Zaza phrasebook

Zaza or Zazaki (this is also the language's main endonym) is an Indo-European language spoken in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, related to Kurdish and other Iranian languages.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.
Mavexer
How are you? (informal)
Se kenê? / Tı senén ay / Se kenay rınd ay ?
How are you? (formal)
Şıma senén é / Se kené rınd é ?
Fine, thank you.
Hewlo, weş bê / Ez hol a, / Ez rınd a, berxudar be.
What is your name?
Namey to bı xeyr. / Namey to çık o ?
My name is ...
Namey mı ... o/a.
Nice to meet you.
Serey u çıma ser / Ez memnun biya.
Please.
Reca kena / Xéré xo.
Thank you.
Weş u war be. / Berxudar be.
You're welcome.
Çiyê niyo.
Yes.
Ya /E
No.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
I'm sorry.
qıaur mewnirê / Qusır me seyr meke.
Goodbye (informal)
Xatır be to.
Goodbye (formal)
Xatır be şıma.
I can't speak Zaza [well].
Ez ?????? nêşen qısey bıkera. / Ez né şena ?????? [weş] qesey bıki.
Do you speak English?
Şıma İngılızki qısey kenê? / To Englezki zanena ?
(Is there someone here) who speaks English?
(Tiya de) kam Englezki zaneno ?
Help!
imdad !
Good morning.
Sodır be xér.
Good evening.
Şanê şıma weş bo. / Şan be xér.
Good night.
Şewa şıma weş bo. /Şewe be xér.
Good night (to sleep)
Şewe be xér bo.
I don't understand.
'Ez fam né kena.
Where is the toilet?
Tuvalet koti o?

Numbers


0 - sıfır

1 - yew (ju)

2 - dı

3 - hiré

4 - çar

5 - panc

6 - ses (şeş)

7 - hewt (howt)

8 - heşt

9 - new

10 - des

11- des u yew

12- des u dı

13- des u hiré

14- des çar

15-des u panc

16-des u ses

17- des u hewt

18- des u heşt

19- des u new

20 - vist

25 - vist u panc

30 - hirıs

40 - çewres

50 - pancas

60 - seşti

70 - hewtay

80 - heştay

90 - neway

100 - se

200 - dı sey

500 - panc sey

1000 - hazar

Clock time

Saete çend a ? (What time is it ?)

Saete heşt a. (It is eight o'clock)

Seate heşti rê çewres vêrena (It is eight past forty o'clock)

Duration

Seser - Century Ser - year Mewsim - season Meng - Month Hefte - week


Days

Dışeme: Monday

Séşeme: Tuesday

Çarşeme: Wednesday

Panşeme: Thursday

Yene: Friday

Şeme: Saturday

Bazar: Sunday

Months

Çele: January

Gucige: February

Adare/Marte: March

Nisane: April

Gulane: May

Hezirane: June

Temmuze: July

Tebaxe: August

Elule: September

Oktobre: October

Teşrine: November

Kanune: December

Colors: "Rengi"

sıpé: white

siya: black

sur: red

kewe: blue

kesk: green

çeqer / zerd: yellow

gewr: grey

penbe: pink

mor: purple

Money

Pere/Perey/Pangunot

Shopping

Rose Guretene

Authority

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