I'm Punjabi, but can't speak the language, help?

I'm stuck in the same situation haha but I can't speak urdu either. I can like understand everything people say to me, I'm just too scared to reply back in punjabi and so I just carry on speaking English.

My mum keeps saying I'll have to learn for when I get married though í ½í¸±í ½í¸“

That's why I feel somewhat lucky I can at least speak Urdu, but I just don't feel a connection with it.

I swear all Asian mums just think about is getting their kids married!


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I spent some time trying to learn urdu/punjabi but yeah, I don't really feel connection with it either tbh.

And yeah, omg that's so true...

I was born in the UK and my parents brought me up to speak Urdu (national language of Pakistan) as that's what most young people there speak and is common. But my parents speak to each other in Punjabi, so I understand it but I'm just so nervous I'll mix up words and sound stupid trying to speak Punjabi. How can I perfect the language?

I just feel so proud of my Punjabi heritage and feel annoyed I can't speak my mother tongue


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I was born in the UK and my parents brought me up to speak Urdu (national language of Pakistan) as that's what most young people there speak and is common. But my parents speak to each other in Punjabi, so I understand it but I'm just so nervous I'll mix up words and sound stupid trying to speak Punjabi. How can I perfect the language?

I just feel so proud of my Punjabi heritage and feel annoyed I can't speak my mother tongue


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I was born in the UK and my parents brought me up to speak Urdu (national language of Pakistan) as that's what most young people there speak and is common. But my parents speak to each other in Punjabi, so I understand it but I'm just so nervous I'll mix up words and sound stupid trying to speak Punjabi. How can I perfect the language?

I just feel so proud of my Punjabi heritage and feel annoyed I can't speak my mother tongue


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Just have a go as that's what languages are all about it doesn't matter if you make mistakes as that's the whole point and in spoken form many simple mistakes don't really matter tbh and im saying this as I can speak Urdu, Punjabi (and a dialect of them which is mirpuri) French and obviously English too so if u need any help just ask xxxxx

Speak Bengali then I'll be impressed :P samja

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Well I want to learn Arabic or Pashto instead :P and I can understand some bits of sylheti and how many languages can u speak ?? xxxx

Looool no u don't :P and syletti is horrible it's not Bengali :P I speak English, Bengali, German, hindi :P xxxx

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HUH :/ I don't what?? LOOOOOL im confused is that bit to the Arabic and Pashto part or to understanding sylhetti? and yes I can add hindi to my list too :P xxxx

The Arabic and Pashto part Loool. :P I can add urdu to my list then xxxx

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Ermmm yes I do want to learn them both tbh and also your just cheating u know that don't u??

loool shush xxx

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Just have a go as that's what languages are all about it doesn't matter if you make mistakes as that's the whole point and in spoken form many simple mistakes don't really matter tbh and im saying this as I can speak Urdu, Punjabi (and a dialect of them which is mirpuri) French and obviously English too so if u need any help just ask xxxxx

I guess so, I think speaking to my mum in Punjabi might be a good start.

My sister's in-laws speak in the mirpuri accent, I always struggle to understand it lol. My family has a similar accent to Sikh people, so I might just watch some Punjabi films to help lol

Sorry to be the big bad bigot here but you are British and should give up the legacy of parents and their ancestors if you want to be British. Otherwise you are colonising Britain with an immigrant legacy. If you can speak English with a regional British accent that is all you should want. Of course it is your choice to be British or Punjabi.