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Central Kurdish Vocabulary - Express Surprise

Hi Central Kurdish learners! 😊
In this lesson, we'll learn how to express surprise in Central Kurdish. Being able to show surprise or shock in a conversation is essential, and it will help you better understand the nuances of the language.

General expressions

Let's start with some general expressions that you can use to show that you're surprised:

Central Kurdish	Pronunciation	English
وای !!	wāy	Wow!
خودایا !!	xudāyā	Oh my God!
واش !!	wāsh	Oh!
ناگواری !!	nāg(u)ārī	How unfortunate! / That's too bad!
چاو !!	chāw	What the hell!
کله‌وه‌ !!	kalew(e)!	Incredible!

Examples

• Person 1: مامۆستا گۆڕخانه‌ سوود نه‌داتەوە. (Mamosta gorkhané swud nahdátewé.) (The teacher doesn't give us homework.)
• Person 2: ناگواری! (Nāg(u)ārī!) (How unfortunate! / That's too bad!)

• Person 1: ئه‌و دیمی دیکه‌ پێ هه‌ستێكی بەزێک ژوورەوە. (Ew dímî díka pê hest(é)kî bezek zhúrewe.) (That ant entered with a tiny tail.)
• Person 2: کله‌وه‌! (Kalewe!) (Incredible!)

• Person 1: ده‌وه‌م هێمایه‌م لێبه‌ریر دۆنه‌ ده‌خاتە. (Dowham hemayé(l)m labberír dóna dekhăté.) (My second cousin married his aunt.)
• Person 2: چاو! (Chāw!) (What the hell!)

Specific expressions

There are also some specific expressions that you can use to show surprise in certain situations. Let's take a look:

Surprise when hearing good news

If you want to show surprise after hearing good news, you can use the following:

Central Kurdish	Pronunciation	English
وافرین!	waf(r)é(n)!	Bravo!
زۆر خۆشحالم!	zor xóshhalém	I'm very happy!
خۆشحالم بۆ تۆ!	xóshhalém b(é) t(ó)!	Happy for you!
زۆر باشە!	zor bāshé	Very good!
خۆشبینی!	xósh(b)é(n)í	Pleasure! / Enjoyment!

Examples

• Person 1: کانده‌ری خۆشحال ئەکات. (Kand(h)erî xóshhal ekat.) (The candidate won.)
• Person 2: زۆر خۆشحالم! (Zor xóshhalém!) (I'm very happy!)

• Person 1: منیشی دیكی دیاری کردیم (Ménîshî díkî dyari kerdîm.) (We chose the type of our new car.)
• Person 2: زۆر باشە! (Zor bāshé!) (Very good!)

Expressing disbelief

When you want to show disbelief in what someone is saying, these expressions might come in handy:

Central Kurdish	Pronunciation	English
باڵایەوە!	bala(y)awé!	Nonsense! / Rubbish!
وایستە!	waysté!	That's incredible! / Are you kidding?
ئەمە هەڵوێست نییە.	am(é) helwést nîyé	That can't be right. / That's impossible.

Examples

• Person 1: من داشتم لەم کاتە ڕۆژانەی دوو خاتوومە تاو دەخاتم. (Mén dashetem le(l)m kat(é) rojané(y)é dow khat(w)umé taw dekhātem.) (I used to eat two loaves of bread every day.)
• Person 2: باڵایەوە! (Bala(y)awé!) (Nonsense! / Rubbish!)

• Person 1: دەخەنی هەموو دیوانەکان رۆژایەکی دیاری کردیتەوە؟ (Dexenî hem(w)ó dyewanekan rojayeke dyarikerditewé?) (Did you really choose a single day for the weddings of all the poets?)
• Person 2: وایستە! (Waysté!) (That's incredible! / Are you kidding?)

Dialogue

• Person 1: وای! / زۆر خۆشحالم! (Wa(y)! / Zor xóshhalém!) (Wow! / I'm very happy!)
• Person 2: چاڵا! چە بوو کاتێک بەرزی ئاسمانی لە ڕۆژ زانیاری کرد. / (Chalá! Ch(o) bwó katek berzé(y)é asmaní le(l)m roz zanyarí kerd.) (Really! When were you able to get astronomical data during the day?)

Tips

- To express surprise properly, it's important to use the right tone of voice and facial expressions. - Try to practice these expressions in conversation with native speakers. Find native speakers and ask them any questions! - Review the expressions presented in this lesson under the Vocabulary section.

Sources

• Central Kurdish Wikipedia Page
• Kurdish Ethnicity Wikipedia Page

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