Car Rental & Driving

1. Ez dixwazim ji bo ... rojan otomobîlekê bi kirê bigirim.

   I'd like to rent a car for [X] days.

   Usage

   Apply to rent a car

   Grammar Note

   "bi kirê girtin" = "to take on rent"; kirê is "rent". Do not use kirêt, which means "ugly"

2. Di kirêya otomobîlê de çi heye?

   What's included in the rental price?

   Usage

   Ask what is included in rental price

   Grammar Note

   "di ... de" = locative "in/within"

3. Ma GPS û veguheztina otomatîk heye?

   Does it have GPS and automatic transmission?

   Usage

   Check for GPS and automatic transmission

   Grammar Note

   "veguheztina otomatîk" = ezafe "automatic transmission"

4. Vebijarkên bîmeya wê çi ne?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   Ask about insurance options

   Grammar Note

   "vebijarkên" = plural "options"

5. Ma divê ez wê bi tankeke tijî vegerînim?

   Should I return it with a full tank?

   Usage

   Ask about full tank return policy

   Grammar Note

   "divê" = obligation "must"

6. Ma sînorê mîlekê heye?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   Ask if there is a mileage limit

   Grammar Note

   "sînorê mîlekê" = ezafe "limit of mileage"

7. Ez dixwazim xêzek / zirarek ragihînim.

   I'd like to report a scratch / damage.

   Usage

   Report car scratch or damage

   Grammar Note

   The 1sg subjunctive of ragihandin (to report) is ragihînim; ragihandim is a past form. A scratch is a xêz — perçe means "piece/fragment" and is not a scratch

8. Îstasyona benzînê ya herî nêzîk li ku ye?

   Where is the nearest gas station?

   Usage

   Find nearest gas station

   Grammar Note

   "ya herî nêzîk" = "the nearest" superlative

9. Ma ez dikarim vê otomobîlê ji sînor derbas bikim?

   Can I take this car across the border?

   Usage

   Ask if cross-border travel is allowed

   Grammar Note

   "derbas bikim" = 1sg subjunctive "cross"

10. Polîsan ez rawestandim — divê ez çi bikim?

    I've been stopped by traffic police — what should I do?

    Usage

    What to do when stopped by traffic police

    Grammar Note

    The transitive past is ergative: the agent polîs takes the oblique plural polîsan, the object is the nominative ez, and the verb agrees with the object — rawestandim. "Polîs rawestandin" alone says the police stopped something unnamed

11. Li vê riyê rêçên bac hene?

    Are there toll roads on this route?

    Usage

    Ask about toll roads on route

    Grammar Note

    "li ... de" = locative "on"

12. Rêziknameyên parkkirinê yên vir çi ne?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    Ask about parking rules

    Grammar Note

    "rêziknameyên" = plural "rules"

13. Otomobîl dest pê nake.

    The car won't start.

    Usage

    Report car won't start

    Grammar Note

    "dest pê kirin" = "to start"; "nake" = doesn't

14. Ez dixwazim otomobîlê zûtir vegerînim.

    I'd like to return the car early.

    Usage

    Request early car return

    Grammar Note

    "-tir" = comparative suffix "more/er"

15. Ma kursiya zarokan heye?

    Do you have a child seat available?

    Usage

    Ask for child seat

    Grammar Note

    "zarokan" = genitive plural "of children"

16. Ma otomobîla elektrîk / hîbrîd heye?

    Do you have an electric or hybrid car?

    Usage

    Ask for electric or hybrid car

    Grammar Note

    Loan words used directly in Kurdish

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