how do you say...finished in kurmanci??

[Piling]

and aywa too I 'm just interested to notice where and when these words are used in different Kurdish dialects.

[heval]

Erê just means yes

Yeah but belê too means "yes". Sometimes I heard Western Kurds say "erê, erê "where Northern Kurds would have said "temam".

I see. Well, they should stop saying temam because its the Turks and Arabs that use it for "yes"!


Belê is a more formal way of saying yes. When I was growing up, I remember always being told, "Say "Belê" instead of "Erê" when speaking to an older person."

[heval]

Sorry, I seem to be having issues posting

(I am going to clear my cache and refresh )

[Diri]

Erê just means yes

Yeah but belê too means "yes". Sometimes I heard Western Kurds say "erê, erê "where Northern Kurds would have said "temam".

Yes... But those two mean the same thing - "Okey"...

"Erê, erê, min fam kir" - Yes, yes, I got it/understood...

Belê is more natural in East and South Kurdistan... In North they mostly say "Aaaa" or other sounds!

And when they say "no" they often snap with their tounge to make a "ch" or "ts" sound... And at the same time - lifting their heads backwards...

[Diri]

Me too Heval... I think it is an East and South thing... Being polite by saying "Belê" and I also learnt that it is more polite to say "Nexêr" instead of the short and informal "ne"...

[heval]

Me too Heval... I think it is an East and South thing... Being polite by saying "Belê" and I also learnt that it is more polite to say "Nexêr" instead of the short and informal "ne"...

Heheh, "Nexêr". Being a child, you never like to hear No, and hearing Nexêr was even worse for me

[Diri]

Me too Heval... I think it is an East and South thing... Being polite by saying "Belê" and I also learnt that it is more polite to say "Nexêr" instead of the short and informal "ne"...

Heheh, "Nexêr". Being a child, you never like to hear No, and hearing Nexêr was even worse for me

Awwww... Did they break little Heval's heart?

[dyaoko]

Dawî.

i guess Dawi is the equal to Dowaye in sorani [pronouced like: Dowa Eee] means the last one .

- in persian they say temam too , it is arabic.
-in sine , we say Tiwaw.

[heval]

Me too Heval... I think it is an East and South thing... Being polite by saying "Belê" and I also learnt that it is more polite to say "Nexêr" instead of the short and informal "ne"...

Heheh, "Nexêr". Being a child, you never like to hear No, and hearing Nexêr was even worse for me

Awwww... Did they break little Heval's heart?

Haha!! They did!

[Piling]

Belê is a more formal way of saying yes. When I was growing up, I remember always being told, "Say "Belê" instead of "Erê" when speaking to an older person."

Perhaps it is the reason for what in university we learned "belê" as the basic "yes", and I learned in Kurdistan to say "erê".
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And when they say "no" they often snap with their tounge to make a "ch" or "ts" sound... And at the same time - lifting their heads backwards..

I got immediatly that using, and now when I answer no to french ppl without thinkin, they watch me with wide and round eyes and I get up my chin and made a noisy "ttt !"

[heval]

Belê is a more formal way of saying yes. When I was growing up, I remember always being told, "Say "Belê" instead of "Erê" when speaking to an older person."

Perhaps it is the reason for what in university we learned "belê" as the basic "yes", and I learned in Kurdistan to say "erê".
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That's very interesting.

And when they say "no" they often snap with their tounge to make a "ch" or "ts" sound... And at the same time - lifting their heads backwards..

I got immediatly that using, and now when I answer no to french ppl without thinkin, they watch me with wide and round eyes and I get up my chin and made a noisy "ttt !"

Haha, the confusion of culture. It's just like how in America, to say yes, you can just nod your head (moving it up and down) - but if you do that in Kurdistan, people will get really confused --> because lifting your head back means No, but bowing your head forward while simultaneously shutting your eyes means Yes.

[pepula]

ok thanks guys

i saw tewaw, bele, are (with accents of course) and ne and nexer etc
phew sorani is hard!

[Dilsad]

Depending on the context, we either the arabic or the kurdish word for "end"

Here dawiya re , go to the end of the road.
Xwarina xwe xelas biki, finish your food

As for "ere, bele, or temam", we use all three. No context here, we use either ones. The young generation use bele, or ere while the older use temam a little bit more.

I use ere or bele.

D.

[kardox]

we say khelas too sometimes. but we also use, dawi, or just nama(finished). And we also sometimes use , domahik, like bi domahik hat = it came to end.

;d thx

[Heja]

was Finished:
Kurmanji ---> bi dawî hat.

Sorani------->dûwayî hat. Kotayî hat. Xelas bû.