Kurdish phrasebook

Kurdish is the language of the Kurdish people who live in the region known as Kurdistan that is divided between four countries – Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Kurdish is an Indo-European language. This phrase book is for the Kurmanji dialect which covers most of Bhadinan area of Iraqi Kurdistan and Kurdistan of southern Turkey. Pronunciation guide Vowels Consonants Common diphthongs Phrase list Basics Hello.  Slaw / Silav [si-lav] in Kurmanci Hello. (informal)  Roj bash. ( rozh bash ) How are you?  To chon ye? (singular) How are you?  Tu cawa yi? (singular) [tu chawa yi] How are you?  Hun chawa nen? (plural) Fine, thank you.  Spas, ez ji bashem! What is your name?  Nawe to che ye ( Nowe te cheya? ) My name is ______ .  Nawe min ______ ye . ( Nowe min _____ye. ) Nice to meet you.  Khosh hallim benasinit. ( Khosh hallim benaseenit. ) Please.  Zahmatnebe. ( Zahmatnebee ) or (bi xêra te bê) Thank you.  Spas. ( Spas ) Thank you very much  Gelek spas You're welcome.  Keremke ( ) Yes.  Ere & Bale. ( Aa ) No.  Na. ( Na ) Excuse me. (getting attention)  Af bike. ( ) Excuse me. (begging pardon)  Be Zahmad . ( ) I'm sorry.  Afu ( ) Goodbye  Be xatere te ( ) Goodbye (informal)  Charra ( ) I can't speak name of language.  Ez ne karim .... xeber debim. Do you speak Kurdish?  Tu Kurdi zane ? Who speaks English here?  Ku di zaney Ingilizi wira? ( ?) Help!  Hawar! ( !) Look out!   ! ( !) Good morning.  Roj Bash. ( Rozh Bash ) Good evening.  Ewar Bash ( ) Good night.  Shev Xwesh. ( Shev Hesh ) Good night (to sleep)  . ( Shaw bas ) I don't understand you.  Ez te fahm na kim/ Ez te na gehem( Ez fahm na kim ) Where is the toilet?  Hemam li ku ye? ( Hemam li ku ye? ) Right now.  esta/nucer I Love you  Ez te hezdikhem (North Kurdish) & Men hoshem dewey (South Kurdish) Do you have .... ?  .... te heye ? I am hungry.  Ez berche me. I am a foreigner.  Ez xerib im. Please notice In kurdish language, pronouncation of "x" is not like in english. It sounds like "r" in german. Simply a thick "h" which comes from deep throat. Problems Numbers ½ - nims 0 - sifir -1 - dibin sifirin de yek 1 - yek 2 - du 2½ - dula nims 3 - se 4 - char 5 - penc 6 - shesh 7 - haft 8 - hesht 9 - nuh 10 - deh 11 - yazdeh 12 - duazdeh 13 - sezdeh 14 - chardeh 15 - pencdeh 16 - shesdeh 17 - hafdeh 18 - hesdeh 19 - nuzdeh 20 - bisd 50 - pencih 60 - sheshdi 90 - noavad 100 - sad 200 - dusad 300 - sesad 400 - charsad 500 - pencsad 600 - sheshsad 700 - haftsad 800 - heshtsad 900 - nuhsad 1000 - hezar 2000 - du hezar Time Clock time Duration Days Monday - Duşem Tuesday - Sêşem Wednesday - Çarşem Thursday - Pêncşem Friday - Înî Saturday - Şemî Sunday - Yekşem Months Writing time and date Colors Red:Sor , Yellow:Zard , Green:Saoz , Black:Resh , White:sepid , Blue:kaow Transportation Bus and train Bus : Pass Train : Kitar / Shamenafer Directions right: rast Left: cep Turn:bsurewe Go Straight: rast bro Street: sheqam Lane:kolan neighborhood: gerek city: shar Market : bazar Taxi Lodging Money Para or dinar Eating Xwardan Bars En1.What do you want to drink? Ku1.Tu ci dixazê vexê? En2.I want to drink a cup of tea. Ku2.Ez dixazim qedehik çay vexim. Shopping Driving Authority This phrasebook is an outline and needs more content. It has an introduction and a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!