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Useful Kurmanji sentences

750 Kurmanji sentences and their translation, in course order. From “Rojbaş” to ordering in a restaurant.

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The 750 sentences of the course, with their translation. They are not there to be recited: each one is a pattern, and you rebuild it with other words as soon as you know the rule.

Rojbaş!

Say hello, give your name, say where you are from.

Greetings 12 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Rojbaş! Çawa yî?Good day! How are you?
Merheba! Çawa yî?Hello! How are you?
Êvarbaş! Çawa yî?Good evening! How are you?
Baş e, spas.Fine, thank you.
Erê, baş e.Yes, all right.
Na, spas.No, thank you.
Gelekî kêfxweş bûm.Very nice to meet you.
Bi xatirê te!Goodbye!
Oxir be!Goodbye! (reply)
Ha, mamoste tê.Look, the teacher is coming.
Baş e.OK.
Şevbaş, mamoste.Good night, teacher.

I am… 19 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez kurd im.I am a Kurd.
Tu kurd î?Are you a Kurd?
Ew mamoste ye.He is a teacher.
Em xwendekar in.We are students.
Hûn kurd in?Are you Kurds?
Ez ne kurd im.I am not a Kurd.
Ez xwendekar im.I am a student.
Ez baş im, spas.I am fine, thank you.
Ez jî pir kêfxweş bûm.I am very happy too.
Ez mamoste me.I am a teacher.
Ez ne mamoste me.I am not a teacher.
Navê min Ehmed e.My name is Ehmed.
Navê te çi ye?What is your name?
Tu ji ku derê yî?Where are you from?
Ez ji Diyarbekirê me.I am from Diyarbekir.
Ez jî ji Diyarbekirê me.I am from Diyarbekir too.
Ez kurd im, lê tu?I am a Kurd, and you?
Ew ji Amedê ye.She is from Amed.
Em ne xwendekar in.We are not students.

Countries 12 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez ji Franseyê me.I am from France.
Ew ji Almanyayê ye.He is from Germany.
Em ji Swêdê ne.We are from Sweden.
Tu ji Tirkiyeyê yî?Are you from Turkey?
Amed li Tirkiyeyê ye.Amed is in Turkey.
Hewlêr li Iraqê ye.Hewlêr is in Iraq.
Qamişlo li Sûriyeyê ye.Qamişlo is in Syria.
Ez ji Qamişloyê me.I am from Qamişlo.
Ez jî ji Dihokê me.I am from Dihok too.
Wan bajarekî mezin e.Wan is a big city.
Ew ji Amerîkayê ne.They are from the USA.
Ez ji Kurdistanê me.I am from Kurdistan.

My, your… 6 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Navê wî Ehmed e.His name is Ehmed.
Navê wê Zeyneb e.Her name is Zeyneb.
Mamosteyê me kurd e.Our teacher is a Kurd.
Navê wan çi ye?What are their names?
Hevalê min xwendekar e.My friend is a student.
Navê we çi ye?What is your name? (to several)

Family

Count, say your age, talk about your family.

Numbers 11 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Tu çend salî yî?How old are you?
Ez bîst salî me.I am twenty years old.
Ew çend salî ye?How old is she?
Bavê min çil û pênc salî ye.My father is forty-five years old.
Dayika min çil û sê salî ye.My mother is forty-three years old.
Xwişka min deh salî ye.My sister is ten years old.
Bîst û yek.Twenty-one.
Sed û yek.One hundred and one.
Du sed.Two hundred.
Nod û neh.Ninety-nine.
Birayê min bîst û du salî ye.My brother is twenty-two years old.

Family 14 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Xwişkeke min heye.I have a sister.
Navê bavê min Hekîm e.My father's name is Hekîm.
Navê dayika min Gulcan e.My mother's name is Gulcan.
Bavê min firoşkar e.My father is a shopkeeper.
Dayika min bermalî ye.My mother is a housewife.
Hekîm bavê Gulçînê ye.Hekîm is Gulçîn's father.
Zilêxa keça Gulcanê ye.Zilêxa is Gulcan's daughter.
Ew jin û mêr in.They are wife and husband.
Birayê min xwendekar e.My brother is a student.
Mamê min mamoste ye.My uncle is a teacher.
Dapîra min pîr e.My grandmother is old.
Ez ji te hez dikim.I love you.
Mala me li Mêrdînê ye.Our house is in Mêrdîn.
Ez zarokekî malbatê me.I am a child of the family.

The ezafe 15 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Çavên wê reş in.Her eyes are black.
Porê wê dirêj e.Her hair is long.
Mala me mezin e.Our house is big.
Sêveke sor.A red apple.
Jineke bedew.A beautiful woman.
Mêrekî bilind.A tall man.
Hevalên me ciwan in.Our friends are young.
Birayên min xwendekar in.My brothers are students.
Ez ne nexweş im.I am not ill.
Tu ne tî yî.You are not thirsty.
Em ne birçî ne.We are not hungry.
Zarokê nexweş.The sick child.
Pirtûka birayê min.My brother's book.
Ew ciwan û bedew e.She is young and beautiful.
Hespê wî spî ye.His horse is white.

My day

Jobs, the present tense, having things, telling the time.

Jobs 10 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Tu çi karî dikî?What is your job?
Ez endazyar im.I am an engineer.
Ew mamoste ye.She is a teacher.
Bavê te çi karî dike?What is your father's job?
Dayika wî şêwirmend e.His mother is a consultant.
Tu bi çi mijûl î?What are you busy with?
Mamê min mamoste ye û jinmama min parêzer e.My uncle is a teacher and his wife is a lawyer.
Ez xwendekar im û ez diçim zanîngehê.I am a student and I go to university.
Nêrgiz hesabgir e.Nêrgiz is an accountant.
Ew bijîjk e.He is a doctor.

