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Kurdish Word practice
Study the words (114)
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | یه‌ک yek |
| Two | دوو dw |
| Three | سێ se |
| Four | چوار chwar |
| Five | پێنج penj |
| Six | شه‌ش shesh |
| Seven | حه‌وت hewt |
| Eight | هه‌شت hesht |
| Nine | نۆ no |
| Ten | ده de |
| First | یه‌که‌م yekem |
| Second | دووه‌م dwwem |
| Monday | دوو شه‌ممه dw shemme |
| Tuesday | سێ شه‌ممه se shemme |
| Wednesday | چوار شه‌ممه chwar shemme |
| Thursday | پێنج شه‌ممه penj shemme |
| Friday | هه‌ینی haniy |
| Saturday | شه‌ممه shemme |
| Sunday | یه‌ک شه‌ممه yek shemme |
| Now | ئێستا esta |
| Yesterday | دوێنێ dwene |
| Today | ئه‌مڕۆ amro |
| Tonight | ئه‌مشه‌و amshew |
| Tomorrow | سبه‌ینێ sbeine |
| Fruits | میوه meewa |
| Apples | سێو sew |
| Bananas | مۆز moz |
| Tomatoes | ته‌ماته tamata |
| Potatoes | په‌تاته patata |
| Onions | پیاز pyaz |
| Red | سور swr |
| Green | سه‌وز sawz |
| Blue | شین sheen |
| White | سپی speey |
| Black | ره‌ش resh |
| Grey | خۆڵه‌مێشی kholameshy |
| Breakfast | نانی به‌یانی nany bayany |
| Lunch | نانی نیوه‌ڕۆ nany newaro |
| Dinner | نانی ئێواره nany ewara |
| Milk | شیر sheer |
| Coffee | قاوە qawa |
| Bread | نان nan |
| Sunny | خۆره‌تاو khorataw |
| Windy | بای هەیە bay haya |
| Rainy | باراناوی baranawy |
| Snowy | بەفراوی bafrawy |
| Cold | سارد sard |
| Hot | گه‌رم garm |
| Boy | کوڕ kwr |
| Girl | کچ kch |
| Son | کوڕ kwr |
| Daughter | کچ kch |
| Brother | برا bra |
| Sister | خوشک khwshk |
| Man | پیاو pyaw |
| Woman | ژن zhin |
| Father | باوک bawk |
| Mother | دایک daik |
| Grandfather | باپیر bapeer |
| Grandmother | نه‌نک nank |
| House | خانوو khanw |
| Toilet | ته‌والێت tewalet |
| Room | ژوور zhwr |
| Bedroom | ژووری نوستن zhwry nwstin |
| Kitchen | مه‌تبه‌خ metbekh |
| Table | مێز mez |
| Cat | پشیله pshile |
| Dog | سه‌گ seg |
| Mouse | مشک mshk |
| Bird | باڵنده balinde |
| Cow | مانگا manga |
| Horse | ئه‌سپ asp |
| Socks | گۆره‌وی gorewy |
| Shoes | پێڵاو pelaw |
| Trousers | پانتۆڵ pantol |
| Shirt | کراس kras |
| Sweater | بلووز blwz |
| Coat | قاپوت qapwt |
| English | ئینگلیزی englizy |
| French | فه‌ره‌نسی ferensy |
| German | ئه‌ڵمانی almany |
| Spanish | ئیسپانی espany |
| Italian | ئیتالی etaly |
| Portuguese | برتوغالی birtughaly |
| Greek | یۆنانی yonany |
| Russian | روسی rwsy |
| Arabic | عه‌ره‌بی araby |
| Hindi | هندی hindy |
| Chinese | چینی cheeny |
| Japanese | ژاپۆنی zhapony |
| Taxi | تاکسی taksy |
| Bus | پاس pas |
| Hotel | ئوتێل uotel |
| Reservation | قۆرخ کردن qorkh krdin |
| Airport | فڕۆکەخانە frokekhane |
| Passport | پاسپۆرت pasport |
| Student | خوێندکار khwendkar |
| Teacher | مامۆستا mamosta |
| Pen | قه‌ڵه‌م جاف qelem jaf |
| Books | کتێبەکان ktebekan |
| Page | پەڕە pere |
| Dictionary | فه‌رهه‌نگ ferheng |
| Hand | ده‌ست dest |
| Feet | پێ pe |
| Hair | قژ qzh |
| Eye | چاو chaw |
| Mouth | ده‌م dem |
| Nose | لوت lwt |
| Ambulance | ئۆتۆمۆبیلی فریاکەوتن utomobeely fryakewtin |
| Doctor | پزیشک pzyshk |
| Hospital | خەستەخانە khestekhane |
| Pharmacy | ده‌رمانخانه dermankhane |
| Police | پۆلیس polees |
| Stomach ache | ئازاری گەدە azary gede |
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