Hello Kurdish learners, 😊
Here is how to count to 20:
Numbers:
1 - Yak
2 - Du (doo)
3 - Se as in Set
4 - Chwar (ch-oo-ar) CH- as church!
5 - Penj (pen-j) PE as in Pet, J as in Jane
6 - Shash (sh-a-sh) SH as in Shut
7 - Hawt (ha-oot)
8 - Hasht (ha-sh-t)
9 - No as in NO but a bit softer!
10 - Da DA as in Daisy
11 - Yanza (yan-za)
12 - Duanza (doo-an-za)
13 - Seyanza (se-yan-za)
14 - Chwarda (choo-ar-da)
15 - Panza (pan-za)
16 - Shanza (shan-za)
17 - Havda (hav-da)
18 - Hazhda (ha-zh-da) Note: ZH is pronounced as in Ji in french
19 - Nozda (no-zda)
20 - Bist (bee-st)
- przha
October 2008