The Kurdish course
Learn Kurdish ten words at a time
Kurdî
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Kurdish words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Kurdish challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Kurdish · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Silavsi-LAV
- Hello
- Merhebamer-he-BA
- Hi
- Beyanî başbe-ya-NEE BASH
- Good morning
- Şev başSHEV BASH
- Good night
- Gelek spasge-LEK SPAS
- Thank you very much
- SpasSPAS
- Thanks
- Ser çavanSER cha-VAN
- You're welcome
- Ji kerema xwezhi ke-re-MA khwe
- Please
- Biborinbi-bo-RIN
- Excuse me
- Bi xatirê tebi kha-ti-RE te
- Goodbye
Kurdish · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Bîrayek bidinbee-ra-YEK bi-DIN
- One beer, please
- Ji van yekê bidinzhi VAN ye-KE bi-DIN
- One of these, please
- Çayek bidincha-YEK bi-DIN
- One tea, please
- Du bidinDU bi-DIN
- Two, please
- Yeke din bidinye-KE DIN bi-DIN
- One more, please
- Bi çend e?bi CHEND e
- How much is it?
- Hesabê bîninhe-sa-BE BEE-nin
- The bill, please
- Bes eBES e
- That's everything
- Noş beNOSH be
- Cheers!
- SaxbîSAKH-bee
- Bless you
Kurdish · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Erêe-RE
- Yes
- NaNA
- No
- Baş eBASH e
- Okay
- Xem nakeKHEM na-ke
- Sure, no problem
- Ez nizanimez ni-ZA-nim
- I don't know
- Ez fam nakimez FAM na-kim
- I don't understand
- Tu bi îngilîzî diaxivî?tu bi een-gi-lee-ZEE di-a-khi-VEE
- Do you speak English?
- Hinekhi-NEK
- A little
- Bêgumanbe-gu-MAN
- Of course
- Her tişt baş eher TISHT BASH e
- Everything is fine
Kurdish · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- yekYEK
- One
- duDU
- Two
- sêSE
- Three
- çarCHAR
- Four
- pêncPENJ
- Five
- dehDEH
- Ten
- sedSED
- One hundred
- perePE-re
- Money
- Bi kartêbi kar-TE
- By card
- Bi perebi PE-re
- In cash
Kurdish · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- nanNAN
- Bread
- şîrSHEER
- Milk
- penîrpe-NEER
- Cheese
- avAV
- Water
- Tûrikek?too-ri-KEK
- A bag?
- ... heye?HE-ye
- Do you have...?
- ... li ku ye?li KU ye
- Where is...?
- EvEV
- This one
- Tiştek din natish-TEK DIN na
- Nothing else
- Roja te xweşRO-zha te KHWESH
- Have a nice day
Kurdish · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Maseyek ji bo du kesanma-se-YEK zhi bo DU ke-SAN
- A table for two
- Lîsteya xwarinê bidinlees-te-YA khwa-ri-NE bi-DIN
- The menu, please
- Qehweyek bidinqeh-we-YEK bi-DIN
- One coffee, please
- Îskanek avees-ka-NEK AV
- A glass of water
- kebabke-BAB
- Kebab
- Ev çi ye?EV CHI ye
- What is this?
- Pir xweş ePIR KHWESH e
- It's delicious
- Bê îsotBE ee-SOT
- Without chili
- Ez ê bibimez E bi-BIM
- To take away
- Hesabê bîninhe-sa-BE BEE-nin
- The bill, please
Kurdish · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Hûn çawa ne?HOON cha-WA ne
- How are you? (polite)
- Tu çawa yî?tu cha-WA yee
- How are you? (casual)
- Ez baş imez BASH im
- I'm fine
- Û tu?oo TU
- And you?
- Çi heye çi tune?CHI HE-ye CHI TU-ne
- What's new?
- Hewa xweş e, ne wisa?he-WA KHWESH e, ne wi-SA
- Nice weather, huh?
- Em ê dîsa hev bibîninem E DEE-sa HEV bi-BEE-nin
- See you soon
- Êvara te xweşe-va-RA te KHWESH
- Have a nice evening
- Silavan li malê bikesi-la-VAN li ma-LE bi-KE
- Say hi to the family
- Bi xêr û silametîbi KHER oo si-la-me-TEE
- All the best
Kurdish · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Tuwalet li ku ye?tu-wa-LET li KU ye
- Where is the toilet?
- çepCHEP
- Left
- rastRAST
- Right
- rasterastras-te-RAST
- Straight ahead
- li virli VIR
- Here
- li wirli WIR
- There
- otobêso-to-BES
- Bus
- stasyona trênêstas-yo-NA tre-NE
- Train station
- Bilêtek bidinbi-le-TEK bi-DIN
- One ticket, please
- Li vir bisekininli VIR bi-se-ki-NIN
- Stop here, please
Kurdish · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- îroEE-ro
- Today
- sibêsi-BE
- Tomorrow
- duhDUH
- Yesterday
- nihani-HA
- Now
- paşêpa-SHE
- Later
- Saet çend e?sa-ET CHEND e
- What time is it?
- Duşemdu-SHEM
- Monday
- ÎnEEN
- Friday
- Şemîshe-MEE
- Saturday
- dawiya hefteyêda-wi-YA hef-te-YE
- The weekend
Kurdish · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Hawar!ha-WAR
- Help!
- Bijîşkek gazî bikinbi-zheesh-KEK ga-ZEE bi-KIN
- Call a doctor
- polîspo-LEES
- Police
- dermanxaneder-man-KHA-ne
- Pharmacy
- nexweşxanenekh-wesh-KHA-ne
- Hospital
- Ez winda bûmez win-DA BOOM
- I'm lost
- Ez nexweş imez nekh-WESH im
- I don't feel well
- telefona minte-le-fo-NA min
- My phone
- Hate dizînHA-te di-ZEEN
- It was stolen
- Lezgîn elez-GEEN e
- It's urgent