On the Way To the Guesthouse

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Lesson 2¹ Lesson 2
In this lesson you will learn how to ask other people's names and occupations and describe certain objects using adjectives.

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Tu çi karî dikî?
Li ser rêya mêvanxaneyê.
Ş: Hewa çend xweş e îro.
B: Belê, wisan² wisan
"Wisan" (or "wisa") means "so" and the phrase "wisan e" is used when you refer back to or agree with something that has just been mentioned.
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e. Kurmancîya te gelek baş e. Dê û bavê te kurd in, ne wisan³ ne wisan
The phrase "ne wisan" is usually used to form yes/no questions at the end of interrogative sentences. The English equivalents of "ne wisan" are "aren't you/isn't she/isn't it/aren't they" etc. Unlike its English equivalents, "ne wisan" does not distinguish gender and number. This phrase will be discussed in detail in lesson 6b.
Note that "ne wisan" is also used to verify what you have just said is correct. This use corresponds to the English "right?"
Also note that sometimes, especially in daily language, the last "n" might be dropped, e.g. "ne wisa."
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Ş: Nexêr, bes bavê min kurd e. Diya⁴ Diya
Following the orthographic rule of the first Kurdish magazine Hawar (1932) the majority of Kurdish writers replace the long "i" (î) or "ê" at the end of a noun with the short "i" (i) if the noun takes a suffix beginning with "y" e.g., "çavî" but "çaviyê jêrîn" and "dê" but "diya min."
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min Emrîkî ye, lê ew jî hindek Kurmancî dizane.
B: Navê bavê te⁵ Navê bavê te
An ezafeh construction can be formed with a series of nouns as in "navê bavê te" and can be further extended as in "navê bavê hevala te." Note that in such case the ezafeh construction takes precedence over the oblique case and only the last element of the series is in the oblique case.
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çi ye⁶ çi ye
"Navê te bi xêr?" is a more polite way of asking someone's name.
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Ş: Navê wî Helîm e.
B: Kar⁷ Kar
"Îş" and "şuxul" are synonymous with "kar" (job, work).
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ê wî çi ye?
Ş: Ew trimbêlfiroş⁸ trimbêlfiroş
"Trimbêlfiroş" (car dealer) is a compound noun that is made up of a noun (trimbêl [car]) and a verb stem (firoş [dealer/seller]) that is derived from the verb "firotin" or "firoştin" (to sell)).
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e. Bavê min û herdu⁹ herdu
The pronoun "herdu" (both) is made up of the adverb/adjective "her" and the number "du." "Her" means "all" when it is used with numbers bigger than two, e.g., her sê (all three), her çar (all four), etc. Note that numbers didu (two) and sisê (three) lose their first syllables when modified and become "du" and "sê" respectively.
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birayên min bi hev¹⁰ hev
The adverb "hev" (each other; one another, together) has variants of "hevdu," "hevdî" or "hev û du." In addition, "bi hev re" has the contracted form of "pev re."
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re kar dikin.
B: Lê¹¹ Lê
In this sentence lê corresponds to the English phrase "what about?" It should not be confused with the conjunction "lê" (but).
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dayik¹² dayik
"Dayik" (mom) is a varient of "dê" (mother). "Dayik" is also the diminutive form of "dê" and can be used to show affection.
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a te?
Ş: Navê wê jî Maria ye. Ew mamosta ye.
Bawer, tu li zanîngehê çi karî dikî?
B: Ez jî wekî te xwendekarê diktorayê me. Herweha, li zanîngehê wekî lêkolîner kar dikim.
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Ş: Ez tî me, di trimbêlê de ava sar heye?
B: Belê, çavîyê jêrîn veke û şûşeyên avê derîne. Miqayet be, devên wan sist in.
Ş: Gelo, avxorkên me jî hene?
B: Nexêr, bibore.

Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
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Ezafeh (Noun Connector) Ezafeh (Noun Connector)
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Lesson 2
In this lesson you will learn how to ask other people's names and occupations and describe certain objects using adjectives.
wisan
"Wisan" (or "wisa") means "so" and the phrase "wisan e" is used when you refer back to or agree with something that has just been mentioned.
ne wisan
The phrase "ne wisan" is usually used to form yes/no questions at the end of interrogative sentences. The English equivalents of "ne wisan" are "aren't you/isn't she/isn't it/aren't they" etc. Unlike its English equivalents, "ne wisan" does not distinguish gender and number. This phrase will be discussed in detail in lesson 6b.
Note that "ne wisan" is also used to verify what you have just said is correct. This use corresponds to the English "right?"
Also note that sometimes, especially in daily language, the last "n" might be dropped, e.g. "ne wisa."
Diya
Following the orthographic rule of the first Kurdish magazine Hawar (1932) the majority of Kurdish writers replace the long "i" (î) or "ê" at the end of a noun with the short "i" (i) if the noun takes a suffix beginning with "y" e.g., "çavî" but "çaviyê jêrîn" and "dê" but "diya min."
Navê bavê te
An ezafeh construction can be formed with a series of nouns as in "navê bavê te" and can be further extended as in "navê bavê hevala te." Note that in such case the ezafeh construction takes precedence over the oblique case and only the last element of the series is in the oblique case.
çi ye
"Navê te bi xêr?" is a more polite way of asking someone's name.
Kar
"Îş" and "şuxul" are synonymous with "kar" (job, work).
trimbêlfiroş
"Trimbêlfiroş" (car dealer) is a compound noun that is made up of a noun (trimbêl [car]) and a verb stem (firoş [dealer/seller]) that is derived from the verb "firotin" or "firoştin" (to sell)).
herdu
The pronoun "herdu" (both) is made up of the adverb/adjective "her" and the number "du." "Her" means "all" when it is used with numbers bigger than two, e.g., her sê (all three), her çar (all four), etc. Note that numbers didu (two) and sisê (three) lose their first syllables when modified and become "du" and "sê" respectively.
hev
The adverb "hev" (each other; one another, together) has variants of "hevdu," "hevdî" or "hev û du." In addition, "bi hev re" has the contracted form of "pev re."
Lê
In this sentence lê corresponds to the English phrase "what about?" It should not be confused with the conjunction "lê" (but).
dayik
"Dayik" (mom) is a varient of "dê" (mother). "Dayik" is also the diminutive form of "dê" and can be used to show affection.
Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
Ezafeh (Noun Connector)