Present tense 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez taştê dixwim.I eat breakfast.
Ez diçim zanîngehê.I go to university.
Em çayê vedixwin.We drink tea.
Ez sibehan zû radibim.I get up early in the morning.
Ew li Stenbolê dijî.He lives in Istanbul.
Ez bi kurdî diaxivim.I speak Kurdish.
Ez nizanim.I don't know.
Ew nayên.They are not coming.
Em avê vedixwin.We drink water.
Ez ji dersên xwe hez dikim.I like my lessons.
Tu kurdî dizanî?Do you know Kurdish?
Ez naxebitim.I don't work.
Ez pirtûkekê dixwînim.I read a book.
Ew edebiyata amerîkî dixwîne.She studies American literature.
Ew şîr venaxwin.They don't drink milk.
Kî pirtûka min dixwîne?Who is reading my book?
Ez di saet heftan de têm malê.At seven o'clock I come home.
Birayê te kengî tê?When is your brother coming?
Em li bazarê naxebitin.We don't work at the market.
Ez îro nayêm.I am not coming today.

Having 17 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Min xwişkek heye.I have a sister.
Min du bira hene.I have two brothers.
Te pirsek heye?Do you have a question?
Li bazarê gelek tişt hene.There are many things at the market.
Li vir jinek heye.There is a woman here.
Min pere nîne.I have no money.
Wê ezmûnek heye.She has an exam.
Te du pisîk hene.You have two cats.
Li bazarê penîr nîne.There is no cheese at the market.
Min mast nîne.I don't have yoghurt.
Wî du xwişk hene.He has two sisters.
Ez ji dayika xwe hez dikim.I love my mother.
Tu ji dayika min hez dikî.You love my mother.
Ez destê xwe dişom.I wash my hands.
Em li gel malbata xwe dimînin.We stay with our family.
Ew ji dersên xwe hez dike.She likes her lessons.
Di zanîngehê de gelek hevalên min hene.I have many friends at the university.

Time & meals 11 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Saet çend e?What time is it?
Saet deh e.It is ten o'clock.
Saet nêzîkê çaran e.It is close to four o'clock.
Ez di saet heştan de radibim.I get up at eight o'clock.
Dersên min di saet pêncan de xelas dibin.My lessons finish at five o'clock.
Em di saet heftan de şîvê dixwin.We have dinner at seven o'clock.
Ez di saet dozdehan de dinivim.I sleep at twelve o'clock.
Ez taştê dixwim û diçim zanîngehê.I have breakfast and go to university.
Ez heta saet nehê kar dikim.I work until nine o'clock.
Ez firavînê li gel hevalên xwe dixwim.I have lunch with my friends.
Ez zû radibim.I get up early.

Home & time

The house, the days of the week, little words of place.

The house 13 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Mala wê biçûk e.Her house is small.
Di mala wê de du ode hene.There are two rooms in her house.
Mala wê li derveyî bajarî ye.Her house is outside the city.
Park pir nêzîkî mala wê ye.The park is very close to her house.
Navê pisîka wê Kuncî ye.Her cat's name is Kuncî.
Pisîkeke wê heye.She has a cat.
Nêrgiz ne zengîn e.Nêrgiz is not rich.
Mala wê pir rengîn e.Her house is very colorful.
Park ne mezin e, lê paqij e.The park is not big, but it is clean.
Kuncî pir şirîn e.Kuncî is very sweet.
Li rex mala wê parkek heye.There is a park next to her house.
Pirtûk li ser maseyê ne.The books are on the table.
Xalîçeyeke sor.A red carpet.

Days & time words 12 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Îro çi roj e?What day is it today?
Îro Pêncşem e.Today is Thursday.
Nêrgiz roja Şemiyê naxebite.Nêrgiz does not work on Saturdays.
Ez roja Sêşemê diçim cem malbata xwe.On Tuesdays I go to see my family.
Îro Yekşem e.Today is Sunday.
Ez her roj çayê vedixwim.I drink tea every day.
Nêrgiz her sibeh gulên xwe av dide.Nêrgiz waters her flowers every morning.
Nêrgiz di dawiya hefteyê de naxebite.Nêrgiz does not work at the weekend.
Ez carinan helbestan dinivîsim.I sometimes write poems.
Salih êvarê zû vedigere malê.Salih returns home early in the evening.
Li vir nîvro pir germ dibe.Here it gets very hot at noon.
Sibe ez naxebitim.Tomorrow I don't work.

Little words of place 14 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez bi bisîkletê diçim dibistanê.I go to school by bicycle.
Ez jî bi te re têm bazarê.I am coming to the market with you too.
Ji kerema xwe bo min çayekê dagire.Please pour a tea for me.
Mast ji şîr çêdibe.Yoghurt is made of milk.
Malên wan li rex hev in.Their houses are next to each other.
Ez jî wekî te difikirim.I think like you too.
Ew her roj diçe cem hevalên xwe.Every day he goes to his friends.
Li ber bankê li hêviya te me.I am waiting for you in front of the bank.
Welatê me di navbera Ferat û Dîcleyê de ye.Our country is between the Euphrates and the Tigris.
Piştî saet heftê êvarê vedigere malê.After seven in the evening she returns home.
Hemî hewla min ji bo wî ye.All my effort is for him.
Bavê wî her roj jê re pere dişîne.His father sends him money every day.
Kuncî jî ligel zarokan dilîze.Kuncî plays with the children too.
Li gorî wî em neheq in.According to him, we are wrong.

Verb stems 15 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez trimbêlê dajom.I drive the car.
Ez pirtûkekê dikirim.I buy a book.
Ew gelek dikene.He laughs a lot.
Ez ji te dipirsim.I ask you.
Ew nameyekê dişîne.She sends a letter.
Ez pere didim te.I give you money.
Ez te dibînim.I see you.
Zarok dilîzin.The children play.
Ez helbestan dinivîsim.I write poems.
Ez çayê tînim.I bring tea.
Ew li televîzyonê temaşe dike.He watches television.
Em li kursiyan rûdinin.We sit on the chairs.
Tu têdigihî?Do you understand?
Ez dixwazim.I want.
Ew di saet 11an de radizê.She goes to sleep at eleven.

Invitations

Months, wanting, being able, having to.

Months & seasons 10 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Adar, Avrêl û Gulan mehên biharê ne.March, April and May are the months of spring.
Pûşper, Tîrmeh û Tebax mehên havînê ne.June, July and August are the months of summer.
Havîn bi meha Pûşperê dest pê dike.Summer starts with the month of June.
Zivistanê Kurdistan pir sar e.In winter Kurdistan is very cold.
Di salekê de dozdeh meh hene.There are twelve months in a year.
Îro baran dibare.It is raining today.
Hewa pir xweş e.The weather is very nice.
Havînê hewa germ e.In summer the weather is hot.
Berf dibare.It is snowing.
Rezber, Kewçêr û Sermawez mehên payîzê ne.September, October and November are the months of autumn.

