Internet & WiFi

1. Wi-Fi li vir heye?

   Wi-Fi li vir he-ye?

   Is there WiFi here?

   Usage

   Checking for WiFi at a cafe or hotel.

   Grammar Note

   "li vir" means "here"; "li" is the preposition "at/in", "vir" is "here".

2. Şîfreya Wi-Fi çi ye?

   Şîf-re-ya Wi-Fi çi ye?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the WiFi password.

   Grammar Note

   "Şîfreya Wi-Fi" is the genitive construction: "the Wi-Fi's password".

3. Interneta min naxebite.

   In-ter-ne-ta min na-xe-bi-te.

   My internet is not working.

   Usage

   Reporting an internet connection problem.

   Grammar Note

   "naxebite" is the present-tense negative of "xebitîn" (to work); the present negative prefix is "na-".

4. Ez karta SIM-ê ya herêmî dixwazim.

   Ez kar-ta SIM-ê ya he-rê-mî di-xwa-zim.

   I want a local SIM card.

   Usage

   Looking to buy a local SIM card for data.

   Grammar Note

   "herêmî" derives from "herêm" (region) + "-î" (adjectival suffix) = "regional/local".

5. Ez li ku derê dikarim cîhaza xwe şarj bikim?

   Ez li ku de-rê di-ka-rim cî-ha-za xwe şarj bi-kim?

   Where can I charge my device?

   Usage

   Looking for a place to charge electronic devices.

   Grammar Note

   "to charge" is "şarj kirin" (as in "telefona xwe şarj bikim"). "berhev kirin" means "to gather" and never "to charge", and "karekêşan" is not a word. The speaker is asking about themselves, so the verb is 1sg

6. Sîgnala interneta qels e.

   Sîg-na-la in-ter-ne-ta qels e.

   The internet signal is weak.

   Usage

   Reporting a weak internet signal.

   Grammar Note

   "qels" is the Kurmanji adjective for "weak/thin/frail".

7. Min e-maila xwe şand.

   Min e-mai-la xwe şand.

   I sent my email.

   Usage

   Confirming that an email has been sent.

   Grammar Note

   "şand" is the past tense of "şandin" (to send). Past transitive, so the subject takes the ergative "min".

8. Têlefona min batarya xwe xilas kir.

   Tê-le-fo-na min ba-tar-ya xwe xi-las kir.

   My phone's battery ran out.

   Usage

   Telling someone your phone battery has died.

   Grammar Note

   "xilas kir" means "exhausted/finished", past tense verbal phrase.

9. Dikarim tiştan çap bikim?

   Di-ka-rim tiş-tan çap bi-kim?

   Can I print things?

   Usage

   Asking if printing is available at a hotel or business center.

   Grammar Note

   "çap bikim" is the subjunctive form of "çap kirin" (to print), used after modal verbs.

10. Min şîfreya xwe ji bîr kir.

    Min şîf-re-ya xwe ji bîr kir.

    I forgot my password.

    Usage

    Telling someone you have forgotten your password.

    Grammar Note

    "ji bîr kirin" literally "make go from memory", the idiom for "to forget". The past of a transitive verb is ergative, so the agent takes the oblique "Min", as in "Min tiştek ji bîr kir."

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