Accommodation

1. Min rezervasyonek bi navê [nav] heye.

   I have a reservation under the name [name].

   Usage

   Used at hotel check-in to confirm your reservation

   Grammar Note

   Kurdish (Kurmanji) follows SOV word order; verbs come at the end

2. Taştê di nava bihayê de ye?

   Is breakfast included in the price?

   Usage

   Used to ask if breakfast is included in the room rate

   Grammar Note

   The Kurdish "di...de" is a circumposition expressing location or inclusion

3. Ma ez dikarim jûrekî bi dîtinê bigrim?

   Can I have a room with a view?

   Usage

   Used to request a room with a scenic view

   Grammar Note

   "Ma" is a prefix that turns a statement into a yes/no question in Kurdish

4. Saeta hatinê / derketinê çend e?

   What time is check-in / check-out?

   Usage

   Used to ask about check-in and check-out times

   Grammar Note

   "çend e?" means "what is it?" or "how many?" in Kurdish

5. Di jûrê de Wi-Fi heye?

   Is there Wi-Fi in the room?

   Usage

   Used to ask about Wi-Fi availability in the room

   Grammar Note

   "di...de" is the Kurdish locative construction; here used in an existential question

6. Ma ez dikarim balîfek / betaniyek zêde bistînim?

   Can I get an extra pillow / blanket?

   Usage

   Used to request an extra pillow or blanket

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-ek" marks indefinite singular nouns in Kurdish (balîfek = a pillow)

7. Klîma / germker naxebite.

   The air conditioning / heating isn't working.

   Usage

   Used to report a broken air conditioner or heater

   Grammar Note

   The present-tense negative prefix is "na-" (naxebite); "ne-" negates the subjunctive/past, not a statement of fact

8. Ez dixwazim mayîna xwe yek şev din dirêj bikim.

   I'd like to extend my stay by one more night.

   Usage

   Used to request a one-night extension of your stay

   Grammar Note

   "dixwazim" is the present tense of "xwastin" meaning "to want/wish"

9. Li otêlê cihê parkkirinê heye?

   Is there parking available at the hotel?

   Usage

   Used to ask about parking at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "li" is the Kurdish preposition for location, meaning "at/in"

10. Ma hûn dikarin xwaringeheke nêzîk pêşniyar bikin?

    Can you recommend a nearby restaurant?

    Usage

    Used to ask hotel staff for a nearby restaurant recommendation

    Grammar Note

    "hûn" is the polite 2pl pronoun, so the verb must be dikarin; dikarim is 1sg and does not agree. "Restaurant" is xwaringeh (xwarin "food" + -geh "place") — there is no ê in it

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