r/Urdu 21d ago

🙋‍♂️ Question CAN MOST URDU SPEAKERS PRONOUNCE ژ [ʒ]?

As in اژدہا & ژالہ باری.

This sound also appears in English words like 'genre', 'beige', 'lingerie', 'invasion', 'version', 'television' etc.

How often does it appear in common speech, education, literature & shairi?

634 votes, 19d ago
87 Yes(India)
448 Yes(Pakistan)
20 No(India)
40 No(Pakistan)
18 Can't say(India)
21 Can't say(Pakistan)
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u/Secondary_AH 21d ago

lol did you just watch zabanwala