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
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
- Hello.
- Selam. / Ma be xér. /Merheba
- 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.
- Né
- 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?
Problems
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
Time
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: Thursday
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
Writing time and date
Colors: "Rengi"
sıpé: white
siya: black
sur: red
kewe: blue
kesk: green
çeqer / zerd: yellow
gewr: grey
penbe: pink
mor: purple
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Pere/Perey/Pangunot
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Rose Guretene