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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.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

as-salaamu alaikum

Hello. (informal) 

. ( hello )

How are you? 

Choli bashey?

Fine, thank you. 

Ez bashi du choin!

What is your name? 

Nave te chiye ( Nowe te chaya? )

My name is ______ . 

Nave min ez ______ ye . ( Nowe min _____ye. )

Nice to meet you. 

Khosh hallim benasinit. ( Khosh hallim benaseenit. )

Please. 

Zahmatnebe. ( Zahmatnebee )

Thank you. 

Spas. ( Spas )

You're welcome. 

Keremke ( )

Yes. 

Bale. ( Aa )

No. 

Na. ( Na )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Be Zahmad . ( )

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) 

. ( Shaw bas )

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

I Love you : Ez te hezdikhem

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[edit] Numbers

1 - yek

2 - du

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

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[edit] Days

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:Pumba.

, Gold: Zer

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

Bus : Pass Train : Kitar / Shamenafer

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[edit] Authority