Useful Kurdish (Soranî) phrases

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 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

All translations on this page were all provided by Goran Sadjadi.

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