1058 Kurmanji words with their translation, sorted by topic and in course order. This is the whole vocabulary of Kurdi School, the one used in the exercises.
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The 1058 words of the course, in the order they are learnt: from the alphabet to the words of the kitchen. Every word belongs to an exercise — nothing was added to pad the list. A word taught in two skills is written once; where it changes meaning (roj, the sun then the day), both meanings are here.
Rojbaş!
Say hello, give your name, say where you are from.
Greetings 26 words
Kurmancî
English
kerema xwe
please
ha
here / well
rojbaş
good day
merheba
hello
silav
hello
beyanîbaş
good morning
êvarbaş
good evening
şevbaş
good night
çawa yî?
how are you?
baş
good
baş e
all right / OK
erê
yes
na
no
spas
thank you
bi xatirê te
goodbye
oxir be
goodbye (reply)
ser çavan
with pleasure
bi rastî
really
kêfxweş
happy
gelek
very / a lot
pir
very / a lot
xwendekar
student
mamoste
teacher
ders
lesson
nav
name
çi
what
I am… 18 words
Kurmancî
English
-im / -me
I am (ending)
-î / -yî
you are (ending)
-e / -ye
he / she is (ending)
-in / -ne
we / you / they are (ending)
min
my / me
ez
I
tu
you (one person)
ew
he / she / they
em
we
hûn
you (several)
kurd
Kurd
ne
not
ji
from
jî
too
lê
but
ku der
where
niha
now
paşê
later / then
Countries 26 words
Kurmancî
English
li
at / in
Diyarbekir
Diyarbekir (a city)
welat
country
bajar
city
Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Franse
France
Almanya
Germany
Ingilîstan
England
Îtalya
Italy
Espanya
Spain
Swêd
Sweden
Siwîs
Switzerland
Tirkiye
Turkey
Sûriye
Syria
Îran
Iran
Iraq
Iraq
Amerîka
USA
Rusya
Russia
Çîn
China
Amed
Amed (Diyarbakır)
Hewlêr
Hewlêr (Erbil)
Wan
Wan (Van)
Mêrdîn
Mêrdîn (Mardin)
Qamişlo
Qamişlo (Qamishli)
Dihok
Dihok (Dohuk)
Silêmanî
Silêmanî (Sulaymaniyah)
My, your… 10 words
Kurmancî
English
te
you / your (one person)
wî
him / his
wê
her
me
us / our
we
you / your (several)
wan
them / their
navê min
my name
navê te
your name
mamosteyê me
our teacher
hevalê wî
his friend
Family
Count, say your age, talk about your family.
Numbers 34 words
Kurmancî
English
û
and
sifir
zero
yek
one
du
two
sê
three
çar
four
pênc
five
şeş
six
heft
seven
heşt
eight
neh
nine
deh
ten
yanzdeh
eleven
dozdeh
twelve
sêzdeh
thirteen
çardeh
fourteen
panzdeh
fifteen
şanzdeh
sixteen
hevdeh
seventeen
hejdeh
eighteen
nozdeh
nineteen
bîst
twenty
sî
thirty
çil
forty
pêncî
fifty
şêst
sixty
heftê
seventy
heştê
eighty
nod
ninety
sed
hundred
hezar
thousand
sal
year
çend
how many
temen
age
Family 25 words
Kurmancî
English
dê
mother
hekîm
doctor
malbat
family
bav
father
dayik
mother
bira
brother
xwişk
sister
keç
daughter
kur
son
zarok
child
bapîr
grandfather
dapîr
grandmother
nevî
grandchild
mam
uncle (father's brother)
xal
uncle (mother's brother)
met
aunt (father's sister)
xaltî
aunt (mother's sister)
jin
woman / wife
mêr
man / husband
bûk
bride
zava
groom
mal
house
heval
friend
bermalî
housewife
firoşkar
shopkeeper
The ezafe 26 words
Kurmancî
English
-a / -ê
ezafe: of (fem. / masc.)
-ya / -yê
ezafe after a vowel
-ên / -yên
ezafe, plural
mezin
big
biçûk
small
dirêj
long / tall
kurt
short
reş
black
sor
red
spî
white
zer
yellow
kesk
green
şîn
blue
nexweş
ill
sax
healthy
birçî
hungry
tî
thirsty
ciwan
young
pîr
old
bedew
beautiful
bilind
tall / high
çav
eye
por
hair
sêv
apple
hesp
horse
gund
village
My day
Jobs, the present tense, having things, telling the time.
