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*Originally posted by Faisal: *
.... Mother tongue hondi te tuano parhan aandi.
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Give the guy some slack Faisal! Reading classics is difficult for a typical "Ahl-e-Zubaan".
Madhi!
Check out the Punjabi Dictionary by Ferozesons and you will be OK.
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*Originally posted by Madhanee: *
One thing I don’t understand is why are some books so thick?
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^ Next time, don't get the books printed for vision-impaired folks (big font and all). Ask for the normal print books. But ofcourse, that will only help if you can read (quickly). So there the mother tongue comes in handy. So, take obl's advice and buy a dictionary (with normal font).
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*Originally posted by Faisal: *
..... So there the mother tongue comes in handy. ....
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Man! There seems to be some axe to grind.
Fazal Haq's classic "Zindgi" is pretty thick with Saqeel Urdu in its first chapter or two. You gotta use dictionary in almost 95% of the Urdu Speaking households (Based on survey conducted by Antiobl Alliance for Poling, with 3.2% margin of error). The same is true with many classics in English, Punjabi, or Pushto.
Faisal you may be in the 5%. Lucky you!