Want, can, must 17 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez dixwazim bêm.I want to come.
Ez dikarim bêm.I can come.
Divê ez bixebitim.I must work.
Ez naxwazim biçim.I don't want to go.
Mixabin ez nikarim bêm.Unfortunately I can't come.
Hûn dikarin bên?Can you come?
Tu dixwazî bêyî sînemayê?Do you want to come to the cinema?
Ez dixwazim pencereyê vekim.I want to open the window.
Divê ez derkevim.I must go out.
Ez dixwazim Rênasî bibînim.I want to see Rênas.
Ez dixwazim we bikim mêvan.I want to host you.
Divê em vê yekê pîroz bikin.We have to celebrate this.
Tu dikarî li bisîkletê siwar bibî?Can you ride a bike?
Em naxwazin bên.We don't want to come.
Divê ew nexebite.He must not work.
Ez dixwazim xwarinên destê te bixwim.I want to eat the food you cook.
Bide min!Give me!

The oblique case 16 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez jinikê dibînim.I see the woman.
Dara hespan difiroşe.Dara sells the horses.
Dara karkerî nas dike.Dara knows the worker.
Em li gundekî dijîn.We live in a village.
Vê kitêbê bide min.Give me this book.
Wî lawikî dibînî?Do you see that young man?
Trimbêla Darayî sor e.Dara's car is red.
Çavên keçikê reş in.The girl's eyes are black.
Porê kurikî zer e.The boy's hair is blond.
Nêrgiz li Swêdê dijî.Nêrgiz lives in Sweden.
Dilşa ji pirtûkan hez dike.Dilşa likes books.
Ez dixwazim hespekî bifiroşim.I want to sell a horse.
Xwendekar li ser kursiyê rûdinin.The students sit on the chair.
Van kaxezan nedirînin.Do not tear these papers.
Kerîm hevalan li sûkê dibîne.Kerîm sees the friends at the market.
Mala Nêrgizê li rex parkê ye.Nêrgiz's house is next to the park.

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What does Ez baş im, spas. mean?
How do you say Where are you from?
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Travel

The future, comparing, 'if' sentences.

The future 17 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez dê bixwînim.I will read.
Em dê biçin Wanê.We will go to Wan.
Em dê heftiyekê li Wanê bimînin.We will stay in Wan for a week.
Tu dê kengî bêyî mala me?When will you come to our home?
Em dê paşê biaxivin.We will talk later.
Ez dê sibe biçim nexweşxaneyê.I will go to the hospital tomorrow.
Ew dê bibe bijîjk.She will become a doctor.
Ez ê cil û bergên kurdewarî bikirim.I will buy Kurdish clothes.
Em naçin cihên din.We will not go to other places.
Ez dê gelek wêneyan bigirim.I will take a lot of photos.
Em ê tu car wê nebînin.We will never see her.
Ew dê çawa we nas bikin?How will they know you?
Em dê biçin serdana wan.We will visit them.
Alan dê sibe deh saetan kar bike.Alan will work ten hours tomorrow.
Zerya dê pirtûka xwe bixwîne.Zerya will read her book.
Bavê min dê ji bo min pere bişîne.My father will send me money.
Ez dê heftiya tê hevalên xwe bibînim.I will see my friends next week.

Comparing 13 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Meyrem ji birayê xwe mezintir e.Meyrem is older than her brother.
Tu ji min baştir dixebitî.You work better than me.
Amed ji Wanê mezintir e.Amed is bigger than Wan.
Ev cil ji yên modern bihatir in.These clothes are more expensive than the modern ones.
Hevokên min ji yên te dirêjtir in.My sentences are longer than yours.
Mehmed Uzun nivîskarê kurd ê herî navdar e.Mehmed Uzun is the most famous Kurdish writer.
Dêra Axtamarê yek ji kevintirîn cihên Wanê ye.The Axtamar church is one of the oldest places in Wan.
Zekî yê herî jîr e.Zekî is the cleverest.
Diya min xweştirîn xwarinên cîhanê çêdike.My mother cooks the tastiest dishes in the world.
Ew ji me hemûyan bileztir dibezin.They run faster than all of us.
Ev keleh ji dêrê kevintir e.This fortress is older than the church.
Li Wanê fêkî erzantir in.In Wan fruit is cheaper.
Ji bo min Wan ji Amedê xweştir e.For me Wan is nicer than Amed.

If… 10 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Heke ez biçim.If I go.
Heke tu neçî.If you do not go.
Heke hûn biçin bazarê, hûn dikarin tiştên erzan peyda bikin.If you go to the market, you can find cheap things.
Heke ez ne xelet bim, ew li Stenbolê dixwîne.If I am not wrong, he studies in Istanbul.
Heke tu bêyî, em ê kêfxweş bibin.If you come, we will be happy.
Heke zarokên me kurdî fêr nebin, dê xetereke mezin çêbe.If our children do not learn Kurdish, there will be a big danger.
Heke ew bên mala me, em ê şîvê çêbikin.If they come to our home, we will make dinner.
Heke pereyê we têra we neke, hûn dikarin bi deyn tiştan bistînin.If your money is not enough, you can take things on credit.
Bazar heftiyê carekê hene.Markets are held once a week.
Li Kurdistanê bazar gelekî girîng in.In Kurdistan markets are very important.

The weekend

Talking about the past: what you did, what used to happen.

Past: I went 18 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez çûm Wanê.I went to Wan.
Tu zû rabûyî.You got up early.
Ew çû Wanê.She went to Wan.
Em berî du saetan hatin.We came two hours ago.
Pirtûkên min ketin.My books fell down.
Ez li ber fîlmî pir keniyam.I laughed a lot at the film.
Tu duhî çûyî cem hevalê xwe?Did you go to your friend yesterday?
Ez roja Şemiyê li malê bûm.On Saturday I was at home.
Hewa pir xweş bû.The weather was very nice.
Ez zû ranebûm.I did not get up early.
Roja Şemiyê sibehê hinek dereng rabûm.On Saturday morning I got up a bit late.
Em çûn derve ji bo taştê.We went out for breakfast.
Em bêhnekê li nav sûkê geriyan.We wandered around the market for a while.
Dayika min çû malê.My mother went home.
Tu hîç derneketî derve?Did you not go out at all?
Dawiya heftiyê çawa derbas bû?How did the weekend go?
Baş derbas bû.It went well.
Hûn kengî vegeriyan malê?When did you return home?

