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Zaza phrasebook

Phrasebook

Zaza phrasebook

Zaza or Zazaki, also referred to as Dımli, Dımıli, Dımılki (this is also the language's main endonym) is an Indo-European language spoken in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey by the Zaza people, related to , and other Iranian languages.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics Hello. Ma ve xeyr, ma be xeyr, sılam, merheba How are you? (informal) Tı senênê, tı senini (m.) tı senênay, tı senina (f.) How are you? (formal) Şıma senênê (pl.) Fine, thank you. Hewlo, tı weş be, ez hola, ez rında, berxudar be. What is your name? Namey to çıçiyo? Namê to çıko? My name is ... Namey mı ... o/a. Nice to meet you. Serey u çıma ser / Ez memnun biya. Please. Reca kena / xeyrê xo. Thank you. Weş u war be, berxudar be. You're welcome. Çiyê niyo. Yes. Ya /E No. Nê Excuse me. Pardon. I'm sorry. qısur mewnirê / qusır me seyr meke. Goodbye (informal) Xatır be to. Goodbye (formal) Xatır be şıma. I can't speak Zaza [well]. Ez nêşenan Zazaki hewl qali bıkeran, ez nêşenan Zazaki rınd qısey bıkeran. Do you speak English? Şıma İngılızki qısey kenê? Tı İngılızki zanenê (m.) / Tı İngılızki zanenay (f.)? (Is there someone here) who speaks English? İnca kam İngılızki zaneno (m.)/ İnca kam İngılızki zanenay (f.)? Help! imdad ! Good morning. Sodır be xeyr. Good evening. Şanê şıma weş bo, şan be xeyr. Good night. Şewa şıma weşe bo, şewe be xeyr. Good night (to sleep) Şewe to xeyr bo. I don't understand. Ez fam nêkenan. Where is the toilet? Tuvalet kamcao, kamca dero?

Occasions/Situations Happy Birthday roc-biyayışê to bımbarek bo

Problems

Numbers 0 - sıfır 1 - jew (m.) / ju (f.) 2 - dı 3 - hirê 4 - çehar 5 - panc 6 - ses (şeş) 7 - hewt (howt) 8 - heşt 9 - new 10 - des 11- yewendes, des u yew 12- dıwês, des u dı 13- hirês, des u hiré 14- çeharês, des u çehar 15-pancês, des u panc 16-şiyês, des u şeş 17- hewtês, des u hewt 18- heştês, des u heşt 19- newês, des u new 20 - vist 25 - vist u panc 30 - hirıs 40 - çewres 50 - pancas 60 - seşti 70 - hewtay 80 - heştay 90 - neway 100 - se 200 - dı sey 500 - panc sey 1000 - hazar

Time

Clock time Saete çenda ? (What time is it ?) Saete heşta. (It is eight o'clock) Seate heşti rê çewres vêrena (It is eight past forty o'clock)

Duration Seserri - Century Serre - year, Mewsim - season Aşme, meng - Month, Hefte - week

Days Dışeme: Monday Seşeme: Tuesday Çarşeme: Wednesday Panşeme: Thursday Yene: Friday Şeme: Saturday Bazar: Sunday

Months Çele: January Gucige: February Adare/Marte: March Nisan

Adapted from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

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