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how do I learn kurdish sorani any tips and treats

I only really know Faylee sadly. I can understand Kurmanji though.

lolzzz thanks but I was searching for sorani

kajol wrote:how do I learn kurdish sorani any tips and treats

Welcome to RBK Kajol Xan

Sorani is Just like any othere languages/dialects , the best way to learn it for conversation purposes is to be around people who speak Sorani . You could also use our forum here to learn phrases or expressions and we all will be more than happy to help .

Sorani in my view is much easier to learn than kurmanji and somewhat sarcastic when spoken ,so you will have fun learning . Feel free to post any words or sentence in English and we will be more than happy to translate it for you to Sorani .

cheers .

yeah, learning sorani is the best fun in the world , kaka Talsor,

zor supas it means thank u if iam right

kajol wrote:zor supas it means thank u if iam right

be ser caw (you welcome )

daya means mum
baba means father
bram means brother
kelash are kurdish shoes
roj bash means good day
wara means come here
bro means go
danisha means sit down
kech means girl
kurki means boy (i think)
basham means yes
choni bashii means how are u
sakbab means dad is donkey
tu means u
min means me
lew means lips
zulfi means hai
pair means feet
what dose kash mar mean?
and hayatem dykam and xoshm ewit?
lolzzzz few rude words I can say but cnt say for respect lolzz
qui means where are u
girza means gypsy lolzz
zor xosha very nice
dast xosha I think iit means beautiful or tastey
zor jwana for. boy zor jawani for girl
but I want to knw more plz let me knw if anything is wrong

almost. there are some mistakes here. Would like to correct?

yess sure plz do so thats what I need thank u

Bram - means "my brother", if you like to say only "brother" is - bra (adding "m" at the end means its something which is mine)
Kelash - klash(i dont know maybe spelling problems)
Kech - well, again i dont know what to think about these "e", coz in original writing there is no letter between "k" and "ch", although when you pronounce it a soft "i" seems to be present between (brothers help me with that, coz you are experts, not me)
Kurki - actually kur is "boy", when you atteched "i" at the end you have to put something after, like "kuri xom" - "my boy" (or "my son", coz its the same word) or "kuri Hewleri" - "boy which is from Hewler"
Basham - no, you can say "basha" it means "ok" (might be used as confirm something, but generally means "good" - basic form is "bash"), when you say "bashm" means "i am ok, i am fine"
sakbab - actually "sagbab", means the father is dog - try to avoid it when you talking with Kurds, unless you reffer it to kurdish enemies
tu - yes, its means you, but in kurmandji, in sorani we say "to"
zulfi - i have no idea whats that, i didnt see that word before (maybe any of my brothers knows), for "hi" we use "slaw" (in general sense)
pair - i dont think so, maybe in some local dialect, feet is "pe"
qui - where are you is "kwei?" ("kui" in hewleri dialect means the same as "choni" )
girza - again i dont know these word, for gypsy i use "qerech"
dast xosha - "dast xosh" - one of the way to say "thank you"
zor jwana - zor jwani - it has nothing to do with boy or girl, in sorani we dont have a difference like that (in kurmandji it is), zor jwana - when you talk about someone else, the 3rd person, "she or he is beutiful (or it is beutiful), zor jwani - when you say it to someone - "you are beutiful"

xoshm ewet - "i love you", but i have no clue what is "kash mar" and "hayatem dykam" - i suppose its because of spelling.

If my brothers want to add anyhting i will be glad.

thank u so much do u knw if there are any c.ds or books that are available in kurdish surani if there plz let me knw thanks

actually i saw few in internet (for sale on amazon or something like that), quite expensive, but i have no idea if they are good or not.

see :: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7817

kajol wrote:thank u so much do u knw if there are any c.ds or books that are available in kurdish surani if there plz let me knw thanks

Hi, There's a Sorani/English phrasebook written by Nicolas Awde, its pretty basic and occasionally some of the words in it are wrong but it's okay. There's different sections on things like food, travel, shopping etc and it has a small dictionary. I can't remember where I got mine from as I bought it ages ago and have since misplaced it, but if you go to any major bookstore they may be able to order it for you.