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Most Common Kurdish Words
Kurdî
Essential Kurdish vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mal | house | mal |
| av | water | av |
| nan | bread | nan |
| dem | time | dem |
| mirov | person | MI-rov |
| roj | day / sun | roj |
| rê | road / way | reh |
| kar | work | kar |
| pere | money | PE-re |
| bajar | city | ba-JAR |
| dibistan | school | di-bis-TAN |
| pirtûk | book | pir-TOOK |
| nav | name | nav |
| zarok | child | ZA-rok |
| heval | friend | he-VAL |
| xwarin | food | khwa-RIN |
| ziman | language | zi-MAN |
| erd | earth / land | erd |
| dest | hand | dest |
| kûçik | dog | koo-CHIK |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| bûn | to be | boon |
| çûn | to go | choon |
| hatin | to come | ha-TIN |
| axaftin | to speak | a-khaf-TIN |
| xwarin | to eat | khwa-RIN |
| vexwarin | to drink | ve-khwa-RIN |
| dîtin | to see | dee-TIN |
| zanîn | to know | za-NEEN |
| xwestin | to want | khwes-TIN |
| dan | to give | dan |
| girtin | to take / hold | gir-TIN |
| kirin | to do | ki-RIN |
| fikirîn | to think | fi-ki-REEN |
| jiyîn | to live | ji-YEEN |
| xwendin | to read | khwen-DIN |
| nivîsîn | to write | ni-vee-SEEN |
| xebitîn | to work | khe-bi-TEEN |
| alîkarî kirin | to help | a-lee-ka-REE ki-rin |
| dîtin | to find | dee-TIN |
| ragirtin | to hold | ra-gir-TIN |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| baş | good | bash |
| xirab | bad | khi-RAB |
| mezin | big | me-ZIN |
| piçûk | small | pi-CHOOK |
| nû | new | noo |
| kevin | old | ke-VIN |
| xweşik | beautiful | khwe-SHIK |
| bilez | fast | bi-LEZ |
| hêdî | slow | heh-DEE |
| dirêj | long / tall | di-RESH |
| kurt | short | kurt |
| germ | warm / hot | germ |
| sar | cold | sar |
| bihêz | strong | bi-HEZH |
| hêsan | easy | heh-SAN |
| dijwar | difficult | dij-WAR |
| girîng | important | gi-RING |
| balkêş | interesting | bal-KESH |
| kêfxweş | happy | kef-KHWESH |
| biha | expensive | bi-HA |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| niha | now | ni-HA |
| îro | today | ee-RO |
| sibê | tomorrow | si-BEH |
| duh | yesterday | duh |
| vir | here | vir |
| wir | there | wir |
| bilez | quickly | bi-LEZ |
| hêdî hêdî | slowly | heh-DEE heh-DEE |
| baş | well | bash |
| pir | very | pir |
| jî | also / too | jee |
| ne | not / no | ne |
| erê | yes | e-REH |
| berê | already | be-REH |
| hîn | still / yet | heen |
| tenê | only / just | te-NEH |
| bi rastî | really | bi RAS-tee |
| pir | a lot | pir |
| hinekî | a little | hi-ne-KEE |
| tavilê | immediately | ta-vi-LEH |