Sunday, November 30, 2008

Kurdish phrases and words

Kurdi 1-Tu çawa yî?(Tu çi dikî). 2-Roj baş (beyanî baş). 3- Navê min ... e 4- Tu çawa yî? 5- Rewşa min ne baş´e. 6- Ez nizanim 7- Ez tê nagihînim (ez fêhm nakim). 8- Tikaye hêdîka biaxive. 9- Tu bi înglîzî zanî? (Ta zanî bi înglîzî biaxivî?). 10- Tu kanî alîkariya min bikî? 11- Excuse me = Biborin, sorry = mixabin 12- Please = fermo, Please = Tikaye 13- Spas 14- Problem nine (xem nake). 15- Erê 16- Na 17- Binêre! Metirsî heye. 18-Bi çi ye?(Bi çiqasî ye?, Bi çenda ye?, çiqase?) 19- damjimêr çiqase? 20- Bi xatirê we (Oxir be)

English 1-how do you do? 2-good morning 3-my name is...4- how are you? 5-i am not feeling well 6-i don't know 7-i don't understand 8- please speak more slowly 9- do you speak English? 10-help!/can you help? 11-sorry 12-please 13-thank you 14- it's nothing!/no problem! 15-yes 16-no- 17-look out!/danger 18-how much is it? 19-what time is it? 20-goodbye

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Learn to speak Kurdish!

Learn to speak Kurdish with MyLanguageExchange.com!

At MyLanguageExchange.com, you can
  • Find Kurdish-speaking language exchange partners.
  • Practice your Kurdish by writing emails (pen pals).
  • Practice written conversation using text chat.
  • Practice speaking using voice chat.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Essential Words and Phrases for absolute beginners


Kurdish phrases with audio

Learn Kurdish on Transcon.info
Here you can find common phrases with audio


Examples:
AM SHWONA BI\'PAR\'REZA BA REKI - KEEP THIS PLACE TIDY.
LABIR\'T NACHE KA BEE\'KAY - DON\'T FORGET TO DO IT.
BI\'BOORA, AMA NAKRE AMRO - SORRY, THIS (IS) IMPOSSIBLE TODAY.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Practise Kurdish online !


Download PalTalk here and enter the Kurdish voice-chat rooms (over 70 rooms).
Enter the "Ethnic" section and you will find the category "Kurdish"

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Learn Kurdish words (Kurmancî)

Click here!

Click and listen, learn the word by reading it and learn how to pronounce it by listening.
Do not forget to click on the arrows to visit other rooms in the house!

Play Memory! (Kurmancî)

This will make it easy for you to learn 6 simple words
CLICK HERE TO PLAY MEMORY IN KURMANCÎ

Qelemtras - Pencil sharpener | Rastkes - Straightedge | Jêbir - Eraser
Defter - Exercise book | Pirtûk - Book

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Kurdish lessons (click and listen)


I have translated the buttons to English on this picture so that you know what they mean when you open the web page

An Introductory Course on Kurdish Language (Free web-lessons)

An Introductory Course on Kurdish Language [Kurmanji dialect] (Kurdish-English)
by F. R. Akrawy, Burhan Dinler

Picture theme!

Just click the words and you will see how to spell it and you will hear how to pronounce it!

Kurdish - English dictionary

Visit Nemonet for a free web-based dictionary!



Other dictionaries:
Ferheng.org (Kurdish-English)
Swedish-Kurdish <> Kurdish-Swedish dictionary

Useful Kurdish (Soranî) phrases

English Soranî (Kurdish)
Welcome Bi xêr bît, Bi xêr hatî
Hello Roj baş, Silaw
How are you? Çonî
Long time no see Demêke tum nebînîye
What's your name? Nawî tu çiye?
Where are you from? Xelkî kam deverî?
Pleased to meet you Pêy dilxoşim bi nasînit
Good morning Beyanî baş
Good afternoon Roj baş
Good evening Ewar baş
Goodbye Xwahafiz
Good luck Xoşbext bî
Cheers/Good health! Noş
Have a nice day Rojêkî xoş
Bon appetit Noşigyan
Bon voyage Xwa digel
I don't understand Tênagim
Please speak more slowly Tozê yewaş tir qise bike
Please say that again Dîsan ewe billê
Please write it down Detwanî ewe binûsî
Do you speak Kurdish? Kurdí qise dikeyt?
Excuse me Tikaye
How much is this? Eme bi çend e?
Sorry Bibûre
Thank you Sipas dekem
Where's the toilet? Twayleteke li kwê ye?
This gentleman/lady
will pay for everything
Piyaweke/afreteke hemî parekey dedat
Would you like to
dance with me?
Hez dekeyt legel ma bireqsî?
I love you Xoş tem dewê
Get well soon Hîway selametît
How do you say ... in Kurdish? Çon delleyt ... bi Kurdí?
Leave me alone! Wazim lê bêne!
Help! Yarmetîm berê!
Call the police! Polîs bang lê ke!
Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
Rojî daykbûnî Hezret Îsa pîroz û Cejnî Salî Nwê pîroz bê
Happy Easter Cejnî Hêkesûr pîroz bê
Happy Birthday Roj li daykbûnit pîroz bê, Rojbûnit pîroz bê
One language is never enough Yek ziman her bes nabê
My hovercraft is full of eels Seyarey balindîyekem pir ye li marmasî

Learn Kurdish from now on!

Learn Kurdish online and free from a amateur student in Sweden by reading this blog


Areas where Kurdish is spoken as mother tongue, the main area is in Kurdistan.