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Kurdish Phrases

The Kurdish phrases are helpful because they are used daily. Below we picked expressions that a new learner will find useful. We included the audio as well. This is a better way to learning. Learn only what you need. We start with greetings and introduction.

Hi: چۆنی  [chony?] Audio
What is your name?: ناوت چییە؟  [nawt chya?] Audio
Nice to meet you: خۆشحاڵم بە ناسینت  [khoshhalm be nasint] Audio
How are you?: لە چییای؟  [le chyay?] Audio
I'm good, thanks: من باشم، سوپاست دەکەم  [mn bashim, swpast dakam] Audio
And you?: ئەی تۆ؟  [ay to?] Audio

Language and Age Phrases

More questions about language and age:

Do you speak (English/Kurdish)?: ئایا زمانی (ئینگلیزی/کوردی) قسە دەکەیت؟  [aya zmany (englizy/kurdy) qse dekety?] Audio
Does she speak Chinese?: ئایا ئەو بە چینی قسە دەکات؟  [aya aw be chiny qse dekat?] Audio
A little bit: تەنها کەمەکێک  [tenha kemekek] Audio
How old are you?: تۆ تەمەنت چەندە؟  [to tement chanda?] Audio
I'm 33 years old: من تەمەنم سی و سێ ساڵە  [mn temenm sy w se sale] Audio
It was nice talking to you: خۆشحاڵ بووم بە قسەکردن لەگەڵت  [khoshhalm bwm be qse krdin legelt] Audio

If you don't understand something, this will be your secret weapon:

What do you mean?: مەبەستت چییە؟  [mabastt chya?] Audio
I don't understand: من تێ ناگەم  [mn te nagem] Audio
I don't know: من نازانم  [mn nazanm] Audio
Sorry: ببوورە  [bbwre] Audio
What is that called in Kurdish?: ئەوە چی پێ دەووترێت بە کوردی؟  [awe chy pe dawtret be kyrdy?] Audio
What does that word mean in English?: ئەو ووشەیە مانای چییە بە ئینگلیزی؟  [ae wsheye manay chye be englizy?] Audio

More personal information about origins and profession:

Where are you from?: تۆ خەڵکی کوێیت؟  [to khelky kwey?] Audio
I'm from the U.S: من خەڵکی ووڵاتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمەریکام  [mn khelky wlate yekgrtwekany amerikam] Audio
I'm American: من ئەمەریکیم  [mn amerikeem] Audio
Where do you live?: تۆ لە کوێ دەژیت؟  [to le kwe dezheet?] Audio
I live in the U.S: من لە ووڵاتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمەریکا دەژیم  [mn le wlate yekgrtwekany amerika dezheem] Audio
What do you do for a living?: ئیشی چی دەکەی بۆ ژیانی ڕۆژانەت؟  [eshy chy dekey bo zhiany rozhanet?] Audio
I'm a student: من خوێندکارم  [mn khwendkarm] Audio

Offering or asking for help and giving directions:

Can I help you?: من دەتوانم یارمەتیت بدەم؟  [mn detwanm yarmeteet bdem?] Audio
Can you help me?: تۆ دەتوانیت یارمەتیم بدەیت؟  [to detwaneet yarmeteem bdeyt?] Audio
Where is the airport?: فڕۆکەخانەکە لە کوێیە؟  [frokekhaneke le kweye?] Audio
Go straight: ڕێک بڕۆ  [rek bro] Audio
Then: پاشان  [pashan] Audio
Turn left: بە لای چەپدا پێچ بکەرەوە  [be lay chepda pech bkerewe] Audio
Turn right: بە لای ڕاستدا پێچ بکەرەوە  [be lay rastdapech bkerewe] Audio

Holiday Wishes Phrases

Good wishes in Kurdish in holidays and occasions:

Happy birthday: جەژنی لە دایک بوونت پیرۆز بێت  [jazhny le daik bunt piroz bet] Audio
Happy new year: ساڵی نوێت پیرۆز بێت  [saly nwet piroz bet] Audio
Merry Christmas: جەژنی کریسمیست بە خۆشی بێت  [jachny krismit be khoshy bet] Audio
Good luck: بەختەوەر بیت  [bekhtewer beet] Audio
Congratulations: پیرۆزە  [peeroza] Audio

Kurdish expressions commonly used when traveling or buying:

I have a reservation: من قۆرخ کردنم هەیە  [mn qorkh krdnm heye] Audio
Do you have rooms available?: ئایا ژووری بەتاڵت هەیە؟  [aya zhwry betalt heye?] Audio
I would like a non-smoking room: حەزم لە ژوورێکی جگەرە نەکێشە  [hezm le zhwreky jgere nekeshe] Audio
How much it costs per night?: شەوی بە چەندە؟  [shawy be chende?] Audio
Waiter: بەردەستی چێشتخانە  [berdesty cheshtkhane] Audio
How much is this?: ئەمە بە چەندە؟  [ame be chende?] Audio
What is this?: ئەمە چییە؟  [ame chya?] Audio

Survival phrases considered to be important in emergencies:

Are you okay?: ئایا تۆ باشیت؟  [aya to basheet?] Audio
I need a doctor: پێویستم بە پزیشکە  [pewistm be pzishke] Audio
Help: یارمەتی  [yarmety] Audio
Call the ambulance: تەلەفۆن بکە بۆ ئۆتۆمۆبیلی فریاکەوتن   [telefon bke bo utomobeely fryakawtn] Audio
Call the police: تەلەفۆن بکە بۆ پۆلیس  [telefon bke bo polees] Audio
I am sick: من نەخۆشم  [mn nekhoshm] Audio

These Kurdish phrases can be used in a variety of conversations. If you have already visited our Kurdish Vocabulary and Kurdish Grammar, you might want to visit our Kurdish Flashcards to practice what you learned.


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