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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
[edit | edit source]Vowels
[edit | edit source]Consonants
[edit | edit source]Common diphthongs
[edit | edit source]Phrase list
[edit | edit source]Basics
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- Happy Birthday
- roc-biyayışê to bımbarek bo
Problems
[edit | edit source]Numbers
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Clock time
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Seserri - Century Serre - year, Mewsim - season Aşme, meng - Month, Hefte - week
Days
[edit | edit source]Dışeme: Monday
Seşeme: Tuesday
Çarşeme: Wednesday
Panşeme: Thursday
Yene: Friday
Şeme: Saturday
Bazar: Sunday
Months
[edit | edit source]Çele: January
Gucige: February
Adare/Marte: March
Nisane: April
Gulane: May
Hezirane: June
Temmuze: July
Tebaxe: August
Elule: September
Oktobre: October
Teşrine: November
Kanune: December
Writing time and date
[edit | edit source]Colors: "Rengi"
[edit | edit source]sıpê: white
siya: black
sur: red
kewe: blue
kesk: green
çeqer / zerd: yellow
gewr: grey
penbe: pink
mor: purple
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Bus and train
[edit | edit source]Directions
[edit | edit source]Taxi
[edit | edit source]Lodging
[edit | edit source]Money
[edit | edit source]Pere/Perey/Pangunot
Eating
[edit | edit source]Bars
[edit | edit source]Shopping
[edit | edit source]Rose Guretene