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Kurdish is the language of the kurdish people which live in the region Kurdistan which consists of four countries Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The language is related to the Indo-european language.

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Hello. 

helaw ( )

Hello. (informal) 

. ( )

How are you? 

Choni? (Tu Chawa ye ?)

Fine, thank you. 

Bashum ( )

What is your name? 

 ? (Nave te chiye ?)

My name is ______ . 

______ . ( Nave min _____ye .)

Nice to meet you. 

. (Khosh'hallin )

Please. 

Zahmatnebe. (Zahmatnebee )

Thank you. 

Sopas. ( )

You're welcome. 

Keremke ( )

Yes. 

Bale. (Ere )

No. 

Na. (Nekher )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. ( )

I'm sorry. 

Afu ( )

Goodbye 

hwahafeis ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

Charra ( )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

[ ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

 ? (Tu Inglizi Di zane ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

 ? ( ?)

Help! 

Ez mehtacem! (c pronounced as j) ( !)

Look out! 

 ! ( !)

Good morning. 

beyani bas. (Sibeha Te Be Kheir be )

Good evening. 

evar bas ( )

Good night. 

. (Sheva te Khwesh be )

Good night (to sleep) 

. (Sho Shud )

I don't understand. 

Ez 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

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1 - yek 2 - du 3 - seh 4 - chwar/char 5 - penj 6 - shesh 7 - haft 8 - hesht

9 - noh 10 - deh 11 - yozde/yanzde 12 - dozde/dowanzde 13 - sezde

14 - chorde/chwarde 15 - pozde/panzde 16 - shozde/shanzde 17 - hafde 18 - heshde

19 - nozde/nazde 20 - beest 21 - beest ou yek 22 - beest ou du ..... 30 - see

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Monday - Dusham

Tuesday - Sisham ('i' pronounced as 'i' in bitter)

Wednesday - Chorsham

Thursday - Pisham ('i' again as in bitter)

Friday - Jam'a/ Xotbe ('pronounced as slight pause) (X pronounced as kh or gargling R)

Saturday - Shambee

Sunday - Iksham

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[edit] Colors

Red:Sor , Yellow:Zerd , Green:Soz , Black:Resh , White:Sippi , Blue:Sheen , Purple:More , Pink:Pumber.

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Bus : Pass Train : Kitar / Shamenafer

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