ChatTalk English- Kurdish

[kchi-kurdi]

Well, i was not able to do this in the Translation and Development Centre, so here is English- Kurdish ChatTalk:


Basics:

Hi - Slaw

Hello everybody - Em katetan bash OR Slaw le hemotan

Good Morning - Bayanit bash

Good Evening - Éwaret bash

Good afternoon - Niwerot bash

Good Night - Shewt Shad

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Basic conversations:

What's New? - Chi taze heya ? / dangw bas chiye?

What's up? - Chi heye , OR most commonly ( Chi heye,Chi nya )Litteraly "whats happening and what not happening".

What are you talking about? - Basi chi ekeit?

How are you? - Chonit? NOTE ( chonit is also used as to saying hello, just like in english, people dont always say hello, some times we say You allright?. so in kurdish, you can say CHONI as to asking 'how are you' or just simply to say hello)

How are you (plural) - Chonn?

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Personal questions:

Where are you from, {username}? - Xalkí Kwéyt,{username}?

Are you new here? | Is this your first time here? - To tazeyt lére? | eme yekem jarte lére?

Which languages do you speak? - Ch zmanék Dazanít? / Bech zmanék ksa dekeyt?

Where in {country} Do you live? - le kwéy {wlat} ezhít?

How old are you? - Tement chande?

Which languages do you learn? - Kam zmanane fér debít?

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Talking about yourself:

I am from {country} - Mn Xalkí {wlat}

I speak {language(s)} - Mn be {zman) kse ekem

I speak {language(s)} as a native, - Mn {zman} zmany Daykme,

I speak {language(s)} fluently, - be tewawí{zman}ksa ekem

and I Speak a bit {language(s)} - we kemékísh be {zman} kse ekem

Sorry, I don't speak {language} - Bbúre, mn {zman} nazanm

I am learning | I want to learn {language(s)} - Fér ebm | Emewét féry {zman} bbém

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Finishing a conversation:

Nice to have met you - Xosh hal búm be nasínt

I have to go - Ebét brom / Mn ebét brom

Time to have dinner - Katí naní éwareye

I'm going to bed - Echím exewím / Mn Echím exewím

Gotta go to sleep - Ebét bchím bxewím

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Parting:

See you later - Katéky xosh

See you tomorrow - Beyaní Etbínmewe

See you next time - Ta katéky tr

Bye, all - Xwa hafíz , hemútan

Good night, everybody - Shewtan shad, hemútan

Be right back - Ésta yemewe

Be back later - Dway yemewe

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Extras:

Thanks - Swpas

Thanks a lot - Zor swpas

Sorry - Bbúre

Laughing out loud (lol) - lol

Hehe - Hehe / Hhhhhh




To ensure that you pronounce those numbers correctly, look at the Kurdish_Alphebets Page to help you: http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/Kurdish_Alphebets