Kurdish is the language of the kurdish people which live in the region Kurdistan which consists of four countries Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The language is related to the Indo-european language.

Contents 1 Pronunciation guide 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Common diphthongs 2 Phrase list 2.1 Basics 2.2 Problems 2.3 Numbers 2.4 Time 2.4.1 Clock time 2.4.2 Duration 2.4.3 Days 2.4.4 Months 2.4.5 Writing time and date 2.5 Colors 2.6 Transportation 2.6.1 Bus and train 2.6.2 Directions 2.6.3 Taxi 2.7 Lodging 2.8 Money 2.9 Eating 2.10 Bars 2.11 Shopping 2.12 Driving 2.13 Authority

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello. 

helaw ( helaw )

Hello. (informal) 

. ( hello )

How are you? 

Choni? ( Tu Chawa ye? )

Fine, thank you. 

Bashum ( bash um )

What is your name? 

Nave te chiye ( Nowe te chaya? )

My name is ______ . 

Nave min______ ye . ( Nowe min _____ye. )

Nice to meet you. 

Khosh hallim benasinit. ( Khosh hallim benaseenit. )

Please. 

Zahmatnebe. ( Zahmatnebee )

Thank you. 

Spas. ( Spas )

You're welcome. 

Keremke ( )

Yes. 

Bale. ( Aa )

No. 

Na. ( Na )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Be Zahmad . ( )

I'm sorry. 

Afu ( )

Goodbye 

hwahafeis ( )

Goodbye (informal) 

Charra ( )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

[ ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

 ? ( Tu Inglizi Di zane ? )

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

 ? ( ?)

Help! 

Ez mehtacem! (c pronounced as j) ( !)

Look out! 

 ! ( !)

Good morning. 

beyani bas. ( Sibeha Te Be Kheir be )

Good evening. 

evar bas ( )

Good night. 

. ( Sheva te Khwesh be )

Good night (to sleep) 

. ( Shaw shad )

I don't understand. 

Ez fahm na kim/ Ez te na gehem( Ez fahm na kim )

Where is the toilet? 

Hemam li ku ye? ( Hemam li ku ye? )

Right now. 

esta/nucer

[edit] Problems

[edit] Numbers

1 - yek

2 - du

3 - seh

4 - chwar/char

5 - penj

6 - shesh

7 - haft

8 - hesht

9 - noh

10 - deh

11 - yozde/yanzde

12 - dozde/dowanzde

13 - sezde

14 - chorde/chwarde

15 - pozde/panzde

16 - shozde/shanzde

17 - hafde

18 - heshde

19 - nozde/nazde

20 - beest

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

Monday - Dusham

Tuesday - Sisham ('i' pronounced as 'i' in bitter)

Wednesday - Chorsham

Thursday - Pisham ('i' again as in bitter)

Friday - Jam'a/ Xotbe ('pronounced as slight pause) (X pronounced as kh or gargling R)

Saturday - Shambee

Sunday - Iksham

[edit] Months

[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] Colors

Red:Sor , Yellow:Zerd , Green:Soz , Black:Resh , White:Sippi , Blue:Sheen , Purple:More , Pink:Pumber. , Gold: Zer

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

Bus : Pass Train : Kitar / Shamenafer

[edit] Directions

[edit] Taxi

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority