Zaza phrasebook
Zaza or Zazaki (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 edit
Vowels edit
Consonants edit
Common diphthongs edit
Phrase list edit
Basics edit
- 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?
Problems edit
Numbers edit
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 edit
Clock time edit
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 edit
Seser - Century Ser - year Mewsim - season Meng - Month Hefte - week
Days edit
Dışeme: Monday
Séşeme: Tuesday
Çarşeme: Wednesday
Panşeme: Thursday
Yene: Friday
Şeme: Saturday
Bazar: Sunday
Months edit
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
Writing time and date edit
Colors: "Rengi" edit
sıpé: white
siya: black
sur: red
kewe: blue
kesk: green
çeqer / zerd: yellow
gewr: grey
penbe: pink
mor: purple
Transportation edit
Bus and train edit
Directions edit
Taxi edit
Lodging edit
Money edit
Pere/Perey/Pangunot
Eating edit
Bars edit
Shopping edit
Rose Guretene