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Lesson 2
Tu çi karî dikî?
Li ser rêya mêvanxaneyê.
Ş: Hewa çend xweş e îro.
B: Belê, wisan e. Kurmancîya te gelek baş e. Dê û bavê te kurd in, ne wisan?
Ş: Nexêr, bes bavê min kurd e. Diya min Emrîkî ye, lê ew jî hindek Kurmancî dizane.
B: Navê bavê te çi ye?
Ş: Navê wî Helîm e.
B: Karê wî çi ye?
Ş: Ew trimbêlfiroş e. Bavê min û herdu birayên min bi hev re kar dikin.
B: Lê dayika te?
Ş: Navê wê jî Maria ye. Ew mamosta ye.
Bawer, tu li zanîngehê çi karî dikî?
B: Ez jî wekî te xwendekarê diktorayê me. Herweha, li zanîngehê wekî lêkolîner kar dikim.
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Ş: Ez tî me, di trimbêlê de ava sar heye?
B: Belê, çavîyê jêrîn veke û şûşeyên avê derîne. Miqayet be, devên wan sist in.
Ş: Gelo, avxorkên me jî hene?
B: Nexêr, bibore.

Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
Ezafeh (Noun Connector)

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Lesson 2
Tu çi karî dikî?
Li ser rêya mêvanxaneyê.
Ş: Hewa çend xweş e îro.
B: Belê, wisan e. Kurmancîya te gelek baş e. Dê û bavê te kurd in, ne wisan?
Ş: Nexêr, bes bavê min kurd e. Diya min Emrîkî ye, lê ew jî hindek Kurmancî dizane.
B: Navê bavê te çi ye?
Ş: Navê wî Helîm e.
B: Karê wî çi ye?
Ş: Ew trimbêlfiroş e. Bavê min û herdu birayên min bi hev re kar dikin.
B: Lê dayika te?
Ş: Navê wê jî Maria ye. Ew mamosta ye.
Bawer, tu li zanîngehê çi karî dikî?
B: Ez jî wekî te xwendekarê diktorayê me. Herweha, li zanîngehê wekî lêkolîner kar dikim.
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Ş: Ez tî me, di trimbêlê de ava sar heye?
B: Belê, çavîyê jêrîn veke û şûşeyên avê derîne. Miqayet be, devên wan sist in.
Ş: Gelo, avxorkên me jî hene?
B: Nexêr, bibore.

Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
Ezafeh (Noun Connector)

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Lesson 2
Tu çi karî dikî?
Li ser rêya mêvanxaneyê.
Ş: Hewa çend xweş e îro.
B: Belê, wisan e. Kurmancîya te gelek baş e. Dê û bavê te kurd in, ne wisan?
Ş: Nexêr, bes bavê min kurd e. Diya min Emrîkî ye, lê ew jî hindek Kurmancî dizane.
B: Navê bavê te çi ye?
Ş: Navê wî Helîm e.
B: Karê wî çi ye?
Ş: Ew trimbêlfiroş e. Bavê min û herdu birayên min bi hev re kar dikin.
B: Lê dayika te?
Ş: Navê wê jî Maria ye. Ew mamosta ye.
Bawer, tu li zanîngehê çi karî dikî?
B: Ez jî wekî te xwendekarê diktorayê me. Herweha, li zanîngehê wekî lêkolîner kar dikim.
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Ş: Ez tî me, di trimbêlê de ava sar heye?
B: Belê, çavîyê jêrîn veke û şûşeyên avê derîne. Miqayet be, devên wan sist in.
Ş: Gelo, avxorkên me jî hene?
B: Nexêr, bibore.

Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
Ezafeh (Noun Connector)

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Lesson 2
Tu çi karî dikî?
Li ser rêya mêvanxaneyê.
Ş: Hewa çend xweş e îro.
B: Belê, wisan e. Kurmancîya te gelek baş e. Dê û bavê te kurd in, ne wisan?
Ş: Nexêr, bes bavê min kurd e. Diya min Emrîkî ye, lê ew jî hindek Kurmancî dizane.
B: Navê bavê te çi ye?
Ş: Navê wî Helîm e.
B: Karê wî çi ye?
Ş: Ew trimbêlfiroş e. Bavê min û herdu birayên min bi hev re kar dikin.
B: Lê dayika te?
Ş: Navê wê jî Maria ye. Ew mamosta ye.
Bawer, tu li zanîngehê çi karî dikî?
B: Ez jî wekî te xwendekarê diktorayê me. Herweha, li zanîngehê wekî lêkolîner kar dikim.
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Ş: Ez tî me, di trimbêlê de ava sar heye?
B: Belê, çavîyê jêrîn veke û şûşeyên avê derîne. Miqayet be, devên wan sist in.
Ş: Gelo, avxorkên me jî hene?
B: Nexêr, bibore.

Oblique Case of Personal Pronouns
Ezafeh (Noun Connector)