ghizah

MORE SENTENCES:
How can I help you? : Bu kithakany kara tohi madat?

…more later… enjoy

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Wait rn't mez, mulq, gadi, and makaan, punjabi words too? My parents always use those words and we're punjabi..

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I always thought kashimri speak urdu (natively). What you posted is a mixture of couple of Paki languages. Never heared of Kashimiri Language being of its own :confused:

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^ Is'nt it amazing, you learn something new every day. :)

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No Kashmiris don't speak Urdu natively. They speak it as a second language.

The reason why it sounds so similar to all the other Pakistani languages is because Kashmiri is a mixture of languages.

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it is a distinct language nevertheless, although easy to understand.

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This thread is proof that contrary to the popular belief, Kashmiri is not same as Mirpuri or Pothwari/Pahari.

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yeah..it definitely is a mix of languages...the first two sentences sound so guju to me..even when i said them outloud..and some of the words down there are the same. the other sentences when said outloud..sound alot like farsi to me. all in all..i think farsi plays a huge role in what kashmiri is today.

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SOME MORE WORDS:
yes: aa
no: neh
when: kaar
where: katyan
how: kithakayn
why: kyaazi
what: kyaa
near: nazdeek
far: door
long: zyooth
short: chhott
black: kruhun
blue: nyool
green: sabz
white: safed
red: vozul
yellow: lidur
pink: golaabee
How old are you? Tohi kats vuhir chhiv?

I am eighteen years old: Bu chhus ardah vuhur.

Can I have some water? : Me melyaa thoda aab?

Can I come in? : Bu hekaa andar yith?

Can I speak to....? : Bu hekaa ......... sooyt kath karith?

I want to buy some bread: Bu chhus yatshaan khareedun keh tsott.

Is there a mosque nearby? : Yetyan chha kaah masjid nazdeek?

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The reason why Kashmiri is such a mixed language is that Kashmir has always been a melting pot. People from throughout Asia have migrated to this land, attracted by the natural beauty.

The original inhabitants of Kashmir spoke the Burushaski language which is currently spoken in Hunza of Northern Areas. A few Kashmiri words are Burushaski (less than 2%) - mostly swearwords, reflecting the fact that the original inhabitants were suppressed by latecomers.

They were followed by the Indo-Aryans of Punjab and Sindh who spoke the Punjabi and Sindhi languages - nearly 30% of Kashmiri is Punjabi and Sindhi.

From 3rd century AD to 15th century Kashmir was colonised by the Iranians who spoke either Farsi or Pashto; hence nearly 40% of Kashmiri is Farsi/Pashto.

Then came the Dardic tribes of the Northern Areas who spoke Shina/Khowar - hence a significant number of Kashmiri words are from the Dardic languages (nearly 10%).

Finally, Arabic has contributed a large number of words (10%) and Urdu just under 10%.

Even in its grammar, Kashmiri is a mixture. In some ways the structure resembles Farsi - e.g. Kashmiri "vonamas" (I told him) = Farsi "guftamash" (I told him).
In other respects, it resembles Punjabi/Sindhi; e.g. Kashmiri 'saani' (our) = Sindhi 'asaani'.
Kashmiri 'aravanzah' (fifty-eight) = Punjabi 'athavanjah'.

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Thanks for sharing =) How do you pronounce four again? :D

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I am also kashmiri but i am a big spot on the name of kashmireees as i dont know even a word of kahsmiri

Uljhan tamaan umr ye...
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pronunciation of words with 'ts'

  • pronounce 'ts' as in English " cat's paw" with the t and s pronounced together.

or if you know German, as 'z' in 'zehn' or 'zeitung'.

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Hello Barbie Girl! no probs. i'll post more lessons soon.

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mods... please make this sticky.

The first day...
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i am also kashmiri- but i know quite a bit- my mother side is kashmiri speaking but we were brought up speaking urdu and mirpuri

but it would be good to learn a bit more kashmiri

also i thought what is your name is tohi kya sa chuy nav?

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damn i didnt know kashmiri was a seperate language. Sounds sort of like pushto/gujrati :blush:

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Nice Thread :D Ive a friend she is Kashmiri :D

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Like most other Kashmiris, I don't know a single sentence of the language. Unfortunately, elders used to talk in Kashmiri when they wanted to hide something from the kids.

The one word I know is Bhatta = Rice

Kashmiris took up the language of the place where they migrated to.

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mods. can you please make this thread a sticky.

AT THE SHOP

How much is this? Yath kya chhu keemat?

How can I help you? Bu hyakaa tohi madat karith?

Can I get a discount? Me melyaa nafaa?

Can I have..... Mya deeyiv........

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