ADDKN - an analysis - Page 2

Originally posted by: SuzanneH

Not at all, I'm Caucasian and I speak English. I come from a French Canadian background and spoke French until I was 5 but then when I started school I started losing it. My parents are French speaking but we all speak English to each other.

This is the first time I've ever joined a forum. I'm so drawn to this show that it borders on obsession. I don't know what's wrong with me! I read a few posts and thought it was a great place to talk about a show I love.

I also watch Kumkum Bhagya, Bin Kuch Kahe, Woh Apna Sa, Mehek and Piyaa Albela but I'm really drawn to Aisi Deewangi.

I love foreign films and enjoy watching the Bollywood films as well. I feel sometimes like they have a bit more substance than the "Hollywood" films.

I think what I like about these Indian shows is that the culture is different than North American. Yes, we all love our families here too, but the Indian family as portrayed on these shows all live together under one roof, they are very affectionate and expressive with each other, unless they're trying to kill each other. The guys hug each other and treat each other as brothers even if they are not related. Everyone older is addressed as either Aunty or Uncle and I think if you already practice that respect with each other, it shows a different aspect of the family life that isn't shown on North American shows.

They definitely have the whole hand gestures down to an art too! When Prem was telling Uncle Anand that he was in love with Teja, I just about fell off my chair laughing so hard because Anand's expressions and hand gestures were so priceless! I just wanted to hug him!

As you know, in the American soaps they rip each other's clothes off when they soon meet and they jump into bed with each other at a drop of a hat. But the Indian soaps don't even have the lead characters kissing (I do wish they would at least kiss!) and when they have an eye lock, this mysterious wind suddenly blows into the room. And blows the woman's hair gently around her. Inside the house. With no visible windows open! That's love!!

When watching these soaps, I noticed that when the word "beta" (I may have spelled that wrong) was being used when speaking to someone, the subtitles translated it as the person's name. But it confused me because "beta" was being used whether they were speaking to a male or female. Google Translate said it meant "son" but why would they call the female character, "son". This drove me crazy so one day I went to the gas station in my neighbourhood which is owned by an Indian family and I asked the employees to help me. I asked if they spoke Hindi and could they help me translate a word in my Hindi soap. It was hilarious because I had six employees graciously help me with the word and now if I need help, I just go back them.

Sorry, I didn't mean to ramble on that long!

Originally posted by: SuzanneH

I live in BC but my French actually comes from Alberta! A lot of French speaking communities there! My parents and I were born in Alberta but my grandparents came from Quebec. Our Alberta French uses a bit more slang than the Quebecois would like! 😉

I was watching Kumkum Bhagya on the Omni Channel and then suddenly they took if off that channel and when Telus gave me Zee TV for free one month and I had to order it so that I could continue watching KKB. Once I started with Zee, I started watching the other shows too! I couldn't possible subscribe to the other channels too otherwise I wouldn't get my work done!

The night that Teja was drunk and she was sitting on Prem's bike and the whole moving the hair out of her face was, sadly, a deleted scene for me. So I went on Badtameezdil and watched the missing scenes (without subtitles) and I picked up that she said "achha". I love that word! What a great word! Achha with a question mark. Achha with an exclamation point. Achha with a melodic tone in your voice. Seriously, if I had a dog, I would name him Achha!

It was one word that I had to ask the gas station guys to explain because the subtitles on another show translated it as "really', "good" and I think "okay" so I needed them to clarify it for me. Did the word have more than one meaning? It was so funny because as the guy was describing the word to me, I said, "Oh-hh-hh okay??!!" in a melodic tone and his face lit up and he said, "Yes, just like that! You could use achha that way!" Thank you Hindi speaking Shell employee! 😉

And I have heard the word "beta" on other shows pronounced like bi-daa and other times like

bay-ta but I like it better as bi-daa. Haan beta!

I totally recognize, "kya hua" as "what happened?". That's how they translate in the subtitles but to me the situation on the screen would have warranted a "what's wrong?" but they still use kya hua. So maybe it too can be used for more than one meaning. Languages are so complex.

Dadi?

Haan beta.

(child looks up at grandma)

Kya hua?

(child points to the bowl of candy)

Achha!!

Originally posted by: asexualflower

Seriously? I didn't even know that there were French speaking communities in Alberta! 😲 That's so cool!

Haha I totally understand, since Indian shows air daily, they take a lot of time out of one's schedule.

Aww your stories are so cute and funny. I must say I'm really enjoying vicariously watching this show through you. The things you pick up are things I've pretty much overlooked my entire life, Thanks for sharing and do share some more! And look at you, you were pretty much able to create an entire sentence in Hindi on your own. At this rate, you'll be speaking with the Shell employees in Hindi in no time! 😆

And if you ever have any other questions about the languages, you can always ask us on the forum (if you're feeling lazy and want to spare a trip to Shell)! 😳

Originally posted by: Cat.

@bold So totally agree, loved your anecdote above Suzanne, sometimes this is what makes these forums special, the interaction and insight into a life far removed from your own! Also love the varying insights everyone brings to the forum, makes life far more interesting.

Originally posted by: SuzanneH

Oh my word, it's been an extremely long day for me and it's now getting past midnight. But before I turn in, I just wanted to say thank you for your kind words and you are seriously the nicest people ever! It's the first forum I've ever participated in and I've really been enjoying it and I've been learning so much! Thank you to Sapna for being a great teacher!

Originally posted by: SuzanneH

I know you like the French language so if you get a chance you should watch the French movie, Beautiful Lies, starring Audrey Tautou. She's an excellent actress and has a lot of expression in the movie. It is a hilarious romantic comedy and I think you would enjoy it. I've seen it three or four times when it was on Netflix but it has since been taken off so you would have to look for it elsewhere online.