English Vinglish
"Aap kya English-vinglish bolre?" roughly translates to "stop speaking in English and embrace your mother tongue, you insolent child". Maybe thats not exactly what it means, but Urdu can't really be translated perfectly into English anyways. Growing up, I was exposed to both languages nearly equally, but I adopted a more advanced understanding of English due to learning it in school as well. My parents both speak English and Urdu fluently, but they still wanted me to grow up as perfectly bilingual as possible. Because of this, I speak decent English (in my humble opinion) and a self-created Urdu fusion language that is composed of 40% English. I often rely on a sad combination of both languages to communicate in Urdu in general, but I can understand the language perfectly. Just like that, Urdu became one of my Englishes- it's a blend of my understanding of both languages and the individual cultures they represent. The phrase "English Vinglish" is ...