20 Essential Kurdish Kurmanji Sentences for Beginners:

Basic Greetings & Politeness:

1. Roj baş – Good day/Hello
2. Spas dikim – Thank you
3. Bibore – Excuse me/Sorry
4. Ser çavan – You’re welcome

Essential Communication:

5. Ez kurdî fêr dibim – I am learning Kurdish

6. Ez kurmancî nizanim – I don’t know Kurmanji

7. Tu kurdî dizanî? – Do you know Kurdish?

8. Dîsa bêje – Say it again

9. Hêdî biaxive/bipeyive/biştexile – Speak slowly

Basic Needs:

10. Ez birçî me – I am hungry

11. Ez tî me – I am thirsty

12. Alîkariya min bike – Help me

13. Ew çi ye? – What is that?

14. Ev çend e? – How much is this?

Personal Information:

15. Navê min … e – My name is…

16. Ez ji … me – I am from…

17. Ez … salî me – I am … years old

18. Ez li ……… dijîm – I live in ………?

19. Tu çawa yî? – How are you?

Basic Response:

20. Baş im, spas – I’m fine, thank you