Day in and day out, we keep using phrases in our language which do convey the meaning to the listener but make very little sense in a literal aspect. The Urdu language used by Kashmiri people has the same story. From “Darwaza Do”, literally translating to “Give the door”, to much more, here is a list of 7 phrases used by Kashmiris in “Urdu”, which don’t actually make a whole lot sense when you think about them.
7 Urdu-Kashmiri phrases which make very little sense:
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Darwaza Dou. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
2.

Photo Uthao. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
3.

Time kya aaya. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
4.

Upar se tere…FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
5.

Namak Chodo. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
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Kapdey Lagao. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
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Mujhe Paani Lagi. FPK Illustration/ Tabish Mir.
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