Zaza phrasebook

Kurdish Kirmancki also known as Zazaki or Zaza (this is also the language's main endonym) is an Indo-European language spoken in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, related to Kurdish and other Iranian languages.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.

Mavexer

How are you? (informal)

Se kenê? / Tı senén ay / Se kenay rınd ay ?

How are you? (formal)

Şıma senén é / Se kené rınd é ?

Fine, thank you.

Hewlo, weş bê / Ez hol a, / Ez rınd a, berxudar be.

What is your name?

Namey to bı xeyr. / Namey to çık o ?

My name is ...

Namey mı ... o/a.

Nice to meet you.

Serey u çıma ser / Ez memnun biya.

Please.

Reca kena / Xéré xo.

Thank you.

Weş u war be. / Berxudar be.

You're welcome.

Çiyê niyo.

Yes.

Ya /E

No.

Né

Excuse me.

Pardon.

I'm sorry.

qıaur mewnirê / Qusır me seyr meke.

Goodbye (informal)

Xatır be to.

Goodbye (formal)

Xatır be şıma.

I can't speak Zaza [well].

Ez ?????? nêşen qısey bıkera. / Ez né şena ?????? [weş] qesey bıki.

Do you speak English?

Şıma İngılızki qısey kenê? / To Englezki zanena ?

(Is there someone here) who speaks English?

(Tiya de) kam Englezki zaneno ?

Help!

imdad !

Good morning.

Sodır be xér.

Good evening.

Şanê şıma weş bo. / Şan be xér.

Good night.

Şewa şıma weş bo. /Şewe be xér.

Good night (to sleep)

Şewe be xér bo.

I don't understand.

'Ez fam né kena.

Where is the toilet?

Tuvalet koti o?

Occasions/Situations

Happy Birthday

roj-e biyayenê to mimbarek bo

Numbers

0 - sıfır

1 - yew (ju)

2 - dı

3 - hiré

4 - çar

5 - panc

6 - ses (şeş)

7 - hewt (howt)

8 - heşt

9 - new

10 - des

11- des u yew

12- des u dı

13- des u hiré

14- des çar

15-des u panc

16-des u ses

17- des u hewt

18- des u heşt

19- des u new

20 - vist

25 - vist u panc

30 - hirıs

40 - çewres

50 - pancas

60 - seşti

70 - hewtay

80 - heştay

90 - neway

100 - se

200 - dı sey

500 - panc sey

1000 - hazar

Time

Clock time

Saete çend a ? (What time is it ?)

Saete heşt a. (It is eight o'clock)

Seate heşti rê çewres vêrena (It is eight past forty o'clock)

Duration

Seser - Century Ser - year Mewsim - season Meng - Month Hefte - week

Days

Dışeme: Monday

Séşeme: Tuesday

Çarşeme: Wednesday

Panşeme: Thursday

Yene: Friday

Şeme: Saturday

Bazar: Sunday

Months

Çele: January

Gucige: February

Adare/Marte: March

Nisane: April

Gulane: May

Hezirane: June

Temmuze: July

Tebaxe: August

Elule: September

Oktobre: October

Teşrine: November

Kanune: December

Colors: "Rengi"

sıpé: white

siya: black

sur: red

kewe: blue

kesk: green

çeqer / zerd: yellow

gewr: grey

penbe: pink

mor: purple

Transportation

Money

Pere/Perey/Pangunot

Shopping

Rose Guretene