Essential daily expressions and social formulas
Can use essential daily expressions for greetings, thanks, and social interaction
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Rojbaş! Tu çawa yî?
Good day! How are you?
Bi xêr hatî! Xêr hatina te!
Welcome! Welcome to you!
Spas! Destxweş! Oxir be!
Thank you! Thanks! Goodbye!
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Vegotinên rojane yên girîng:
| Kurdî | Îngilîzî |
|---|---|
| Rojbaş! | Good day! |
| Bi xêr hatî! | Welcome! |
| Spas! / Destxweş! | Thank you! |
| Ji kerema xwe | Please |
| Oxir be! | Goodbye! |
| Bibore! | Sorry! / Excuse me! |
| Erê / Na | Yes / No |
| Tu çawa yî? | How are you? |
| Ez baş im, spas. | I'm fine, thanks. |
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesError with Essential daily expressions and social formulas
Review the rules for Vegotinên Rojane
Rojbaş! Tu çawa yî?
Good day! How are you?
Rojbaş = good day (roj + baş). The universal Kurdish greeting.
Bi xêr hatî! Xêr hatina te!
Welcome! Welcome to you!
Bi xêr hatî = welcome (lit. 'come with good'). Very common greeting for guests.
Spas! Destxweş! Oxir be!
Thank you! Thanks! Goodbye!
Spas and Destxweş both mean thank you. Oxir be = goodbye (lit. 'be well').
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises