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Kinship |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs |
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A collection of useful phrases in Kurdish. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| English | Soranî (Kurdish) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Bi xêr bî, Bi xêr hatî |
| Hello | Silaw |
| How are you? | Çonî |
| Long time no see | Demêke tum nebînîwe |
| What's your name? | Nawî tu çiye? |
| Where are you from? | Xelkî kam deverî? |
| Pleased to meet you | Xoşhalim bi nasînit |
| Good morning | Beyanî baş |
| Good afternoon | Roj baş |
| Good evening | Êware baş |
| Good night | Shaw Khosh / Shaw bash |
| Goodbye | Xuda li gel |
| Good luck | Xoşbext bî |
| Cheers/Good health! | Noş |
| Have a nice day | Rojêkî xoş |
| Bon appetit | Noşigyan |
| Bon voyage | Xuda li gel |
| I don't understand | Tênagim |
| Please speak more slowly | Tikaye, tozê hêwaş tir qise bike |
| Please say that again | Tikaye, dîsan bîllêrewe |
| Please write it down | Tikaye, ewe binûse |
| Do you speak Kurdish? | Kurdî qise dekeyt? |
| Excuse me | Lêm bibûre |
| How much is this? | Eme bi çende? |
| Sorry | Bibûre |
| Thank you | Sipas dekem |
| Where's the toilet? | Awdestxaneke li kwê ye? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Em pîyawe/afrete hemû parekey dedat |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Hez dekeyt legel ma bireqsî? |
| I love you | Xoştim dewê |
| Get well soon | Hîway selametît bo dexwazim |
| How do you say ... in Kurdish? | Çon delley ... bi Kurdí? |
| Leave me alone! | Wazim lê bêne! |
| Help! | Yarmetîm berê! |
| Call the police! | Polîs bang lê ke! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Roj li daykbûnî Hezret Îsa pîroz û Cejnî Salî Nwê pîroz bê |
| Happy Easter | Cejnî Hêkesûr pîroz bê |
| Happy Birthday | Cejnî li daykbûnit pîroz bê / Rojbûnit pîroz bê Rozhi la daikbunt piroz bet |
| One language is never enough |
Yek ziman her bes niye |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Seyarey balindîyekem pirr ye li marmasî |
All translations on this page were all provided by Goran Sadjadi.
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
Information about Kurdish | Kurdish phrases | Tower of Babel in Kurdish | Kurdish learning materials
Collections of Kurdish phrases
http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Key-Phrases-in-Kurdish
http://polyglotclub.com/language/kurdish/post/5071
http://wikitravel.org/en/Kurdish_phrasebook
http://learn101.org/kurdish_phrases.php
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