Shopping

1. Ev çiqas e?

   Ev çi-qas e?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   The most basic way to ask the price at a market or shop

   Grammar Note

   çiqas is a general question word for quantity and price

2. Zêde giran e

   Zê-de gi-ran e

   It is too expensive

   Usage

   Expressing the price is too high, opening for negotiation

   Grammar Note

   giran means both "heavy" and "expensive". Haggling is part of Kurdish bazaar culture

3. Biçûktir tune?

   Bi-çûk-tir tu-ne?

   Is there a smaller size?

   Usage

   Asking for a different size when shopping for clothes or goods

   Grammar Note

   -tir is the comparative suffix. biçûk (small) + tir = biçûktir (smaller)

4. Ez tenê dinêrim

   Ez te-nê di-nê-rim

   I am just looking

   Usage

   Telling a shop assistant you are browsing and not ready to buy

   Grammar Note

   dinêrim is the present first-person singular of nêrîn (to look/watch)

5. Ez vê distînim

   Ez vê dis-tî-nim

   I will take this one

   Usage

   Saying you will buy this particular item

   Grammar Note

   vê is the oblique case of ev (this). distînim is 1st-person present of standin (to take)

6. Rengekî din heye?

   Ren-ge-kî din he-ye?

   Is there a different color?

   Usage

   Asking if an item comes in a different color

   Grammar Note

   din means "other/different". -ekî is the indefinite suffix in oblique position

7. Biha kêm bike

   Bi-ha kêm bi-ke

   Please lower the price

   Usage

   A classic phrase for bargaining at a bazaar or market

   Grammar Note

   kêm bike means "make it less". bike is the singular imperative of kirin (to do/make)

8. Karta krediyê qebûl dikin?

   Kar-ta kre-di-yê qe-bûl di-kin?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Checking if credit card payment is accepted

   Grammar Note

   qebûl kirin is a compound verb meaning "to accept". Borrowed from Arabic qabûl

9. Kîsikeke bide min

   Kî-si-ke-ke bi-de min

   Please give me a bag

   Usage

   Asking for a shopping bag after making a purchase

   Grammar Note

   kîsik means "bag/small container". -eke is an indefinite article-like suffix

10. Vegerandina mal gengaz e?

    Ve-ge-ran-di-na mal gen-gaz e?

    Is a return possible?

    Usage

    Asking about the return policy for a product

    Grammar Note

    gengaz means "possible/feasible". vegerandin is the causative form of vegeriyan (to return)

11. Ez fatûreyê naxwazim

    Ez fa-tû-re-yê nax-wa-zim

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Used to decline a receipt at checkout. It answers the shop assistant's "Tu fatûreyê dixwazî?" (do you want a receipt?) directly

    Grammar Note

    fatûre is feminine, so its oblique object form is fatûreyê. naxwazim is the present dixwazim of xwestin (to want) with the negative prefix na-

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