Kurdish Gender

Welcome to the fifth Kurdish lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Kurdish to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man پیاو [pyaw]

woman ژن [zhin]

husband مێرد [merd]

wife هاوسه‌ر [hawser]

boy کوڕ [kwr]

girl کچ [kch]

father باوک [bawk]

mother دایک [daik]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Kurdish + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] کوڕەکەم خوێندکارە [kwrekem khwendkare]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] کچەکەی ئەو ژنە خوێندکارە [kchekey aw zhine khwendare]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] ئەو برایەکی درێژی هەیە [aw brayeky drezhy heye]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] ئەو خوشکێکی درێژی هەیە [ae khwshkeky drezhy heye]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] براکانی ئەو کوڕە گەنجن [brakany aw kwre genjn]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] خوشکەکانی ئەو کوڕە گەنجن [khushkekany aw kwre genjn]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son کوڕ [kwr]

daughter کچ [kch]

brother برا [bra]

sister خوشک [khwshk]

grandfather باپیر [bapeer]

grandmother نه‌نک [nank]

child منداڵ [mndal]

children منداڵەکان [mndalekan]

Expressions in Kurdish

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Kurdish, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Kurdish - Pronunciation
What do you mean? مەبەستت چییە؟ [mabastt chya?]
I don't understand من تێ ناگەم [mn te nagem]
I don't know من نازانم [mn nazanm]
What is that called in Kurdish? ئەوە چی پێ دەووترێت بە کوردی؟ [awe chy pe dawtret be kyrdy?]
What is this? ئەمە چییە؟ [ame chya?]
What does that word mean in English? ئەو ووشەیە مانای چییە بە ئینگلیزی؟ [ae wsheye manay chye be englizy?]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) ببوورە [bbwre]

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