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suna Tuesday 04th of April 2006 02:52:29 PM
Accent - how do we get the accent in the urdu language right????

I know a bit of the language but when i speak it i have a very strong english accent

it doesnt sound good

also are there any documents available on the internet which teach urdu vocab as well and sentences

wally2006 Wednesday 05th of April 2006 04:20:06 AM
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wally2006 Wednesday 05th of April 2006 04:25:01 AM
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dashaz Thursday 06th of April 2006 06:12:12 AM
- one of the major mistakes i see non-urdu speaking ppl make is wen the pronounce the \"d\"..its actually pronounced like a soft d...more like \"th\"..same wid the \"a\" sound..in sum words like \"pakistan\"..its not short a..its really a long a..sounds like = paakistaan...if those two things can be fixed along wid sum other minor errors..the accent is fine.

suna Thursday 06th of April 2006 07:25:09 AM
- dashaz thank u for ur msg........i understand wot u mean.....its just remeberin to do that

wot are the other minor errors ur talkin bout.....also can u give me an example of the \"d\" scenario

the pakistan example u gave was good

also are there any books avalailable on the internet to go through yr 1 urdu, yr 2 urdu...etc

dashaz Saturday 08th of April 2006 12:09:01 AM
\"d\" sound - hey suna...an example with the d sound? therez a country in south asia called bangladesh..and in that the d is prounced with a soft sound like \"dth\"

so if ur saying it..it wud be \"bangladthesh\" .. this prounciation is for just about all words that have a \"d\" in the urdu language. (i hope this makes sense)

u can try amazon.com..but other than that..i dont knw much about getting urdu books frm net.

dd_bilal Tuesday 24th of July 2007 07:24:40 PM
Urdu Accent Improvement - Hey dashaz ... you should try to use an English word as your exmple about alphabet \'d\' because she might not be able to figure it out from an Urdu/Hindi word Bangladesh.. :)

Hi Suna,
I\'ve a good example to explain the alphabet \"d\". It is nearly same as the voiced version of English \"th\" as in there, those, that, weather etc. The tip of the tongue should be touching the back of upper teeth. The alphabet \"D\" is same as English \"D\" as in doctor, dish, drama etc. But the urdu \"D\" is the retroflex as opposed to English \"D\" which is dental. The tip of the tongue touches your upper gums when you pronounce English \"D\", but the tongue is curled back and tip of tongue touches soft palate (front roof of the mouth)... Well, don\'t worry about it too much, English \"D\" sound nearly the same. Just don\'t mix up d (English th) and D, everything else will be fine.
And about the accent improvement, you\'ll fine if you speak and practise your urdu with native speakers and listen to them.

P.S. I can also help you to improve your pronunciation via MSN or Skype if you want. I need some assistance for my English accent as well. :)

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	suna	Tuesday 04th of April 2006 02:52:29 PM
	Accent - how do we get the accent in the urdu language right???? I know a bit of the language but when i speak it i have a very strong english accent it doesnt sound good also are there any documents available on the internet which teach urdu vocab as well and sentences
	wally2006	Wednesday 05th of April 2006 04:20:06 AM
	Spanish for english - Hi! I want to improve my english, so I´m looking after someone who want to practice with me ok. I can change Spanish for English.
	wally2006	Wednesday 05th of April 2006 04:25:01 AM
	Spanish for English - Hello people, I´m looking for someone who want to help me to improve my english language.I can change spanish for english.
	dashaz	Thursday 06th of April 2006 06:12:12 AM
	- one of the major mistakes i see non-urdu speaking ppl make is wen the pronounce the \"d\"..its actually pronounced like a soft d...more like \"th\"..same wid the \"a\" sound..in sum words like \"pakistan\"..its not short a..its really a long a..sounds like = paakistaan...if those two things can be fixed along wid sum other minor errors..the accent is fine.
	suna	Thursday 06th of April 2006 07:25:09 AM
	- dashaz thank u for ur msg........i understand wot u mean.....its just remeberin to do that wot are the other minor errors ur talkin bout.....also can u give me an example of the \"d\" scenario the pakistan example u gave was good also are there any books avalailable on the internet to go through yr 1 urdu, yr 2 urdu...etc
	dashaz	Saturday 08th of April 2006 12:09:01 AM
	\"d\" sound - hey suna...an example with the d sound? therez a country in south asia called bangladesh..and in that the d is prounced with a soft sound like \"dth\" so if ur saying it..it wud be \"bangladthesh\" .. this prounciation is for just about all words that have a \"d\" in the urdu language. (i hope this makes sense) u can try amazon.com..but other than that..i dont knw much about getting urdu books frm net.
	dd_bilal	Tuesday 24th of July 2007 07:24:40 PM
	Urdu Accent Improvement - Hey dashaz ... you should try to use an English word as your exmple about alphabet \'d\' because she might not be able to figure it out from an Urdu/Hindi word Bangladesh.. :) Hi Suna, I\'ve a good example to explain the alphabet \"d\". It is nearly same as the voiced version of English \"th\" as in there, those, that, weather etc. The tip of the tongue should be touching the back of upper teeth. The alphabet \"D\" is same as English \"D\" as in doctor, dish, drama etc. But the urdu \"D\" is the retroflex as opposed to English \"D\" which is dental. The tip of the tongue touches your upper gums when you pronounce English \"D\", but the tongue is curled back and tip of tongue touches soft palate (front roof of the mouth)... Well, don\'t worry about it too much, English \"D\" sound nearly the same. Just don\'t mix up d (English th) and D, everything else will be fine. And about the accent improvement, you\'ll fine if you speak and practise your urdu with native speakers and listen to them. P.S. I can also help you to improve your pronunciation via MSN or Skype if you want. I need some assistance for my English accent as well. :)