Traveling with Kids

1. Cihê lîstinan ji bo zarokan li ku ye?

   Ci-hê lîs-ti-nan ji bo za-ro-kan li ku ye?

   Where is the playground for children?

   Usage

   Asking about playgrounds during a family trip.

   Grammar Note

   "ji bo" is the preposition phrase "for/in order to", indicating purpose.

2. Kura min şeş salî ye.

   Ku-ra min şeş sa-lî ye.

   My son is six years old.

   Usage

   Stating a child's age for tickets or entry requirements.

   Grammar Note

   Age is expressed as "X salî" (X years old); "sal" means "year".

3. Menûya ji bo zarokan heye?

   Me-nû-ya ji bo za-ro-kan he-ye?

   Is there a menu for children?

   Usage

   Checking for a children's menu at a restaurant.

   Grammar Note

   "heye" (there is) used as a question with rising intonation.

4. Cihê guhertina cilên pitikan li ku derê ye?

   Ci-hê gu-her-ti-na ci-lên pi-ti-kan li ku de-rê ye?

   Where can I change my baby?

   Usage

   Finding a baby changing facility in a public space.

   Grammar Note

   "Baby" is pitik; zarok is a child in general. There is no Kurmanji word "zaç". "A place for doing X" is cihê plus the verbal noun: cihê guhertinê.

5. Zarok ji vir pir hez dikin.

   Za-rok ji vir pir hez di-kin.

   Children love it here.

   Usage

   Expressing that children enjoy a particular place.

   Grammar Note

   "To like" is the compound ji X hez kirin; with a plural subject it is hez dikin. "xweş têne" can only be read as "they come pleasantly" and is not an idiom for liking — ji … hez dikim is also used.

6. Parka ji bo zarokan li ku ye?

   Par-ka ji bo za-ro-kan li ku ye?

   Where is the park for children?

   Usage

   Asking for directions to a children's park.

   Grammar Note

   "park" is a park. Do not use "malper", which means "website" in Kurmanji.

7. Xwarina zarokî germ bike, ji kerema xwe.

   Xwa-ri-na za-ro-kî germ bi-ke, ji ke-re-ma xwe.

   Please warm the baby food.

   Usage

   Asking a restaurant to heat baby food.

   Grammar Note

   "germ bike" is the imperative of "germ kirin" (to heat up/warm).

8. Kursiya zarokê heye?

   Kur-si-ya za-ro-kê he-ye?

   Is there a children's chair/highchair?

   Usage

   Asking for a highchair or child's seat at a restaurant.

   Grammar Note

   "zarokê" is the genitive/oblique of "zarok" (child), showing possession.

9. Ji kerema xwe, rêya ji bo zarokan bêtehlike nîşan bide.

   Ji ke-re-ma xwe, rê-ya ji bo za-ro-kan bê-teh-li-ke nî-şan bi-de.

   Please show a safe route for the children.

   Usage

   Asking for a child-safe route while traveling with kids.

   Grammar Note

   "bêtehlike" combines "bê" (without) + "tehlike" (danger) = "safe".

10. Zarokên min pir kêfê dikin li vir.

    Za-ro-kên min pir kê-fê di-kin li vir.

    My children are having a lot of fun here.

    Usage

    Telling a host or local how much your children are enjoying themselves.

    Grammar Note

    "kêf kirin" (to have fun) combines "kêf" (joy/fun) + "kirin" (to do).

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