Alot of times they are spoken of as a pair like Hinid/Urdu
I know they are written with different characters but i thought they sounded the same. Which one is the better one to learn?
2007-02-02 03:32:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They are almost the same. Hindi has more words of Sanskrit origin, while Urdu has more words of Arabic and Farsi origin. Farsi was the language of learning in India before British rule.If you want to communicate with Pakistanis, learn Urdu and with Indians, Hindi.
2007-02-02 04:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hindi is spoken mostly in India; Urdu is spoken mostly in Pakistan. Urdu has a lot of Arabic in it, which is why Pakistani Muslims speak it. Most of the people who speak Hindi are Hindus.
So which one to study depends upon whom you want to communicate with: Muslims or Hindus.
2007-02-02 11:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by magistra_linguae 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