Past: I saw 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Min helbestek xwend.I read a poem.
Te ew dît.You saw him.
Wê ew dît.She saw him.
Me çay vexwar.We drank tea.
Min tu dîtî.I saw you.
Min ew dîtin.I saw them.
Min du çivîk dîtin.I saw two birds.
Şîlanê cil şûştin.Şîlan washed the clothes.
Mesûdî xwarin çêkir.Mesûd cooked the meal.
Te çend pirtûk kirîn?How many books did you buy?
Min helbest nexwend.I did not read the poem.
Min zeytûn, penîr û hêk xwarin.I ate olives, cheese and eggs.
Me fîlm temaşe kir.We watched the film.
Wan pirtûk xwendin.They read the books.
We piştî taştê çi kir?What did you do after breakfast?
Min odeya xwe da hev.I tidied my room.
Bi şev min pirtûk xwend.At night I read a book.
Te jê hez kir?Did you like it?
Me ji min re cotek pêlav kirîn.We bought a pair of shoes for me.
Ji bîr neke!Don't forget!

I used to… 13 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Gava ew gihişte malê, ez dinivistim.When she arrived home, I was sleeping.
Dema ez zarok bûm, ez tim hildikişiyam ser daran.When I was a child, I always used to climb trees.
Hingê em her gav bi hev re digeriyan.Back then we always used to wander around together.
Min stran digotin, te jî guhdarî dikir.I used to sing and you used to listen.
Dema ez li hundir bûm, baran nedibariya.When I was inside, it was not raining.
Çaxa ez li Wanê bûm, min tu kes nas nedikir.When I was in Wan, I did not know anybody.
Gava min ew dît, wî cil û berg dikirîn.When I saw him, he was buying clothes.
Rûbarê gundî mîna lehiyê diherikiya.The village river was flowing like a flood.
Dema ji dukanê derket, dinya tarî dibû.When he left the shop, it was getting dark.
Me her sibeh bi hev re taştê dixwar.We used to have breakfast together every morning.
Min her roj sê lîre ji wî werdigirtin.Every day I used to receive three liras from him.
Me behsa edebiyata kurdî dikir.We used to discuss Kurdish literature.
Li ber mala me darek hebû.There used to be a tree in front of our house.

Animals & fruit

Animals, fruit and vegetables, 'I have seen', 'I had seen'.

Animals 12 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Hesp û çêlek heywanên kedî ne.Horses and cows are domestic animals.
Kew di nav kurdan de pir girîng e.The partridge is very important among the Kurds.
Kerekî bêxwedî hebû.There was a donkey without an owner.
Ho kero, tu diçî ku?Hey donkey, where are you going?
Ez ji gundiyan bêzar bûme.I am fed up with the villagers.
Tu min bi xwe re nabî?Won't you take me with you?
Ma çima nebim?Why not?
Heft gur hebûn.There were seven wolves.
Gur dê me bixwin.The wolves will eat us.
Pisîk çûkan digire.The cat catches birds.
Kûçik di nav daran re çûn.The dogs went through the trees.
Şêr li çiyê dijî.The lion lives in the mountain.

Fruit & vegetables 10 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Zebeşê Diyarbekirê li hemû Kurdistanê navdar e.The watermelon of Diyarbekir is famous all over Kurdistan.
Ez nikarim bîberên tûj bixwim.I can't eat hot peppers.
Li Kurdistanê gelek cure mêwe digihêjin.Many kinds of fruit grow in Kurdistan.
Xezalê du kîlo bacan kirîn.Xezal bought two kilos of tomatoes.
Ez her roj sêvekê dixwim.I eat an apple every day.
Hinar sor e.The pomegranate is red.
Heke hûn fêkî ji bazarê bikirin, ew tezetir in.If you buy fruit from the market, it is fresher.
Ez ji tirî hez dikim.I like grapes.
Zarok gulan diçînin.The children plant flowers.
Dayika min kartol û pîvaz dikire.My mother buys potatoes and onions.

I have seen 15 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez ji darê ketime.I have fallen from the tree.
Ew duh şev dereng nivistiye.He went to bed late last night.
Min helbestek xwendiye.I have read a poem.
Wê ez dîtime.She has seen me.
Wê em dîtine.She has seen us.
Min îro nan nexwariye.I have not eaten today.
Ez heta niha sê caran çûme Mehabadê.I have been to Mehabad three times so far.
Te çend pirtûkên kurdî xwendine?How many Kurdish books have you read?
Ker di rê de rastî roviyekî hatiye.The donkey has met a fox on the way.
Rovî gotiye: tu diçî ku?The fox said: where are you going?
Em li van bajarên mezin winda bûne.We have got lost in these big cities.
Xezalê hêj ez ferq nekirime.Xezal has not noticed me yet.
Ders dest pê kiriye, lê şagirt hêj neketine sinifên xwe.The lesson has started, but the pupils have not entered their classrooms yet.
Ekrem çima îro pir westiyayî xuya dike?Why does Ekrem look very tired today?
Min îro sê piyalên avê vexwarine.I have drunk three glasses of water today.

I had seen 13 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez ligel wî axaftibûm.I had talked to him.
Ez li wir mabûm.I had stayed there.
Ma tu par çûbûyî Lalişê?Had you been to Laliş last year?
Min nan xwaribû.I had eaten.
Wan çay vexwaribû.They had drunk tea.
We ew pirtûk bi hev re kirîbûn?Had you bought those books together?
Zîlanê Kerem li dibistanê nas kiribû.Zîlan had got to know Kerem at school.
Min marekî ewqasî mezin qet nedîtibû.I had never seen such a big snake.
Di qadê de gelek mirov kom bibûn.A lot of people had gathered in the square.
Dema ez gihiştime malê, wan çay vexwaribû.When I arrived home, they had already drunk tea.
Di qezayê de bi tenê tiliyeke wî şikestibû.In the accident only one of his fingers had broken.
Em hêj nû ji malê derketibûn ku telefona min lê da.We had just left the house when my phone rang.
Alanî wê rojê hirçek dîtibû.That day Alan had seen a bear.

