help, I need a translator..

[Sirwan_Qutbi]

Hello there, I supposed to be a kurdy faili (if thats how you spell it). But I dont know how to speak it. Is Faili a language that is different to other kurdish languages. Or is there one Kurdish language.. im confused.

Anyway how do you say :-

1) Hello, do you speak english?

2) Hello, my name is Sirwan, and Im thinking about going to Kurdistan

3) Hello, where is your local architects office.

4) Hello.. yeah.. I dont like Turk's either, lets go fight some.

5) Do you like hip-hop music? Do you know who Soulja-boy is?

[Barış]

Welcome to RBK!

Uhhm Yes and No, there are different Kurdî dialects.

I'll translate some into Sorani for you okey:

1) Slaw, Englizy qsa akait?

2) Slaw, Nawm Sirwan a ... I don't know how to say ''Im thinking about going to Kurdistan''.

3) Slaw, ...

4) Slaw, ...

5)


Mn Kordi bash na zanm.

[Diri]

It's "Kurdî", Bariş, not "kordi" ... And "nazanim" not "na zanim" - that would be like saying "bil miyorum" in Turkish...

@Sirwan Q

Bro, there are three Kurdish languages: Kurdmancî (in Northern, Central and Southern dialects), Zazakî and Hewramî...

Feylî is Southern Kurdmancî - in e.g. it belongs to the Goranî branch... It originates from Pehle - in Iranian Kurdistan... Arabs don't have P so they say Fahle and the -î suffix is added to denote Fehlian = Fehlî... And now people pronounce it as Feylî instead of Fehlî... Which originally should be pronounced as Pehlî... That's today's history lesson...


Slaw = Hello


1) Inglîzî dezanît?

2) Nawim Sîrwane û demanawê birome Kurdistan...

3) Ofîsî mîmartan le kwêye?

4) Minîş hezim le Turkekan niye - ba biron seriyan bişkênin (:lol: = "let's go break their heads")

5) Hezit le mûzîkî Hip-Hop heye? Dezanî [goranîbêjî bi nawî] Solca-boy kêye?

[Barış]

It's "Kurdî", Bariş, not "kordi" ... And "nazanim" not "na zanim" - that would be like saying "bil miyorum" in Turkish...

Oops! Well, at least I tried. Ben Kürtçe bilmiyorum.

[Diri]

It's "Kurdî", Bariş, not "kordi" ... And "nazanim" not "na zanim" - that would be like saying "bil miyorum" in Turkish...

Oops! Well, at least I tried. Ben Kürtçe bilmiyorum.

You do understand that I was only as critical as I was because I consider your efforts WORTH critique...!


Not every non-Kurd is as keen and cunning with Kurdish... I think you did a very good job, kardeşim... Ama bence Kürtçeni çok geliştirmişsin...

[Barış]

It's "Kurdî", Bariş, not "kordi" ... And "nazanim" not "na zanim" - that would be like saying "bil miyorum" in Turkish...

Oops! Well, at least I tried. Ben Kürtçe bilmiyorum.

You do understand that I was only as critical as I was because I consider your efforts WORTH critique...!


Not every non-Kurd is as keen and cunning with Kurdish... I think you did a very good job, kardeşim... Ama bence Kürtçeni çok geliştirmişsin...

Spas Diri gyan. I can't take the credit though. I learned phrases from my Türkmen friend Mahmoud in Kerkük. He says Kurdi can be spelled Kordi too. Is this correct? Also are these phrases right?:

Hi my eyes. - Slaw chawakam.

Are you good? - Chakit?

I'm good. - Bashm

What about you? - Ay to?

I'm glad. - Mn dlxoshm.

You're sure? - To dlniyait?

I'm sure. - Mn dlniyam.

I kiss your nice eyes. - Aw chawa jwananat mach akam.

My friend. - Havali mn.

My dear. - Barezm

My dear friend. - Hawre gyanakam.

A happy day. - Rozeki shad.

Take care. - Agadar ba.

Take care of yourself. - Agat la kot bet.

Goodbye - Xuda hafiz.

[Diri]

No, we'd rather you call our language as we do ourselves: Kurdî... It's an English "u" sound, not an an "o" sound... The Kurdish and English "u" are the same, by the way...

Just as the one found in "unwanted", "unintentional", "url" etc... I will check your Kurdish sentences another time, abisi...

Where did Sirwan Q go to?


A little "thank you" would have been nice...

[Barış]

No, we'd rather you call our language as we do ourselves: Kurdî... It's an English "u" sound, not an an "o" sound... The Kurdish and English "u" are the same, by the way...

Just as the one found in "unwanted", "unintentional", "url" etc... I will check your Kurdish sentences another time, abisi...

Where did Sirwan Q go to?


A little "thank you" would have been nice...

Okey, bra. Sorry about that. Kurdî. I've not been pronouncing ''Kurd'' right. So it doesn't have ''ü'' sound as like in ''gül''?
Was saying ''Kurd'' like ''Kürd''.

Alrighty, Zor spas in advance...

I don't know. Hopefuly he'll come back.

[Diri]

Hi my eyes. - Slaw chawakam.

Are you good? - Chakit?

I'm good. - Bashm

What about you? - Ay to?

I'm glad. - Mn dlxoshm.

You're sure? - To dlniyait?

I'm sure. - Mn dlniyam.

I kiss your nice eyes. - Aw chawa jwananat mach akam.

My friend. - Havali mn.

My dear. - Barezm

My dear friend. - Hawre gyanakam.

A happy day. - Rozeki shad.

Take care. - Agadar ba.

Take care of yourself. - Agat la kot bet.

Goodbye - Xuda hafiz.

Barezm = My respected one. Gyanakam = My dear. And you can say "Bashit?" for "Chakit?" too...

Something which is used very widely: Ahwalt? = What's up?/Anything new from you? Same as Turkish "Naber?" ("Ne haber?")

[Sirwan_Qutbi]

lol thanks for the info, theres alot of similiraties between kurdish and other indo-european languages, makes it a little easier, but its still hard.

give me time to learn all this.

[Barış]

Gelek zor supas, haval.

Here are some more:


Em katet bash - Good times

Shaw bash - Good night

Eware bash - Good evening

Na - No

Bale - Yes

Be zahmat - Please