Translate Kurdish to English
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Common Kurdish to English translations
| Kurdish | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slav | Hello | slahv | ||
| Beyanibas | Good morning | beh-YAH-nee-bahsh | ||
| Spas | Thank you | spahs | ||
| Ji kerema xwe | Please | jee keh-REH-mah khweh | ||
| Ev bi cend e? | How much is this? | ev bee CHEND eh | ||
| Avdest li ku ye? | Where is the bathroom? | ahv-DEST lee koo yeh | ||
| Ez fehm nakim | I do not understand | ez FEHM nah-KEEM | ||
| Tu dikari aliye min biki? | Can you help me? | too dee-KAH-ree ah-lee-YEH meen BEE-kee | ||
| Ez cayeke dixwazim | I would like tea | ez chai-YEH-keh dee-KHWAH-zeem | ||
| Hesab, ji kerema xwe | The bill, please | heh-SAHB jee keh-REH-mah khweh | ||
| Kefxwes bum te nas kir | Nice to meet you | kef-KHWESH boom teh nahs keer | ||
| Oxir be | Goodbye | OH-kheer beh | ||
| Pewistiya min bi doktor heye | I need a doctor | peh-WEES-tee-yah meen bee DOK-tor HEH-yeh | ||
| Bibore | Excuse me | bee-BOH-reh |
Tips for Kurdish to English translation
Kurmanji and Sorani Kurdish use different scripts and vocabulary. This translator is optimized for Kurmanji (Latin script). Sorani (Arabic script) may need the Arabic tools for script input.
Kurdish has an ergative-absolutive alignment in past tenses: the subject of transitive verbs takes a different case than the subject of intransitive verbs. This is handled automatically.
Kurdish text from Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran may include different loanwords reflecting the dominant national language of each region.
Kurdish has a split-ergative system where the present tense is nominative-accusative but the past tense switches to ergative. English has no equivalent distinction.
About the Kurdish language
Kurdish is spoken by an estimated 30 million people across Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and a large diaspora in Europe (especially Germany, Sweden, and France). It belongs to the Iranian branch of Indo-European languages, making it related to Persian.
The Kurdish people are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own nation-state. Kurdish culture has a strong oral poetry tradition, and the Newroz (spring equinox) celebration is the most important cultural holiday. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has semi-autonomous government where Kurdish is an official language.
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