Kurdish Vocabulary

The Kurdish vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: یه‌ک  [yek]	Two: دوو  [dw]
Three: سێ  [se]	Four: چوار  [chwar]
Five: پێنج  [penj]	Six: شه‌ش  [shesh]
Seven: حه‌وت  [hewt]	Eight: هه‌شت  [hesht]
Nine: نۆ  [no]	Ten: ده‌  [de]
First: یه‌که‌م  [yekem]	Second: دووه‌م  [dwwem]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: دوو شه‌ممه‌  [dw shemme]	Tuesday: سێ شه‌ممه‌  [se shemme]
Wednesday: چوار شه‌ممه‌  [chwar shemme]	Thursday: پێنج شه‌ممه‌  [penj shemme]
Friday: هه‌ینی  [haniy]	Saturday: شه‌ممه‌  [shemme]
Sunday: یه‌ک شه‌ممه‌  [yek shemme]	Now: ئێستا  [esta]
Yesterday: دوێنێ  [dwene]	Today: ئه‌مڕۆ  [amro]
Tonight: ئه‌مشه‌و  [amshew]	Tomorrow: سبه‌ینێ  [sbeine]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: میوه‌  [meewa]	Apples: سێو  [sew]
Bananas: مۆز  [moz]	Tomatoes: ته‌ماته‌  [tamata]
Potatoes: په‌تاته‌  [patata]	Onions: پیاز  [pyaz]

Red: سور  [swr]	Green: سه‌وز  [sawz]
Blue: شین  [sheen]	White: سپی  [speey]
Black: ره‌ش  [resh]	Grey: خۆڵه‌مێشی  [kholameshy]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: نانی به‌یانی  [nany bayany]	Lunch: نانی نیوه‌ڕۆ  [nany newaro]
Dinner: نانی ئێواره‌  [nany ewara]	Milk: شیر  [sheer]
Coffee: قاوە  [qawa]	Bread: نان  [nan]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: خۆره‌تاو  [khorataw]	Windy: بای هەیە  [bay haya]
Rainy: باراناوی  [baranawy]	Snowy: بەفراوی  [bafrawy]
Cold: سارد  [sard]	Hot: گه‌رم  [garm]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: کوڕ  [kwr]	Girl: کچ  [kch]
Son: کوڕ  [kwr]	Daughter: کچ  [kch]
Brother: برا  [bra]	Sister: خوشک  [khwshk]
Man: پیاو  [pyaw]	Woman: ژن  [zhin]
Father: باوک  [bawk]	Mother: دایک  [daik]
Grandfather: باپیر  [bapeer]	Grandmother: نه‌نک  [nank]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: خانوو  [khanw]	Toilet: ته‌والێت  [tewalet]
Room: ژوور  [zhwr]	Bedroom: ژووری نوستن  [zhwry nwstin]
Kitchen: مه‌تبه‌خ  [metbekh]	Table: مێز  [mez]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: پشیله‌  [pshile]	Dog: سه‌گ  [seg]
Mouse: مشک  [mshk]	Bird: باڵنده‌  [balinde]
Cow: مانگا  [manga]	Horse: ئه‌سپ  [asp]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: گۆره‌وی  [gorewy]	Shoes: پێڵاو  [pelaw]
Trousers: پانتۆڵ  [pantol]	Shirt: کراس  [kras]
Sweater: بلووز  [blwz]	Coat: قاپوت  [qapwt]

Most popular languages in the world:

English: ئینگلیزی  [englizy]	French: فه‌ره‌نسی  [ferensy]
German: ئه‌ڵمانی  [almany]	Spanish: ئیسپانی  [espany]
Italian: ئیتالی  [etaly]	Portuguese: برتوغالی  [birtughaly]
Greek: یۆنانی  [yonany]	Russian: روسی  [rwsy]
Arabic: عه‌ره‌بی  [araby]	Hindi: هندی  [hindy]
Chinese: چینی  [cheeny]	Japanese: ژاپۆنی  [zhapony]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: تاکسی  [taksy]	Bus: پاس  [pas]
Hotel: ئوتێل  [uotel]	Reservation: قۆرخ کردن  [qorkh krdin]
Airport: فڕۆکەخانە  [frokekhane]	Passport: پاسپۆرت  [pasport]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: خوێندکار  [khwendkar]	Teacher: مامۆستا  [mamosta]
Pen: قه‌ڵه‌م جاف  [qelem jaf]	Books: کتێبەکان  [ktebekan]
Page: پەڕە  [pere]	Dictionary: فه‌رهه‌نگ  [ferheng]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: ده‌ست  [dest]	Feet: پێ  [pe]
Hair: قژ  [qzh]	Eye: چاو  [chaw]
Mouth: ده‌م  [dem]	Nose: لوت  [lwt]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ئۆتۆمۆبیلی فریاکەوتن  [utomobeely fryakewtin]	Doctor: پزیشک  [pzyshk]
Hospital: خەستەخانە  [khestekhane]	Pharmacy: ده‌رمانخانه‌  [dermankhane]
Police: پۆلیس  [polees]	Stomach Ache: ئازاری گەدە  [azary gede]

As you can see, this Kurdish vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.