Food

At the table, in the kitchen, and 'it is made'.

At the table 14 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Kerem bikin!Help yourselves!
Ez birçî me.I am hungry.
Ez tî me.I am thirsty.
Ez têr im, spas.I am full, thank you.
Ji kerema xwe ji min re kêrekê bîne.Please bring me a knife.
Kebaniya malê sifreyê radixe.The hostess lays the table.
Qehwe ya kê ye?Whose is the coffee?
Qehwe ya min e.The coffee is mine.
Av jî bo hevalî ye.And the water is for the friend.
Ma tu firek dew venaxwî?Won't you drink a sip of ayran?
Ew xwarin têra min dike.That food is enough for me.
Kurd piranî çayê vedixwin.Kurds mostly drink tea.
Di sarincê de bi tenê hinek penêr maye.There is only some cheese left in the fridge.
Ez şorbeyê bi kevçikê dixwim.I eat the soup with a spoon.

In the kitchen 11 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez xwarinekê çêdikim.I am making a meal.
Naz xwarinên xweş çêdike.Naz cooks good food.
Wan kartolan sor bike ji bo şîvê.Fry those potatoes for dinner.
Ez pê penêr hûr dikim.I chop the cheese with it.
Eyşan nan dipêje.Eyşan is baking bread.
Hêkan bikelîne.Boil the eggs.
Bo min çayekê dagire.Pour me a tea.
Ez ne xerab im bo xwarinçêkirinê.I am not bad at cooking.
Şorbe germ e.The soup is hot.
Goştê biraştî xweş e.Grilled meat is tasty.
Xwarinê xwê bike.Salt the food.

It is made 14 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Xwarinek tê çêkirin.A meal is being made.
Pirtûkek tê xwendin.A book is being read.
Pirtûkek hat xwendin.A book was read.
Ez têm nasîn.I am known.
Ez nayêm nasîn.I am not known.
Biryan bi şev nayê xwarin.Biryan is not eaten at night.
Çay tê vexwarin.Tea is drunk.
Name ji hev re tên şandin.Letters are sent to each other.
Cil û berg bi cilşoyan tên şûştin.Clothes are washed with washing machines.
Li Tirkiyeyê kovar zêde nayên xwendin.In Turkey magazines are not read much.
Xwarin her roj li malê tê çêkirin.Food is made at home every day.
Ev lîstik ji aliyê Gogol ve hatiye nivîsandin.This play was written by Gogol.
Du romanên nû hatin wergerandin.Two new novels were translated.
Ew hatibû nasîn.He had been recognised.

Culture

Everyday expressions, a poem, a short story.

Expressions 16 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Hebû û tunebû, carekê ji caran…Once upon a time…
Mal ava, hevalê min!Thank you, my friend!
Bi xêr hatî mala me!Welcome to our home!
Li xwe hişyar be.Take care of yourself.
Ya Rebî, çiqasî delal bûn!Oh my God, how lovely they were!
Xweziya te!Lucky you!
Ji bîr neke, tu jî temaşe bike.Don't forget to watch it too.
Ez bawer dikim ku ew dê bê.I think he will come.
Li gorî min ew cilên herî xweşik in.In my opinion they are the prettiest clothes.
Ji nişkê ve gur hat.Suddenly the wolf came.
Em bi hev re çûn sînemayê.We went to the cinema together.
Ez di xew re çûm.I fell asleep.
Ez bi dengê diya xwe şiyar bûm.I woke up at the sound of my mother's voice.
Em du saetan li benda otobûsê man.We waited two hours for the bus.
Min ji Zelalê pirsî.I asked Zelal.
Şikir ji Xwedê re!Thank God!

The poem 9 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ger hûn bixwazin, şevekê li welatê min bibin mêvan.If you want, be my guests for a night in my country.
Li baskên qulingên koçber binihêrin.Look at the wings of the migrant cranes.
Bêhna şewatê ji wan tê.They smell of burning.
Vekin deriyê agir û rojê.Open the door of fire and sun.
Kevoka mirovhez a heftreng dê bifire bi we.The seven-coloured dove, who loves people, will fly to you.
Bê çawa diteyisin bi ken stêrk.See how the stars glitter with laughter.
Ger hûn bixwazin evînê binasin…If you want to get to know love…
Stêrkek ji ezmanê me xuricî.A star slid from our sky.
Dilê min li rojhilat e.My heart is in the east.

In town

Ask the way, buy, pay, put things in order.

Asking the way 17 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Rast here, paşê li çepê bizivire.Go straight on, then turn left.
Li çarrê li rastê bizivire.Turn right at the crossroads.
Bibore, min rê winda kir.Excuse me, I have lost my way.
Stasyon li kîjan alî ye?Which way is the station?
Ji vir heta mizgeftê pênc deqîqe ye.It is five minutes from here to the mosque.
Otobûs li vê rawestgehê disekine.The bus stops at this stop.
Li vê rawestgehê dakeve.Get off at this stop.
Navenda bajêr ne dûr e.The city centre is not far.
Kitêbxane li rex postexaneyê ye.The library is next to the post office.
Tu dikarî rê nîşanî min bidî?Can you show me the way?
Li çayxaneyê li benda min bisekine.Wait for me at the tea house.
Li dora parkê gelek dukan hene.There are many shops around the park.
Otêl li paş stasyonê ye.The hotel is behind the station.
Ji vir neçe, otobûs tê!Don't leave, the bus is coming!
Kitêbxane li jor e, çayxane li jêr e.The library is upstairs, the tea house downstairs.
Ji kerema xwe hêdî here.Please go slowly.
Vê kuçeyê derbas bike.Go through this lane.

