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Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:30 pm
Author: Roojin
Hello!
How is everyone? My name is Roojin, and I am currently a student at McGill University, in Quebec, Canada, studying science, specifically biology.

I am a kurd from both my mother and my father's side (an Iranian Kurd).

Unfortunately, being born in Canada, I have little knowledge of the Kurdish language. I would love to be able to speak fluently, and will endeavour to do so in the next few years.

Thanks for your time,
Roojin

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:08 pm
Author: talsor
Welcome to RBK Rojeen , We are neighbours :D
The secret to learning Kurdish language is to attend as many Alcohol free kurdish parties at you can .

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:54 pm
Author: Lost
Hello My dear Roojin and Welcome To our Roj Bash Kurdistan Forum,
its so nice to have you here my Dear, and you're welcome thousands of time.. hope you enjoy you staying and looking froward to read your posts.

I'm Sîver in 20 of age .. from South Of Kurdistan - Hewlêr .. and i'm college student
feel free to ask any thing or any phrases you want to know .. i'll be glad to help you as possible as i could
kind regards for you dear and again welcome to our forums :wink:

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:30 pm
Author: Qamishlo
Bonsoir .. comment allez-vous ?
Hello Rojin
You're most welcome .. enjoy your stay .. I hope you learn your mother tongue in RBK

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:40 pm
Author: Londoner
Bonjour messio Roojin. :D Sorry if I have used ‘messio’ incorrecctly. I don't know French :lol:

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:40 pm
Author: Roojin
Hey Talsor and thank you! Are you from Montreal as well? Or some city close by? Haha, yes well I have found zero Kurdish people in Montreal so far to talk to in parties. I really want to go back to Kermanshah, and visit my relatives there. Being with Kurds is so much fun. My grandmother speaks Kurdish, and I understand faintly what she says, since it is similar to farsi.

Sîver, thank you for the warm welcome! I actually have my first question: How do I pronounce your name? Does it rhyme with a similar word in English or Farsi?

Merci, Qashimlo, je suis bien heureuse ces jours. Vous parlez français aussi? C'est bien! I hope this forum will help me out. I think its crucial that I learn the tongue that my ancestors have spoken for eternity. Kurdish is a beautiful, warm and ancient language.

Heh, well Londoner, it was close enough :D I think though, I should be called Mademoiselle haha :)

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:52 pm
Author: Qamishlo
Roojin wrote:Merci, Qashimlo, je suis bien heureuse ces jours. Vous parlez français aussi? C'est bien!

Non, je ne parle pas français .. Ces deux phrases sont traducteur de Google :lol: :lol: :lol:
Anyway , Welcome again in your home :) :)

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:53 pm
Author: matin123
welcome to roj bash ms. roojin. i always liked the name rojin very much. it's nice to have you here.

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:59 pm
Author: Roojin
matin123 wrote:welcome to roj bash ms. roojin. i always liked the name rojin very much. it's nice to have you here.


Thanks Matin. I think Roojin is a common name among Kurds am I right? But in Canada, people have lot of difficulty pronouncing my name; most of them have never heard of it before.

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:34 am
Author: matin123
Roojin wrote:
matin123 wrote:welcome to roj bash ms. roojin. i always liked the name rojin very much. it's nice to have you here.


Thanks Matin. I think Roojin is a common name among Kurds am I right? But in Canada, people have lot of difficulty pronouncing my name; most of them have never heard of it before.


Yea, Roojin is a common name among Kurds. There is a famous singer from North Kurdistan named Rojin. There is also Rojan, a singer from East Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan). But i thought they would have less trouble pronouncing Roojin in Montreal because j in French is the same as j in Kurdish. But in English, they don't even have a j sound (like in bonjour).

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:12 am
Author: Roojin
Hmm, well the French say my name in a very unique way; since to them, it is very similar to the colour rouge. But in Montreal, there are lots of anglophones, and for them I have to repeat my name 5 times before they get it right. When they say it at first, they think its very choppy and discontinuous; they can't make the rolling "j" sound very easily. The French can.

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:38 am
Author: talsor
I live in Ottawa the most boring city in Canada according to latest CTV survay :lol: , there is however lots of kurdish parties here , Sivan perwer was here last week and it was a great , I will keep you updated with any incomming event and you do that too , I look for any excuses to go to montreal , it is a beautiful and unique city .

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:50 am
Author: Roojin
talsor wrote:I live in Ottawa the most boring city in Canada according to latest CTV survay :lol: , there is however lots of kurdish parties here , Sivan perwer was here last week and it was a great , I will keep you updated with any incomming event and you do that too , I look for any excuses to go to montreal , it is a beautiful and unique city .


Haha, I have never been to Ottawa. Although I study in Montreal, my family lives in Toronto, so I pass by there a lot, but I have never actually stepped foot in Ottawa lol :) . I've heard Ottawa is beautiful though! Very eco-friendly with all those bicyclists!

Oh wow, the concert must have been amazing! Yes, please do keep me posted. And now I'm convinced that there has to be a good number of Kurdish parties here too, since Ottawa and Montreal are so close, so I will update you on that as well.

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:54 am
Author: Beli
Welcome to the forum girl. Enjoy ya stay... :)

Re: Bonjour, from Montreal

PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:35 pm
Author: Barış
Welcome to RBK! :D