This week we learned how to say the different months in Urdu from January to December. I also learned more information on the Islamic calendar and how it differs from our calendar. There is a short video on how to say the different months in Urdu. I also learned some background information on the Islamic calendar. We discussed how the role of Islam is so integrated into the life in Pakistan that even the time works based on Islamic History. During Ramadan, people open and break their fast according to the Islamic calendar.
After we discussed how the Islamic calendar works during our first meeting, in our second meeting, we discussed examples of how to tell someone the date of today. We did an exercise where dates were written in English and I verbally translated the dates in Urdu. We also practiced on how I can ask someone their birthday and respond by telling them mine when asked. In addition to this, we briefly discussed how I can also translate years from 1990’s to ask someone their birth year to 2016 so I can discuss important events that have happened between 1990-2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-N5i0QX2c8
http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/200326/significance-of-the-islamic-hijri-calendar
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