Buying and paying 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ev bi çend e?How much is this?
Sê kîlo sêv, ji kerema xwe.Three kilos of apples, please.
Min du şûşe av kirî.I bought two bottles of water.
Ez du paket çay dixwazim.I want two packets of tea.
Sê dane hêk bes in.Three eggs are enough.
Ev çente pir giran e.This bag is very heavy.
Ev qutî sivik e.This box is light.
Ew erzan e, lê ne hêja ye.It is cheap, but it is not worth it.
Bes e, spas.That is enough, thank you.
Hûr pereyê min tune.I have no change.
Hesab çend e?How much is the bill?
Fatûreya min bide min, ji kerema xwe.Give me my receipt, please.
Li bazarê mirov bazar dike.At the market, people bargain.
Ez vê hildibijêrim.I choose this one.
Şûşe vala ye, ya din tijî ye.The bottle is empty, the other one is full.
Tama vê sêvê pir xweş e.The taste of this apple is very good.
Ez zêde pere nadim.I am not giving more money.
Îro kêm muşterî hene.There are few customers today.
Min ew çente vegerand.I gave that bag back.
Nîv kîlo penîr bes e.Half a kilo of cheese is enough.

First, second, last 18 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Kolana sêyem li rastê ye.The third street is on the right.
Mala me li kolana pêncem e.Our house is on the fifth street.
Ev cara yekem e.This is the first time.
Pêşî me çay vexwar, dûre em çûn bazarê.First we drank tea, then we went to the market.
Di dawiyê de em vegeriyan malê.In the end we went back home.
Zarok li rêza yekem rûniştin.The children sat in the first row.
Nîvê sêvê bes e.Half the apple is enough.
Meha dehem Kewçêr e.The tenth month is October.
Duşem roja duyem a hefteyê ye.Duşem is the second day of the week (counting from yekşem, Sunday).
Ew xwendekarê yekem ê sinifê ye.He is the first student in the class.
Jimara otobûsê çend e?What is the number of the bus?
Ez ê dûre telefon bikim.I will phone later.
Roja dawî ya betlaneyê îro ye.Today is the last day of the holiday.
Ji kerema xwe carek din bêje.Please say it once more.
Mamosteyî pirs dubare kir.The teacher repeated the question.
Di destpêkê de min tu tişt fam nekir.At the beginning I understood nothing.
Kitêban rêz bike.Put the books in order.
Ez ê otobûsa duyem bigirim.I will take the second bus.

Try it now

Three questions on what you have just read. One minute, no account — and the whole course is free behind it.

What does Ez baş im, spas. mean?
How do you say Where are you from?
What do you answer to Rojbaş! Çawa yî?

The answers are in the course, and the course is free. Start free

Body and health

Name the body, say where it hurts, see a doctor.

The body 24 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez her sibeh xwe dişom.I wash every morning.
Ew xwe di avê de dişo.He washes himself in the water.
Min xwe li ber pencereyê dît.I saw myself at the window.
Em hev nas dikin.We know each other.
Ew ji hev hez dikin.They love each other.
Porê serê min reş e.The hair on my head is black.
Destên min sar in.My hands are cold.
Lingên min westiyayî ne.My legs are tired.
Ez westiyam, ez dixwazim binivim.I got tired, I want to sleep.
Bêhnekê bikişîne!Take a breath!
Devê xwe veke!Open your mouth!
Piştê xwe rast bike!Straighten your back!
Çermê wê spî ye.Her skin is white.
Mêjiyê mirov wekî kompûterê ye.The human brain is like a computer.
Simbêlên bapîrê min spî ne.My grandfather's moustache is white.
Rihê wî dirêj e.His beard is long.
Hêza min tune.I have no strength.
Guhên kûçik mezin in.The dog's ears are big.
Didanên zarokan biçûk in.Children's teeth are small.
Min hestiyê xwe şikand.I broke a bone.
Ew li rûyê min nihêrî.He looked at my face.
Xwîna wî germ e.His blood is warm.
Stûyê zerafê dirêj e.The giraffe's neck is long.
Difina min mezin e.My nose is big.

Where it hurts 24 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Serê min dêşe.I have a headache.
Zikê min dêşe.I have a stomach ache.
Destê wê dêşe.Her hand hurts.
Didanên min dêşin.My teeth hurt.
Tayê min heye.I have a fever.
Ez dikuxim, serma min heye.I am coughing, I have a cold.
Ez duhî nexweş ketim.I fell ill yesterday.
Ez ê herim dermanxaneyê.I will go to the pharmacy.
Bijîjkî derman da min.The doctor gave me medicine.
Vî dermanî bixwe, tu yê xweş bibî.Take this medicine, you will get better.
Ez qels im, hêza min tune.I am weak, I have no strength.
Piştî hefteyekê ez bihêz bûm.After a week I became strong.
Birîna wî mezin bû.His wound was big.
Ez baş hîs nakim.I do not feel well.
Bijîjkî tayê min pîva.The doctor took my temperature.
Hêviya me pir e.Our hope is great.
Ez ji vê nexweşiyê aciz bûm.I got fed up with this illness.
Piştî dermanî ez rehet bûm.After the medicine I felt better.
Tenduristî ji pereyan hêjatir e.Health is worth more than money.
Xema wî tenduristiya diya wî bû.His worry was his mother's health.
Ez nexweş im, ez ê neçim kar.I am ill, I will not go to work.
Kuxika zarokan zû xweş dibe.Children's coughs get better quickly.
Bijîjkan ew derman kir.The doctors cured him.
Êşa serî ya min çû.My headache has gone.

At the doctor's 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Bila bijîjk lê binêre.Let the doctor look at it.
Bila em herin nexweşxaneyê.Let us go to the hospital.
Bila ew derman bixwe.Let him take the medicine.
Bila zarok neyên hundir.Let the children not come in.
Min ji bo keça xwe dem girt.I made an appointment for my daughter.
Hemşîreyê derzî da min.The nurse gave me an injection.
Ambûlans zû hat.The ambulance came quickly.
Rojê du heb bixwe.Take two pills a day.
Metirse, çare heye.Do not be afraid, there is a remedy.
Ez ditirsim, lê ez amade me.I am afraid, but I am ready.
Ev lezgîn e, gazî bijîjkî bike!This is urgent, call the doctor!
Hêdî hêdî ez xweş bûm.Little by little I got better.
Li ser nivînê razê.Lie down on the bed.
Min bersiva bijîjkî fam nekir.I did not understand the doctor's answer.
Ji kerema xwe bersiv bide.Please answer.
Alîkariya min bike!Help me!
Spas ji bo alîkariya te.Thank you for your help.
Ez bi tenê hatim.I came alone.
Bijîjkî bi aramî lê nihêrî.The doctor examined it calmly.
Bila hemşîre alîkariya wê bike.Let the nurse help her.

