Hindi v. Urdu

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<p>Please speak only in English (so this thread doesn't get deleted :)), but for an ABCD, please explain the difference...</p>

<p>i always thought that the song "dil cheez kya hai aap meri jaan lijiye" was in hindi, but apparently, it's urdu...what parts make it urdu? are other asha bhonsle songs in urdu? like "in aakhon ki masti"? both languages sound exactly the same to me (though i can tell the difference in writing)...please help! soooo confused!</p>

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<p>at a colloquial level hindi and urdu are very similar....however urdu draws some of its words from arabic/ persian...while hindi draws them from sanskrit. Both languages however are influenced by all three - persian, arabic and sanskrit. In the particular song i am not sure which is the urdu word, i think it may be cheez.</p>

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<p>urdu is more persian...hindi (pure not hindustani which has links to urdu) derives from sanskrit...</p>

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<p>i'm still confused...a-bomb, if "cheez" is urdu, then what's the hindi word for "thing"? how can you tell if you know urdu?</p>

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<p>Iin pure hindi its vastu(not vaastu)
howeevr theyre pretty much the same</p>

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<p>cheez is so much nicer than vastu...</p>

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<p>"Vastu" isn't Gujarati?
Yes, sucharita, i agree that cheez is sooo much prettier! :)</p>

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<p>dil = hridaya
cheez = vastu
etc.</p>

<p>i wonder what "normal" hindi songs will sound like if all words were in chaste Hindi....
"hridaya vastu kya hai aap..." :D</p>

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<p>wow! i think i now know both hindi and urdu...
what about "love"? how do you say that in hindi/urdu? aashiq? mohobbat? pyaar? ishq? prem?</p>

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<p>aashiq urdu, premi hindi
mohabbat urdu, pyaar hindi, ishq urdu, prem hindi</p>

<p>and my image of you as a bollywood freak stays firmly entrenched :p</p>

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<p>lol...i'm not quite a bollywood freak :)
i do look like aishwariya rai in hum dil de chuke sanam, though...except my hair really is long, it's not a fake extension thing
aaaahhh! so how do you tell the difference between hindi and urdu? i'm soooo confused!</p>

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<p>whatever sounds more romantic/flowery gotta be urdu i'd say :-/</p>

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<p>that's so sad, but i guess it's true :p</p>

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<p>wow u look like Ash?</p>

<p>can u show me a pic of urs?</p>

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<p>
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wow u look like Ash?</p>

<p>can u show me a pic of urs?

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That was my initial reaction too.</p>

<p>Then came to think of it - how will I know if she's sent a pic of Ash or hers? :D</p>

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<p>good point!!
;)</p>

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<p>and you don't really know if LAgal is a guy or a girl...</p>

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<p>lol...thanks, astrix :p
and no, i'm indian, but not the deceptive kind, so i wouldn't send you a pic of aish and say that was me...not to mention, it might be kinda sad if you can't tell ash from another girl...lol...j/k</p>

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<p>Though I won't bother a lot for Ash, if you also look anything like Riya Sen, that might make me sit up and take notice :p</p>

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<p>Sorry for where the latter pic is from :D</p>

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<p>sorry, don't look like Riya Sen...her clothing's kinda provocative, too
I am a HINDUSTANI LADKI! I don't wear stuff like that. Not to mention that my hair's black and longer.
She is pretty, though :)</p>