A collection of useful phrases in Zazaki, an Iranian language spoken in parts of eastern Turkey.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), >m = said to males, >f = said to females.
| English | Zazaki |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Ti be xêr amê (sg/inf) Şima be xêr amê (pl/sg frm) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Selam Merheba Xêr bo Demweş |
| How are you? | Ti senên a? (>f) Ti çitur a? (>f) Ti senên ê? (>m) Ti çitur ê? (>m) Şima senên î? (pl/frm) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Ez hol a, weş bê. Ez hol a, weş ba. Ez weş a, weş bê. Ez weş a, weş ba. |
| Long time no see | Mi rewne ti nêdî |
| What's your name? | Namey to çi yo? |
| My name is ... | Namey mi ... o/a |
| Where are you from? | Ti kotî ra yena? (>f) Ti kanca ra yena? (>f) Ti kotî ra yenê? (>m) Ti kanca ra yenê? (>m) Ti kotî ra ya? Ti kotî ra yê? Ti kanca ra ya? Ti kanca ra yê? Şima kotî ra yî? (pl/sg frm) Şima kanca ra yî? (pl/sg frm) |
| I'm from ... | Ez ... ra ya Ez ... ra yena Ez ... ij a |
| Pleased to meet you | Ez memnun bîya ke ma yewbinî şinasnay Ez şa bîya ke ma yewbinî şinasnay |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Sodir be xêr bo Şew be xêr bo Sibeh be xêr bo Nimej be xêr bo Sodirweş |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Peroj be xêr bo Yere be xêr bo |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Şan be xêr bo Maxreb be xêr bo Şanweş |
| Good night | Şew be xêr bo Şewweş |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Xatir bê to (sg/inf) Xatir bê şima (pl/sg frm) |
| Good luck! | Bextê to raşt bo Bextê to weş bo Felê to raşt şoro |
| Have a nice day | Rojweş Roja to weş ba Roja to rind ba Roja şima weş ba Roja şima rind ba |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Afiyet bo |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Raya to akerdî ba Raya to rind ba |
| I understand | Ez fam kena |
| I don't understand | Ez fam nêkena |
| Please speak more slowly | Biney hêdî qise bik Biney hêdî qal bik Biney wirde qise bik Biney wirde qal bik |
| Please say that again | Hewne vac |
| Please write it down | Binûs |
| Do you speak English? | Ti İngilizkî qal kena? Ti İngilizkî qal kenê? Ti İngilizkî qise kena? Ti İngilizkî qise kenê? Ti İngilizkî zanena? Ti İngilizkî zanenê? |
| Do you speak Zazaki? | Ti Zazakî qal kena? Ti Zazakî qal kenê? Ti Zazakî qise kena? Ti Zazakî qise kenê? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
E, tîke |
| How do you say ... in Zazaki? | Ti senê vacê ... Zazakî de? |
| Excuse me | Bibexşnenî Af bike |
| How much is this? | No çiqas o? (m) No çend o? (m) Na çiqas a? (f) Na çend a? (f) |
| Sorry | Qisurê mi mevîne Qaytê qisurî mebên |
| Please | Se beno |
| Thank you | Weş û war ba Weş û war bê Sipas Sax ba Sax bê Berxodar ba (>older people) Berxodar bê (>older people) |
| Reply to thank you | Zî xêr bî Be xêr Ser û çimanê mi ser |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Tuvalet kotî ya? Tuvalet kanca ya? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | No mêrdim do pereyê perîne bid No mêrdim do pereyê hemîne bid |
| This lady will pay for everything | Na cenik do pereyê perîne bid Na cenik do pereyê hemîne bid |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Ti vaza mi pîya reqs bik? Ti vaza mi pîya dans bik? Ti vaza mi pîya veyv bik? Ti vazê mi pîya reqs bik? Ti vazê mi pîya dans bik? Ti vazê mi pîya veyv bik? |
| I miss you | Mi bêrîya to kerd |
| I love you | Ez to ra hes kena Ez to sînena |
| Get well soon | Nezdî ra weş bê Lez weş bê |
| Go away! | Şo! |
| Leave me alone! | Mi tenê ver bid! Mi xo rê ver bid! |
| Help! | Imdad! Ha ho! |
| Fire! | Adir! |
| Stop! | Vind! |
| Call the police! | Polîsê veyn bid! |
| Christmas greetings | Serra to ya newî pîroz bo! Serra to ya newî bimbarek bo! |
| Birthday greetings | Rojbîyena to pîroz bo! Rojbîyena to bimbarek bo! Rojbîyena to weş bo! |
| One language is never enough | Yew ziwan tew bes nîyo |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Hoverkrafta mi be marmaseyan pîr a |
Phrases and corrections provided by Cemre Ömer Ayna
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Zazaki | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Zazaki phrases
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Zazaki.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/Zazaisch_phrasebook
Dari, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Mazandarani, Ossetian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Tajik, Zazaki
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