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Mini-Course: How To Speak Pashto - Lesson 3 "This is"

In this lesson of our Pashto mini-course, we focus on one of the most important and beginner-friendly grammar rules in Pashto: using “Da … de” to say “This is …”. Mastering this structure is a key milestone in How to speak Pashto , because it allows you to describe objects, places, and people from day one. In English, we say, “This is a house.” In Urdu, the equivalent is “Yeh ghar hai.” In Pashto, the same idea is expressed as “Da kor de.” Here, “Da” means this, “kor” means house, and “de” (pronounced like day but with a soft 'D' as in fa th er) works like is. This sentence structure is extremely common in everyday Pashto conversations and forms the foundation of Pashto language basics. Pashto also has masculine and feminine nouns , just like Urdu. For masculine nouns, we commonly use “de”, while feminine nouns often use “da” depending on context and dialect. At the beginner level, focusing on commonly used masculine examples helps learners build confidence ...

10 Facts about Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, You Didn't Know

      1.  Jinnah was the eldest of seven siblings Most people only know about Ms. Fatima Jinnah, but Jinnah had 5 more siblings. Bunde Ali died in childhood, but the rest of his siblings lived, married, and had children. His brother, Ahmed Ali, married an Englishwoman, Emmy. He lived in London and had a daughter with her.  Quaid's Brother Ahmed Ali with his wife Emmy Jinnah Quaid's Sisters: Rehmatbai, Maryambai, Shireen, and Fatima Jinnah 2. Quaid-e-Azam was named Muhammadali Jinnahbhai. Quaid-e-Azam was named Muhammadali Jinnahbhai by his father Jinnahbhai Poonja. He changed it to Muhammad Ali Jinnah or M. A. Jinnah when he studied at Lincoln's Inn in London. 3. Jinnah wasn't very good at studies until he went to London Quaid wasn't very interested in studies during his early schooling. He disliked arithmetic. Instead, he would prefer to play outdoors with his friends. He admit...

Top Pakistani Apps that Made Pakistan Proud

The latest Mobile App Stats are revealing interesting information. Now, the searches from mobile devices have exceeded desktop searches in the US, Japan, and other developed countries. People are spending more time on digital devices than sleeping. 2,500 new apps are coming to the three biggest app stores daily, e.g., Google, Apple, and Microsoft. On Google Play, there were 1.6 million apps available by July 2015. The profits are soaring, but the competition is getting stiffer. Pakistani app developers are also carving their niche, which is being recognized by the global app market. Last year, an app developed by a Pakistani developer called Groopic was covered by CNN. Welcome to Pakistani Apps Now, Pakistani developers are seeing the potential of the app industry, and international clients are taking advantage of the cheap labor and a highly talented workforce of Pakistan's app developers. Here, we have enlisted the top Pakistani Apps that have made a mark in the international...