Saying and remembering

Report what someone said, join two sentences, tell a memory.

Reporting what was said 22 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Wî got ku ew tê.He said that he was coming.
Min got ku ez westiyayî me.I said that I was tired.
Wê got ku dersa wê heye.She said that she had a lesson.
Mamosteyî got ku ezmûn zehmet bû.The teacher said the exam had been hard.
Ez nizanim ka ew tê an na.I do not know whether he is coming or not.
Gelo ew ê bê?I wonder whether he will come.
Min pirsî ka dibistan li ku ye.I asked where the school was.
Çima tu nehatî?Why did you not come?
Kengî tu yê vegerî?When will you come back?
Vê peyvê bi dengê bilind bêje.Say this word aloud.
Wateya vê hevokê çi ye?What is the meaning of this sentence?
Dengê wê şirîn e.Her voice is sweet.
Ew derew dike.He is lying.
Rast bêje!Tell the truth!
Wî şîret li min kir.He gave me advice.
Min ew ji bîr kir.I forgot it.
Bîranînên min ên zaroktiyê şirîn in.My childhood memories are sweet.
Nûçeyên radyoyê guhdarî bike.Listen to the radio news.
Min gotara rojnameyê xwend.I read the newspaper article.
Mijara hevpeyvînê ziman bû.The topic of the interview was language.
Pirsgirêka me pere ye.Our problem is money.
Ew bi dengê bilind dixwîne.He reads aloud.

The one who… 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Mirovê ku hat, mamosteyê min e.The man who came is my teacher.
Keça ku li rêza yekem rûnişt, xwişka min e.The girl who sat in the first row is my sister.
Pirtûka ku min xwend pir balkêş bû.The book I read was very interesting.
Tiştê ku tu dibêjî rast e.What you say is true.
Yê ku hat, birayê min bû.The one who came was my brother.
Ya ku li benda me maye, diya min e.The one who is waiting for us is my mother.
Ên ku dixwînin, fêr dibin.Those who study, learn.
Her kes hat.Everyone came.
Tu kes nehat.Nobody came.
Hemû xwendekar li sinifê bûn.All the students were in the class.
Sedema vê bûyerê çi bû?What was the reason for this event?
Ev rewşeke taybet e.This is a special situation.
Çîroka ku dapîra min got ecêb bû.The story my grandmother told was strange.
Lehengê çîrokê Siyabend bû.The hero of the story was Siyabend.
Min ew roj bîr anî.I recalled that day.
Xeyalên zarokan mezin in.Children's dreams are big.
Bajarê ku ez lê dijîm mezin e.The city I live in is big.
Zarokê ku bêdeng e, guhdarî dike.The child who is silent is listening.
Hevalê ku min jê pirsî nizanibû.The friend I asked did not know.
Tiştê ku min bîr anî, dengê wê bû.What I recalled was her voice.

At school 19 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez dixwînim ji bo ku fêr bibim.I study in order to learn.
Berî ku ez herim dibistanê, ez taştê dixwim.Before I go to school, I have breakfast.
Piştî ku ez ji dibistanê hatim, min dersa malê kir.After I came from school, I did my homework.
Heta ku ez fêr nebim, ez dubare dikim.Until I learn it, I repeat it.
Mamoste me fêr dike.The teacher teaches us.
Pênûsa min li ser maseyê ye.My pen is on the table.
Min defter vekir û rûpela yekem nivîsî.I opened the notebook and wrote the first page.
Wateya peyvê di ferhengê de heye.The meaning of the word is in the dictionary.
Encama ezmûnê baş bû.The exam result was good.
Serkeftina te pîroz be!Congratulations on your success!
Hewl bide, ji bo ku tu fêr bibî.Try, so that you learn.
Pêşketina wê pir zû bû.Her progress was very quick.
Berî ezmûnê min xwe amade kir.Before the exam I got ready.
Ez ji matematîkê hez dikim.I like mathematics.
Dersa dîrokê û ya erdnîgariyê xweş in.The history and geography lessons are nice.
Bawernameya xwe ji min re nîşan bide.Show me your diploma.
Dersxaneya me fireh e.Our classroom is large.
Zarok li dersxaneyê bêdeng in.The children are silent in the classroom.
Piştî ku dersa malê xilas bû, em lîstin.After the homework was finished, we played.

Land and weather

Talk about the weather, the mountains, and why things happen.

The weather 18 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Zivistanê berf dibare.In winter it snows.
Îro hewa xweş e, tav heye.The weather is nice today, there is sun.
Ba pir bihêz e.The wind is very strong.
Ewrên reş li ezmanê ne.There are black clouds in the sky.
Sibehê mij hebû.There was fog in the morning.
Birûsk û bahoz hatin.Lightning and a storm came.
Êvarê hewa hênik dibe.In the evening the air turns cool.
Sariya zivistanê zehmet e.The cold of winter is hard.
Cilên min şil bûn.My clothes got wet.
Giya hişk e, baran nebariye.The grass is dry, it has not rained.
Germahî îro pir bilind e.The temperature is very high today.
Av di zivistanê de dicemide.Water freezes in winter.
Li tavê em germ dibin.We warm up in the sun.
Ronahiya rojê tê pencereyê.The light of the sun comes through the window.
Li vir gelek caran baran dibare.It often rains here.
Zarok her tim li derve dilîzin.The children always play outside.
Hema hema her roj tav heye.There is sun almost every day.
Hewa xerab e, em dernakevin.The weather is bad, we are not going out.