Jobs 19 words
Kurmancî
English
kar
work / job
endazyar
engineer
bijîjk
doctor
parêzer
lawyer
cotkar
farmer
şêwirmend
consultant
hesabgir
accountant
mûzîsyen
musician
nivîskar
writer
garson
waiter
tevnker
weaver
mijûl
busy
zanîngeh
university
dibistan
school
firoşgeh
shop
bazar
market
pirtûk
book
edebiyat
literature
helbest
poem
Present tense 23 words
Kurmancî
English
Stenbol
Istanbul
av
water
xwarin
to eat
xwendin
to read / to study
xebitîn
to work
çûn
to go
hatin
to come
kirin
to do
dîtin
to see
şûştin
to wash
zanîn
to know
axaftin
to speak
jiyan
to live
man
to stay
vexwarin
to drink
rabûn
to get up
hez kirin
to like / to love
dixwim
I eat
diçim
I go
têm
I come
dizanim
I know
nizanim
I don't know
dijîm
I live
Having 15 words
Kurmancî
English
dest
hand
heye
there is
hene
there are
nîne
there is not
tune
there is not
xwe
own / oneself
pere
money
pirs
question
pisîk
cat
ezmûn
exam
tişt
thing
penîr
cheese
hindek
some
li vir
here
li wir
there
Time & meals 28 words
Kurmancî
English
xelas
finished
kengî
when? (question)
an
or
bûn
to be / to become
di … de
in, at (time)
saet
hour / o'clock
çarêk
quarter
nîv
half
nêzîk
close
berbang
dawn
sibeh
morning
nîvro
noon
êvar
evening
şev
night
nîvşev
midnight
taştê
breakfast
firavîn
lunch
şîv
dinner
çay
tea
şîr
milk
nan
bread
mast
yoghurt
hêk
egg
şekir
sugar
nivîşk
butter
zû
early
dereng
late
heta
until
Home & time
The house, the days of the week, little words of place.
The house 34 words
Kurmancî
English
rex
side
belê
yes
penêr
cheese
kuncî
sesame
xanî
house
ode
room
mitbex
kitchen
serşok
bathroom
daşir
toilet
mase
table
kursî
chair
palgeh
armchair
dolab
cupboard
xalîçe
carpet
televîzyon
television
wêne
picture
gul
flower
guldank
vase
derî
door
pencere
window
nivîn
bed
kolan
street
park
park
dar
tree
giya
grass
kûçik
dog
paqij
clean
fireh
wide / spacious
rengîn
colorful
şirîn
cute / sweet
zengîn
rich
dûr
far
aram
calm
şûm
naughty
Days & time words 27 words
Kurmancî
English
şemî
Saturday
Duşem
Monday
Sêşem
Tuesday
Çarşem
Wednesday
Pêncşem
Thursday
În
Friday
Şemî
Saturday
Yekşem
Sunday
roj
day
hefte
week
meh
month
îro
today
duhî
yesterday
sibe
tomorrow
berê
formerly, before
par
last year
îsal
this year
sala tê
next year
her roj
every day
her gav
always
carinan
sometimes
kêm caran
rarely
tu caran
never
dawiya hefteyê
weekend
sibehê
in the morning
êvarê
in the evening
bi şev
at night
Little words of place 24 words
Kurmancî
English
pê
with it
hêvî
hope
jê
from him / from it
hev
each other
tenê
only
bi
with / by
li ser
on
li bin
under
li ber
in front of
li rex
next to
di … de
in
bi … re
with
ji … re
to / for
ji bo
for
cem
at (someone's)
ligel
together with
di navbera … de
between
wekî
like
piştî
after
berî
before
li gorî
according to
ji bilî
except
bisîklet
bicycle
bank
bank
Verb stems 30 words
Kurmancî
English
karîn
to be able
kirîn
to buy
kenîn
to laugh
pirsîn
to ask
zewicîn
to marry
zivirîn
to turn back
şandin
to send
şikandin
to break
standin
to receive / to take
ajotin
to drive
anîn
to bring
avêtin
to throw
birin
to take away
dan
to give
danîn
to put
firotin
to sell
gihiştin
to arrive
girtin
to catch / to hold
ketin
to fall
lîstin
to play
mirin
to die
nivistin
to sleep
nivîsîn
to write
nêrîn
to look
xwestin
to want
meşîn
to walk
rûniştin
to sit
têgihiştin
to understand
temaşe kirin
to watch
winda kirin
to lose
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What does av mean?
av, water. Two letters, and it is already a word of the course.
How do you say bread?
nan, bread. mal is the home, roj the day — or the sun.
What does xwişk mean?
xwişk, a sister. “Xwişka min deh salî ye.” — my sister is ten years old.
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