Kashmir

Kashmiri-Urdu phrases which make very little literal sense

Day in and day out, we keep using phrases in our language which do convey the meaning to the listener but make very little sense in a literal aspect. The Urdu language used by Kashmiri people has the same story. From “Darwaza Do”, literally translating to “Give the door”, to much more, here is a list of 7 phrases used by Kashmiris in “Urdu”, which don’t actually make a whole lot sense when you think about them.

 

7 Urdu-Kashmiri phrases which make very little sense:

 

1.

Darwaza Dou. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

2.

Photo Uthao. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

3.

Time kya aaya. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

4.

Upar se tere…FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

5.

Namak Chodo. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

6.

Kapdey Lagao. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

7.

Mujhe Paani Lagi. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.

 

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