Schedule & Booking

1. Ev cih kengê tê vekirin?

   Ev cih ken-gê tê ve-ki-rin?

   When does this place open?

   Usage

   Checking opening hours at tourist sites or facilities.

   Grammar Note

   "tê vekirin" is the passive construction: "tê" + infinitive = "is/are being Xed".

2. Otobûs saet çendan derbas dibe?

   O-to-bûs sa-et çen-dan der-bas di-be?

   What time does the bus pass?

   Usage

   Checking bus schedules and timing.

   Grammar Note

   "saet çendan" asks "at what time"; "saet" (hour/clock) is from Arabic "sa'a".

3. Dikana me saet heftan digire.

   Di-ka-na me sa-et hef-tan di-gi-re.

   Our shop closes at seven o'clock.

   Usage

   Telling customers about the shop's closing time.

   Grammar Note

   "digire" (takes/closes) uses "girtin" (to take/close); context determines meaning.

4. Ez dixwazim randevûyekê bigirim.

   Ez di-xwa-zim ran-de-vû-ye-kê bi-gi-rim.

   I want to make an appointment.

   Usage

   Making an appointment at a clinic, office, or service.

   Grammar Note

   "randevû" is a loan from French "rendez-vous". "To make an appointment" is randevû girtin, 1sg subjunctive bigirim — randevûyekê bigirim is used as well.

5. Çiqas dem lazim e em bigihêjin?

   Çi-qas dem la-zim e em bi-gi-hê-jin?

   How much time is needed to arrive?

   Usage

   Asking about travel time to a destination.

   Grammar Note

   "çiqas dem" asks for duration: "çiqas" (how much) + "dem" (time).

6. Xebata vê muzexaneyê kengê diqede?

   Xe-ba-ta vê mu-ze-xa-ne-yê ken-gê di-qe-de?

   When do the working hours of this museum end?

   Usage

   Checking closing time at a museum or attraction.

   Grammar Note

   "diqede" is the present tense (3sg) of "qedîn" (to finish/end).

7. Ji kerema xwe, bernameya rêwîtiyê bide min.

   Ji ke-re-ma xwe, ber-na-me-ya rê-wî-ti-yê bi-de min.

   Please give me the travel programme.

   Usage

   Requesting a travel itinerary or programme.

   Grammar Note

   "rêwîtî" derives from "rê" (road/way), meaning "travel/journey".

8. Sibê em di saet çendan de divê derkevin?

   Si-bê em di sa-et çen-dan de di-vê der-ke-vin?

   What time do we need to leave tomorrow?

   Usage

   Confirming departure time for the next day.

   Grammar Note

   "divê" is the modal verb expressing obligation, equivalent to "must/need to".

9. Programa me guheriye.

   Pro-gra-ma me gu-he-ri-ye.

   Our programme has changed.

   Usage

   Informing someone of a schedule change.

   Grammar Note

   "guheriye" is the present perfect: "has changed" (with ongoing effect).

10. Em îşev li otêlê ne.

    Em î-şev li o-tê-lê ne.

    We are at the hotel tonight.

    Usage

    Telling someone where you will be staying tonight.

    Grammar Note

    "ne" is the plural copula "are", used with plural subject "em" (we).

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