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Kurdish Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Kurdish lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Kurdish to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Kurdish - Pronunciation
one یه‌ک [yek] Audio
first یه‌که‌م [yekem] Audio
two دوو [dw] Audio
second دووه‌م [dwwem] Audio
three سێ [se] Audio
third سێیه‌م [seyem] Audio
four چوار [chwar] Audio
fourth چواره‌م [chwarem] Audio
five پێنج [penj] Audio
fifth پێنجه‌م [penjem] Audio
six شه‌ش [shesh] Audio
sixth شه‌شه‌م [sheshem] Audio
seven حه‌وت [hewt] Audio
seventh حه‌وته‌م [hewtem] Audio
eight هه‌شت [hesht] Audio
eighth هه‌شته‌م [heshtem] Audio
nine نۆ [no] Audio
ninth نۆیه‌م [boyem] Audio
ten ده‌ [de] Audio
tenth ده‌یه‌م [deyem] Audio
eleven یازده‌ [yazde] Audio
eleventh یازده‌یه‌م [yazdeyem] Audio
twelve دوازده‌ [dwazde] Audio
twelfth دوازده‌یه‌م [dwazdeyem] Audio
thirteen سیازده‌ [syazde] Audio
thirteenth سیازده‌یه‌م [syazdyem] Audio
fourteen چوارده‌ [chwarde] Audio
once یه‌کجار [chwardeyem] Audio
fifteen پازده‌ [pazde] Audio
twice دووجار [dwjar] Audio
sixteen شازده‌ [shazde] Audio
Monday دوو شه‌ممه‌ [dw shemme] Audio
seventeen حه‌ڤده‌ [havde] Audio
Tuesday سێ شه‌ممه‌ [se shemme] Audio
eighteen هه‌ژده‌ [hezhde] Audio
Wednesday چوار شه‌ممه‌ [chwar shemme] Audio
nineteen نۆزده‌ [nozde] Audio
Thursday پێنج شه‌ممه‌ [penj shemme] Audio
twenty بیست [bist] Audio
Friday هه‌ینی [haniy] Audio
seventy one حەفتاو یەک [haftaw yek] Audio
Saturday شه‌ممه‌ [shemme] Audio
one hundred سه‌د [sed] Audio
Sunday یه‌ک شه‌ممه‌ [yek shemme] Audio

Numbers Grammar Rules

Kurdish cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Kurdish. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Kurdish + Pronunciation
I have three dogs
[number + noun] من سێ سەگم هەیە Audio [mn se segm heye]
my daughter has two cats
[number + noun] کچەکەم دوو پشیلەی هەیە Audio [kchekem dw pshilay heye]
she speaks seven languages
[verb + number] ئەو بە سێ زمان قسە دەکات Audio [aw be se zman qse dekat]
my brother has one son
[number + singular noun] براکەم یەک کوڕی هەیە Audio [brakem yek kwry heye]
this is my second lesson
[ordinal number + noun] ئەمە وانەی دووهەممە Audio [ame waney dwhemme]
did you read the third book?
[ordinal number + noun] ئایا کتێبی سێهەمت خوێندەوە؟ Audio [aye kteby sehemt khwendewe?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow
cow Audio مانگا [manga]
goat
goat Audio بزن [bzn]
donkey
donkey Audio که‌ر [ker]
horse
horse Audio ئه‌سپ [asp]
dog
dog Audio سه‌گ [seg]
cat
cat Audio پشیله‌ [pshile]
mouse
mouse Audio مشک [mshk]
bird
bird Audio باڵنده‌ [balinde]

Conversation in Kurdish

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Kurdish - Pronunciation
Where are you from? تۆ خەڵکی کوێیت؟ [to khelky kwey?] Audio
I'm from the U.S من خەڵکی ووڵاتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمەریکام [mn khelky wlate yekgrtwekany amerikam] Audio
I'm American من ئەمەریکیم [mn amerikeem] Audio
Where do you live? تۆ لە کوێ دەژیت؟ [to le kwe dezheet?] Audio
I live in the U.S من لە ووڵاتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمەریکا دەژیم [mn le wlate yekgrtwekany amerika dezheem] Audio
What do you do for a living? ئیشی چی دەکەی بۆ ژیانی ڕۆژانەت؟ [eshy chy dekey bo zhiany rozhanet?] Audio
I'm a student من خوێندکارم [mn khwendkarm] Audio

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Kurdish? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.


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