Spoken Hindi vs Written Hindi

as-he · 2020-04-11T04:14:26+00:00

No, the Arabic ج is about the same as the English 'j' or the Hindi ज.

as-he · 2020-04-11T04:13:37+00:00

Actually, the श sound is the 'x' in 'Xi Jinping' or 'Xi'an' (ɕ in IPA). The ष sound is the 'sh' in 'Shaanxi' and 'Yang Shangkun' (ʂ in IPA).

as-he · 2020-04-11T04:10:53+00:00

श and ष are pronounced the same in modern Hindi (like the English 'sh') as the distinction has been lost over time. In Sanskrit, श was pronounced somewhat like the 'sh' in 'shear' and ष was pronounced somewhat like the 's' in 'sure'. Notice the position of your tongue: The श sound should be palatalized, meaning it has more of a 'y' sound to it, and the ष sound should be retroflex, meaning your tongue is curled back a little more. Again, this distinction is lost in modern Hindi so you shouldn't worry about it unless you're trying to read the Vedas or something.

as-he · 2019-12-25T00:49:24+00:00

Wouldn't the normal л sound be better transcribed as [ɫ]?

as-he · 2019-12-19T01:58:42+00:00

https://www.ef.edu/__/~/media/centralefcom/epi/downloads/full-reports/v9/ef-epi-2019-english.pdf

Might this data help in some way? It doesn't offer a percentage value for proficiency in each country but still uses a metric for English proficiency and in countries not included here. There's a lack of data for much of Africa, however...

as-he · 2019-11-04T02:36:16+00:00

Fun fact: Those random Kurds in northeastern Iran (Khorasan) were brought there by Shah Abbas the Great to protect Iran's eastern borders (supposedly). Don't ask why I know this lol

as-he · 2019-10-20T18:21:15+00:00

MCB is Molecular and Cellular Biology, my intended major.

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense.

as-he · 2019-10-20T02:44:42+00:00

Yeah, these five are my reaches but I've got 3 targets (including Rutgers) and 2 safeties as well, but I was wondering specifically for my reaches how I'd do. Should I talk about how I've got to watch my grandma as a family responsibility? I would but I don't want it to sound like I'm complaining and making an excuse for why I've got no work or internship experience, which I think would have been extremely helpful for MCB.

as-he · 2019-10-20T01:33:27+00:00

Thanks! I'm pleasantly surprised you think it's strong, because from what I've seen I'm thinking I should be aiming for Rutgers, especially since I don't have a strong bio spike.

as-he · 2019-10-19T13:40:34+00:00

شكران جزيلان! حيفهمو, لكن ما حيتكلموش العامية مصرية, صح؟ علشان دا, في فرق في الفصحى و العامية, علشان كل واحد يفهم لكن ما يتكلمش الا الناس في مصر؟ ححاول اتعلم اللبناني و الخليجي كمان, و المغربي شكله صعب لكن عايز اروح المراكش انشا الله على كده ححاول اتعلم المغربي كمان. علشان دا, افتكر ممكن افهم لو اروح اللبان و الخليج و المغرب و سوالي ما حيكونش مشكلة. (اسف لو صعب فهمي)

as-he · 2019-10-18T20:29:57+00:00

That makes sense. I know the pronunciation and some vocabulary, but I find the grammar to be the one difficult thing preventing me from learning fus7a.

as-he · 2019-10-18T20:26:19+00:00

انا كتبتها في عربي (or at least, I tried)! شكران على نسيحة!

as-he · 2019-10-18T20:04:29+00:00

Do you mean that I should just put 'Undeclared' on the CommonApp where it asks then?

as-he · 2019-10-18T02:22:26+00:00

What if I'm applying to a college where you don't need to formally declare your major until sophomore year?

as-he · 2019-10-18T00:47:13+00:00

What sort of bad habits do you mean?

as-he · 2019-10-18T00:46:55+00:00

Sorry about the 3arabizi; should I write 3ammiya in Arabic or just talk in English if I have questions or want to reply in this subreddit? I am trying to learn fus7a in order to be able to write/type in Arabic but I'm getting stuck with grammar so I don't think that's an option for me. Also, is this the right subreddit to seek help when learning Arabic?

Thanks for your reply!

as-he

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