Mountains and land 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Çiyayên Kurdistanê bilind in.The mountains of Kurdistan are high.
Ger baran bibariya, em neçûna zozanê.If it had rained, we would not have gone up to the pasture.
Ger min bizaniba, min ji te re bigota.If I had known, I would have told you.
Ger ez li wir bûma, min ew bidîta.If I had been there, I would have seen him.
Ger ez ne westiyayî bûma, ez biçûma çiya.If I had not been tired, I would have gone to the mountain.
Şivan bi pez re li çiya ye.The shepherd is on the mountain with the flock.
Havînê em diçin zozanê.In summer we go up to the pasture.
Koçerî jiyaneke zehmet e.Nomadic life is a hard life.
Ava kaniyê pir sar e.The water of the spring is very cold.
Li newalê daristaneke mezin heye.There is a big forest in the valley.
Ev kevir pir giran e.This stone is very heavy.
Zinarên çiya spî ne.The rocks of the mountain are white.
Deşta Amedê fireh e.The plain of Amed is wide.
Li çolê av tune.There is no water in the desert.
Sînor nêzîkî gundê me ye.The border is near our village.
Herêma me li bakur e.Our region is in the north.
Rojhilat û rojava, bakur û başûr.East and west, north and south.
Xwezaya vê herêmê pir xweşik e.The nature of this region is very beautiful.
Erd û ax ji me re girîng in.Land and soil are important to us.
Serê çiya bi berf e.The mountain top is covered in snow.

Because, therefore 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez nehatim ji ber ku baran dibariya.I did not come because it was raining.
Hewa xerab bû, ji ber vê yekê em li malê man.The weather was bad, that is why we stayed at home.
Ew nexweş e, loma neçû dibistanê.He is ill, therefore he did not go to school.
Em zû rabûn, lewra rê dûr bû.We got up early, for the road was long.
Ez westiyayî bûm, lê belê ez hatim.I was tired, however I came.
Zozan dixwîne, herwiha dixebite.Zozan studies, and likewise she works.
Bi vî awayî em fêr dibin.This is the way we learn.
Bandora hewayê li ser me mezin e.The effect of the weather on us is great.
Mînakek bide min, ji kerema xwe.Give me an example, please.
Ew bavê min e, yanî bapîrê te.He is my father, that is to say your grandfather.
Belkî ew sibe bê.Maybe he will come tomorrow.
Ez bê guman têm.I am certainly coming.
Gumana min tune, ew rast dibêje.I have no doubt, he is telling the truth.
Helbet, ez ê alîkariya te bikim.Of course, I will help you.
Bi kurtî, em serkeftin.In short, we succeeded.
Ne tenê ez, hemû gund hat.Not only me — the whole village came.
Armanca me hêsan e: em bi kurdî biaxivin.Our aim is simple: to speak Kurdish.
Me pirsgirêk çareser kir.We solved the problem.
Ez difikirim ku ew rast e.I think that it is right.
Fikra te çi ye?What is your idea?

A life, a history

Tell a life with dates, make things happen, and hear Mem û Zîn.

A whole life 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Ez di sala 1990an de hatim dinyayê.I was born in 1990.
Rojbûna min meha Gulanê ye.My birthday is in May.
Ez li gundekî mezin bûm.I was in a big village.
Ciwaniya wî li Amedê derbas bû.His youth was spent in Amed.
Dapîra min sed salî jiya.My grandmother lived a hundred years.
Bapîrê min pîr bû, lê hêj bihêz e.My grandfather has grown old, but he is still strong.
Hevjîna wî mamoste ye.His spouse is a teacher.
Daweta wan li gund bû.Their wedding was in the village.
Nifşê me bi du zimanan mezin bû.Our generation grew up with two languages.
Kalên gund çîrokan dizanin.The old men of the village know the stories.
Gelê kurd li çar welatan dijî.The Kurdish people live in four countries.
Piştî şer, aştî hat.After the war, peace came.
Malbata me berî bîst salan koç kir.Our family migrated twenty years ago.
Vegera wan bextewar bû.Their return was a happy one.
Ev çîrok ji serdema bapîrê min e.This story is from my grandfather's era.
Bextê me hebû, em sax man.We were lucky, we stayed alive.
Xebata wê dirêj bû, lê encam xweş bû.Her work was long, but the result was good.
Dinya mezin e, lê welat yek e.The world is big, but the homeland is one.
Berî deh salan ez li vir nebûm.Ten years ago I was not here.
Ev destan ji sedsala hejdehan e.This epic is from the eighteenth century.

Making it happen 20 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Vê rêyê ez westandim.This road tired me out.
Kûçikî zarok tirsand.The dog frightened the child.
Wê em kenandin.She made us laugh.
Min mêvan li bajêr gerand.I showed the guest around the city.
Me av cemidand.We froze the water.
Şivanî pez li deştê meşand.The shepherd led the flock across the plain.
Wê zarok xwarand.She fed the child.
Min zarok razand.I put the child to bed.
Min name gihand wî.I got the letter to him.
Min kevir xist erdê.I dropped the stone on the ground.
Wan şêr nekuşt.They did not kill the lion.
Min pirtûk li malê hişt.I left the book at home.
Kevir ji rê rake.Lift the stone off the road.
Min pere ji çenteyê derxist.I took the money out of the bag.
Cilan hilîne.Put the clothes away.
Min dengê wê bihîst.I heard her voice.
Me fikra xwe guhert.We changed our mind.
Hinek xwê zêde bike.Add a little salt.
Germahiyê kêm bike.Turn the temperature down.
Min dersa xwe xilas kir.I finished my lesson.

Dengbêj and memory 19 sentences

KurmancîEnglish
Dengbêj kilamên kevin dibêjin.The dengbêj sing the old songs.
Ev destaneke kevin e.This is an old epic.
Efsaneya Siyabend û Xecê navdar e.The legend of Siyabend and Xecê is famous.
Çîrokbêjî heta nîvê şevê çîrok got.The storyteller told tales until midnight.
Zargotina kurdî pir zengîn e.Kurdish oral literature is very rich.
Guhdar bêdeng bûn.The listeners fell silent.
Li şahiyê me govend girt.At the celebration we danced the govend.
Dengê defê ji dûr tê.The sound of the drum comes from afar.
Dengê bilûrê ji çiya tê.The sound of the flute comes from the mountain.
Ew hosteyê kilaman e.He is a master of songs.
Ziman mîrata me ye.Language is our heritage.
Em kevneşopiya xwe diparêzin.We protect our tradition.
Lawo, were vir!Hey son, come here!
Keçê, dengê te xweş e!Hey girl, your voice is lovely!
Bavo, ez ê vegerim.Dad, I will come back.
Hevalo, ji bîr neke!Hey friend, do not forget!
Ez dixwazim ku ew kilamekê bêje.I want him to sing a song.
Ez ditirsim ku em vê mîratê ji bîr bikin.I am afraid that we will forget this heritage.
Divê ku em guhdarî bikin.We must listen.

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