Letter P and Arabic
By Farhan Khan •
The Arabic alphabet doesn’t have the letter P. Thus in its absence, people here would normally pronounce “P� as “B� whenever they encounter words that have letter P, for instance words such as Pakistan toothpaste, hypertext, or anything that has P on it. Sounds funny huh but you’ll get used to it. I feel a bit sorry for Superman and Spiderman, lucky Batman though. heeheeehe
how would an egyption pronouce the name 'jawad'... :b
aha...very bad... :o
There is a "sh" alphabet in most languages in India, since most of them are based off of Sanskrit.
lol I can pronounce "sh" and actually it's a proper sound in Hindi. Don't know who you have been talking to Deal 4 wheels.
chill-up deal 4 wheel... I'm making an example....
now settle down :) he made an honest observation
he's not making pun op our fronounciation :D
i m not criticizing or making fun of filipinos... i admit they are the best... :b
why are you making pun of our pronunciation? :)
f and phy has same pronounciation
LOL! how many filipinos have you talked to? and you're wrong it's "pried" with a P!
filipinos can't pronounce 'f'... they pronounce 'fried'
yes, they always say "ply lies" (fried rice) :P
chinese cannot pronounce "R" they pronounce "L" instead.. :)
Most of the indians can't pronounce 'sh', when they try to say 'shape' i comes out as 'sape'.... 'fish' they say like 'fis'... m not critizing, its fact.
I'm habby to know that Mr. Farhan Khan :)
Caused me a bit of confusion when I first came here, there were both type B and type P in the specifications of a project. The guy called me up and told me which items are approved and which are not, Type B was in both lists.. After about 5 minutes I told him to email the list to me and that's when I realised they pronounce P as B.
gosh.. who brought this topic back to life?
anyway.. once i was waiting for one of the fellow on the parking lot, he was few minutes late when he called me and said:
"sorry for being late, we are Barking right now. Will find you when we finish Barking"
that was hilarious... I almost asked him: "WHO are you BARKING at?? and WHY?"
can we use ف in the place of p ? in another word ; can we consider ف identical to p other than b ???????
Hey BeoBle! Our English is Berfect!
I think I do Bronounce the P sound..
The old Kuwait zoo had animals that lived on the Brairie and that blunged their heads into carcases.
We had a friend called Benelobe who smoked a bibe.
i will drink bebsi to i can bee in the botty hold.. berfect... blz
it is true that the letter "P" does not exist in arabic .. but that doesnt mean that all arabs pronounce the "P" as "B".. and also.. there many letters in arabic that no one may pronounce them except us! and if you want some examples.. i may give you..
i "hobe" i have "exbressed" myself fully..
cinderella Qatar..
From MaDonal
Wait till you get invited to Bizza Hut and have to order Beeeza and Bebsi ;)
In principle you're right. However it's more region-centric.
Some people in the Arab world wouldn't have a problem with it. Has a great deal to do with the educational system of the countries too.
Copied verbatim from the Scotsman News website (http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1194252006):
Superheroes unmasked as drink drivers
KEVAN CHRISTIE
POLICE who pulled over a suspected drink driver found he was dressed as Batman and had a drunken Superman sitting beside him.
Batman, a provisional driving licence-holder, was found to be over the drink-drive limit. Superman, who held a full driving licence, was also breath-tested and found to be the same. Both men have now been charged.
The pair were among 15 people who were arrested in Fife as part of a clampdown on drink driving.
Fife Police said the pair of superheroes were stopped near Anstruther in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The two men, both in their early 20s, were on their way home from a fancy-dress party when they were ordered to pull over.
A source at Fife Police said: "This is a real fall from grace for two superheroes. I am sure drink driving is not allowed in Gotham City, and it is certainly not to allowed in Fife.
"They were the worse for wear having been at a fancy dress party. But there was nothing comical about driving home after having a drink."
The officers made the arrest in the second week of Fife Police's Summer Safety Campaign.
An official spokesman for Fife Police said: "We've all had a bit of laugh about Superman and Batman getting stopped.
"But there is a serious side to all of this. The driver of the car appears only to have had a provisional driving licence and has been charged with drink driving.
"The fully licensed driver who was beside him has been charged in connection with being over the drink limit while in charge of the vehicle."
Men accounted for 13 of the 15 people caught drink driving in the second week of the Fife campaign.
A further 165 people were detected speeding in residential areas and 132 were caught speeding in a non-built-up area.
Fife Police said that despite a strong message being sent about using seatbelts, 87 adults were detected not using them, 74 of them were drivers.
There were four incidents where officers found children in the back of the car not wearing a seatbelt.
Chief Inspector Joe Swanston, head of Road Policing, said: "We are appealing to the public to help us crack down on drink drivers.
"We need people to tell us if someone who has just got behind a wheel after drinking or information on people that regularly drink and drive."