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    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

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    Vowels

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    Consonants

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    Common diphthongs

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    Phrase list

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    Basics

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    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.
    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

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    Happy Birthday
    roj-e biyayenê to mimbarek bo

    Problems

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    Numbers

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    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

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    Clock time

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    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

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


    Days

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    Dışeme: Monday

    Séşeme: Tuesday

    Çarşeme: Wednesday

    Panşeme: Thursday

    Yene: Friday

    Şeme: Saturday

    Bazar: Sunday

    Months

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    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

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    Colors: "Rengi"

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    sıpé: white

    siya: black

    sur: red

    kewe: blue

    kesk: green

    çeqer / zerd: yellow

    gewr: grey

    penbe: pink

    mor: purple

    Transportation

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    Bus and train

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    Directions

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    Taxi

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    Lodging

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    Money

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    Pere/Perey/Pangunot

    Eating

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    Bars

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    Shopping

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    Rose Guretene

    Driving

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    Authority

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