Louis Ernest

The English word ‘really’ is translated into Kurdish as bi rastî. bi rastî is used as an adverb to modify a verb, meaning ‘actually’.

The English word beautiful is expressed in Kurdish as rind. The phrase is used to describe something or someone as attractive.

The Kurdish word for pretty is bedew. bedew is an adjective used to describe someone or something as pleasant or attractive.

In Kurdish, “good morning” is said as بەیانیت باش. These phrases are used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.

Congratulations in Kurdish is said as پیرۆز بێت.

The English phrase “hello, my friend” is translated into Kurdish as silav hevalê min.

Hello in Kurmanji is Silav. Rojbaş means “good day” and Merheba is another friendly greeting. Use Silav with friends, family and strangers alike.

The English word “ugly” is translated into Kurdish as ناشیرین.

The common way to say thank you in Kurmanji is Spas. For more emphasis say Gelek spas, “many thanks”, or Spas dikim, “I thank you”.

The Kurdish phrase bêhna te tê is used to say “you smell”. This phrase is used to inform someone that they have a noticeable or unpleasant odor.