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 ...
This little game was born out of my fascination with the internet’s quirkiest pastime — the Wikipedia game “Which Came First?”. If you’ve never played it, the concept is simple but oddly addictive: you’re given two random things, and your job is to guess which one happened earlier.
Sometimes it’s obvious, like The Beatles before One Direction. Other times, it’s a humbling reminder that you might not know history quite as well as you thought (yes, the potato chip bag was invented before bubble wrap — don’t ask).
Since I have an academic soft spot for movies — I actually hold an M.A. in filmmaking and media sciences — I thought: why not make a film-lover’s version of this game? That’s how “Which Hollywood Movie Came First?” came to life.
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Instead of guessing between ancient empires and long-forgotten gadgets, you’ll be choosing between iconic Hollywood films.
How to Play: The rules are straightforward: you’ll see two movie posters side by side. Your task is to pick which film hit the big screen first. Once you make your choice, the release years are revealed — sometimes confirming your genius, other times leaving you in disbelief that Movie A is older than Movie B.
The game has 10 rounds, so let’s see how strong your movie knowledge really is.
Why Play? It’s fun, it’s fast, and it might just make you the trivia champion of your next movie night. Plus, it’s a neat way to test how much of that film degree knowledge (and endless IMDb browsing) actually stuck.
Which Hollywood Movie Came First?
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If you enjoy this little experiment, do me a favor: share it with a friend who loves movies. After all, nothing bonds people like arguing whether the Titanic came before Jurassic Park. ;)
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