Learn Kurdish ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the eleven openers everything else builds on.
- Silavsi-LAV
- Hello
- Beyanî başbe-ya-NEE BASH
- Good morning
- Êvar başee-VAR BASH
- Good evening
- Bi xatirê tebi kha-ti-RE te
- Goodbye
- Heta paşêheh-ta PAH-sheh
- See you
- Ji kerema xwezhi ke-re-MA khwe
- Please
- SpasSPAS
- Thank you
- Ser çavanSER cha-VAN
- You're welcome
- Mixabinmi-kha-BIN
- Sorry
- Biborinbi-bo-RIN
- Excuse me
- Bi naskirina te kêfxweş bûmbi nas-ki-ri-NA te kef-KHWESH boom
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Ez ... dixwazimez ... di-KHWA-zim
- I would like...
- EvEV
- This one
- Bi çend e?bi CHEND e
- How much is it?
- Hesabê bîninhe-sa-BE BEE-nin
- The bill, please
- Bi kartêbi kar-TE
- By card
- Bi perebi PE-re
- In cash
- avAV
- Water
- Qehweqeh-WE
- Coffee
- Çaychai
- Tea
- BîraBEE-ra
- Beer
- Bê...be
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Erêe-RE
- Yes
- NaNA
- No
- Baş eBASH e
- Okay
- 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?
- Dîsa bêje, ji kerema xweDEE-sa BE-zhe, zhi ke-re-MA khwe
- Can you repeat that?
- Hêdî, ji kerema xwehe-DEE, zhi ke-re-MA khwe
- Slowly, please
- Ev çi ye?EV CHI ye
- What is this?
- Pêwîstiya min bi ... heyepe-wees-ti-YA min bi ... HE-ye
- I need...
- Tu dikarî alîkariya min bikî?tu di-ka-REE a-lee-ka-ri-YA min bi-KEE
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- yekYEK
- One
- duDU
- Two
- sêSE
- Three
- çarCHAR
- Four
- pêncPENJ
- Five
- ŞeşSHESH
- Six
- HeftHEFT
- Seven
- HeştHESHT
- Eight
- NehNEH
- Nine
- dehDEH
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- ... heye?HE-ye
- Do you have...?
- ... li ku ye?li KU ye
- Where is...?
- Vekirîve-ki-REE
- Open
- Girtîgir-TEE
- Closed
- Tûrikek?too-ri-KEK
- A bag?
- Pir biha yePIR bi-HA ye
- Too expensive
- Min rezervasyon kiriyemin re-zer-vas-YON ki-RI-ye
- I have a reservation
- Taştê tê de heye?tash-TE te de HE-ye
- Is breakfast included?
- Şîfreya wifiyê çi ye?shee-fre-YA wai-fai-YE CHI ye
- What's the wifi password?
- Ez dikarim...?ez di-KA-rim
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and 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
- Tu çi pêşniyar dikî?tu CHI pesh-ni-YAR di-KEE
- What do you recommend?
- Ez ... naxwimez ... na-KHWIM
- I don't eat...
- Alerjiya min bi ... heyea-ler-zhi-YA min bi ... HE-ye
- I'm allergic to...
- GoştGOSHT
- Meat
- Mirîşkmi-REESHK
- Chicken
- Masîma-SEE
- Fish
- Pir xweş ePIR KHWESH e
- It's delicious
- Noş beNOSH be
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Hûn çawa ne?HOON cha-WA ne
- How are you?
- Ez baş imez BASH im
- I'm fine, thanks
- Û tu?oo TU
- And you?
- Navê we çi ye?na-VE we CHI ye
- What's your name?
- Navê min ... yena-VE min ... ye
- My name is...
- Hûn ji ku ne?HOON zhi KU ne
- Where are you from?
- Ez ji ... meez zhi ... me
- I'm from...
- Ez jê hez dikimez zhe HEZ di-kim
- I like it
- Pir xweşik ePIR khwe-SHIK e
- It's beautiful
- Bi xêr hatîbi KHER ha-TEE
- Welcome
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?
- Ez çawa biçim ...?ez cha-WA bi-CHIM
- How do I get to...?
- Ber bi çepêber bi che-PE
- To the left
- Ber bi rastêber bi ras-TE
- To the right
- rasterastras-te-RAST
- Straight ahead
- li virli VIR
- Here
- stasyona trênêstas-yo-NA tre-NE
- Train station
- otobêso-to-BES
- Bus
- Balafirgehba-la-FIR-geh
- Airport
- Bilêtek bidinbi-le-TEK bi-DIN
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- nihani-HA
- Now
- paşêpa-SHE
- Later
- îroEE-ro
- Today
- sibêsi-BE
- Tomorrow
- Îşevee-SHEV
- Tonight
- Kengî?ken-GEE
- When?
- Kengî vedibe?ken-GEE ve-DI-be
- What time does it open?
- Hinekî bisekinehi-ne-KEE bi-se-KI-ne
- One moment, please
- Deqede-QE
- Minutes
- Saetsa-ET
- Hours
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
- Hate dizînHA-te di-ZEEN
- It was stolen
- Rewşa awarte yerew-SHA a-war-TE ye
- It's an emergency
- Min bi rihetî bihêlemin bi ri-he-TEE bi-HE-le
- Leave me alone