bîra te dikim
The English phrase "miss you" is translated into Kurdish as bîra te dikim.
This phrase is used to express that you feel a sense of sadness or longing because someone is not present with you.
What does it mean word for word?
The expression is literally constructed as "your memory I am making".
Did you know?
- In some Kurdish regions, instead of saying you 'make' a memory, you might say you are 'burning' with the longing for someone.
- In Kurdish, the concept of 'missing' is tied to the 'making' or 'constructing' of a memory, rather than the English idea of a 'void' or 'lack'.
- The word bîr serves as the root for 'intellect' and 'mind' in Kurdish. Therefore, telling someone bîra te dikim is an acknowledgment that they are occupying the speaker's actual intellectual faculty.
Examples in context
- Zêde bîra te dikim.I miss you so much.
- Her roj bîra te dikim.I miss you every day.
- Ez bîra te dikim, tu li kîjan bajar î?I miss you, which city are you in?
Example conversation
Soran and Nalin are talking on the phone.
- SoranSilav Nalin, ez bîra te dikim.Hello Nalin, I miss you.
- NalinEz jî bîra te dikim, Soran.I miss you too, Soran.
- SoranKînga em ê hev bibînin?When will we see each other?
- NalinHefteya bê ez ê bimI will be there next week.
