Kurdish Phrases
How to say everyday phrases in Kurdish — greetings, love, travel, numbers and more, each with pronunciation and audio.
Greetings
- Hello Silav
- Hi Silav
- Good morning Rojbaş
- Good day Roja te xweş be
- Good evening Êvar baş
- Good night Şev baş
- Welcome Bi xêr hatî
- Goodbye Bi xatirê te
- See you later Em ê hev bibînin
- How are you? Tu çawa yî?
- I'm fine Ez baş im
- I'm fine, thank you Ez baş im, spas
- And you? Tu çawa yî?
- What's your name? Navê te çi ye?
- My name is … Navê min … e
- Nice to meet you Ez kêfxweş bûm
- Where are you from? Tu ji ku derê yî?
- Take care Li xwe miqate be
- Long time no see Demek dirêj e ku me hev nedîtiye
- Good afternoon Nîvro baş
- What's up? Çi xeber?
- How's it going? Kar û bar çawa ne?
- Come in / welcome Kerem ke
- Here you are / go ahead Fermo
- Please sit down Rûne, ji kerema xwe
Politeness
Useful basics
- I don't know Ez nizanim
- I know Ez dizanim
- I don't understand Ez fêm nakim
- I understand Ez fêm dikim
- Do you speak English? Tu bi îngilîzî dizanî?
- Do you speak Turkish? Tu bi tirkî dizanî?
- I don't speak Kurdish Ez bi kurdî nizanim
- What does this mean? Ev tê çi wateyê?
- Help! Hawar!
- Can you help me? Tu dikarî alîkariya min bikî?
- Please speak slowly Ji kerema xwe hêdî biaxive
- Say it again, please Ji kerema xwe dîsa bibêje
- What did you say? Te çi got?
- Wait a moment Kêlîkek raweste
- Come here Were vir
- Let's go Em biçin
- Hurry up Lez bike
- Be quiet Bêdeng be
- Listen Guhdarî bike
- Look Binêre
- Really? Bi rastî?
- I agree Ez razî me
- I don't agree Ez ne razî me
- That's right Rast e
- That's wrong Şaş e
- It doesn't matter Ne girîng e
- Never mind Tu xem neke
- Don't worry Xem neke
- I'm not sure Ez ne piştrast im
- Enough Bes e
- What happened? Çi bûye?
Questions
Love
- I love you Ez ji te hez dikim
- I love you too Ez jî ji te hez dikim
- I love you very much Ez ji te pir hez dikim
- I miss you Bêriya te dikim
- My love Evîna min
- My heart Dilê min
- My dear Ezîzê min
- You are beautiful Tu pir xweşik î
- Will you marry me? Tu yê bi min re bizewicî?
- I can't live without you Ez bê te nikarim bijîm
- You are my everything Tu her tiştê min î
- Light of my eyes Çavê min
- My soul Giyanê min
- Sweetheart Delalê min
- My beloved Yara min
- I think of you Ez li te difikirim
- A kiss Maç
Feelings
Family & people
- Mother Dayik
- Father Bav
- Brother Bira
- Sister Xwişk
- Son Kur
- Daughter Keç
- Child Zarok
- Grandmother Dapîr
- Grandfather Bapîr
- Husband Mêr
- Wife Jin
- Friend Heval
- Family Malbat
- Woman Jin
- Man Zilam
- Boy Lawik
- Girl Keçik
- Baby Pitik
- Uncle (paternal) Ap
- Uncle (maternal) Xal
- Aunt (paternal) Met
- Aunt (maternal) Xaltî
- Neighbor Cîran
- Person Mirov
Numbers
- One Yek
- Two Du
- Three Sê
- Four Çar
- Five Pênc
- Six Şeş
- Seven Heft
- Eight Heşt
- Nine Neh
- Ten Deh
- Twenty Bîst
- Thirty Sî
- Forty Çil
- Fifty Pêncî
- One hundred Sed
- One thousand Hezar
- Eleven Yanzdeh
- Twelve Diwanzdeh
- Thirteen Sêzdeh
- Fourteen Çardeh
- Fifteen Pazdeh
- Sixteen Şanzdeh
- Seventeen Hivdeh
- Eighteen Hijdeh
- Nineteen Nozdeh
- Sixty Şêst
- Seventy Heftê
- Eighty Heştê
- Ninety Not
- First Yekem
- Second Duyem
- Half Nîv
Time
Days of the week
Months
Colors
Weather
Food & drink
Shopping
Places
Travel
Health & emergency
Adjectives
Expressions & blessings
- Congratulations Pîroz be
- Happy birthday Rojbûna te pîroz be
- Get well soon Derbasî te be
- Good luck Bextê te xweş
- Bon appétit Noş be
- Cheers Noş
- God willing Heke Xwedê bixwaze
- Woman, Life, Freedom Jin, Jiyan, Azadî
- Long live Kurdistan Bijî Kurdistan
- Well done Aferîn
- What a pity Mixabin
- May God protect you Xwedê te biparêze
- My condolences Sersaxî
- Thank God Şikir ji Xwedê re
- Happy Newroz Newroza te pîroz be
- Happy holiday / Eid Mubarak Cejna te pîroz be
- Oh my God Ya Xwedê
Culture & identity
Frequently asked questions
How do you say hello in Kurdish?
The most common greeting in Kurdish is “Silav”, and “Roj baş” means “good day”. The greetings section lists more useful phrases with audio.
What are basic Kurdish phrases?
Basic phrases like “spas” (thanks), “erê/na” (yes/no) and “tu çawa yî?” (how are you?) come up daily; here they are grouped by topic with translations.