Pakistan ki barhti mehangai akhir kab ho g kam
‘Kab hoon’, ‘ghabroon’, and ‘barhat’ are the most used words in Urdu. These days it seems like they are only used in casual conversations or sometimes just to make others laugh. But as a native Urdu speaker myself I find these word extremely funny. Here is how these words can be uttered in English and also as a foreign audience (but mostly).
‘Ki barhti?’ – this one’s a question. The meaning of which we will see in a bit. Let us first get an idea of what exactly that means. From my perspective, it means ‘are you sure’. It could mean either ‘I am quite sure she/he to be mad’ or perhaps the other way around? Or maybe more likely; if he/she feels uncertain about something then she/he might say something like ‘I don’t feel quite certain about this. Do you want to take the risk?’ My favourite version is when someone says ‘I don’t know’. So, this might mean ‘please continue with your thought’ or ‘please come back to ask questions again’. Another interpretation of kibhari in Urdu is ‘to getinterpretation of kibhari in Urdu is ‘to get to know someone’. If you know someone enough, then kibhari might sound like ‘I am talking to myself and telling her/him something’. And if you see them enough, then you would probably call them a ‘friend’. This meaning can either be taken literally and used for business or you can go more farcical and interpret the sentence in that sense.
‘Balkhi kebote hai’ – this term is quite similar to kibhari in its literal meaning but very different in context. In any conversation or interaction where there is a lot of discussion about politics, religion, culture etc., then this is the most common way of discussing things. Most people use this technique more than anything else because it is easier to digest. Instead of using difficult language, they use simpler statements. For example, instead of saying, “Please try and learn from this one”, you would go ahead and use, “Please keep trying until you succeed.” As I have mentioned earlier, this may not sound like much, but as a person who uses this technique often, I find it useful. Even though we do not always agree on everything, th to
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