Language/Central-kurdish/Vocabulary/Months-and-Seasons
Introduction
In this lesson, you will learn the Central Kurdish vocabulary for the months of the year and the four seasons. Knowing this vocabulary is essential to understanding and discussing time-related concepts such as dates, holidays, and seasonal events in the Kurdish language.
Months of the Year
The Kurdish calendar is a solar calendar, which means it is based on the Earth's rotation around the sun. The months of the Kurdish calendar are named according to their position in the seasonal cycle. Here are the months of the year in Central Kurdish:
| Central Kurdish | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| چوویشمە | chuwêshme | January |
| پاشەندە | paşende | February |
| ئازار | azar | March |
| گوڵان | gulan | April |
| خەزەڵە | xezelê | May |
| شوبات | şewbât | June |
| تەمموز | têrmûz | July |
| ئاب | ab | August |
| ڕێپەمە | rêpeme | September |
| بەشینەوەر | beşînewer | October |
| پووشپەڕ | pûşper | November |
| ژانەڤەر | janêver | December |
Seasons
The four seasons in Central Kurdish are:
- بەهار (bahar) - spring
- تابستان (tabestan) - summer
- پاشەکەوت (paşekewt) - fall
- زیبەل (zîbel) - winter
Examples
Here are some examples of how to use the months and seasons vocabulary in Central Kurdish:
- خیەنمانی ئێمە لە ئابریلدا دەردەگیرێن (khênamana ema le aprilda derdegeren) - Our wedding is in April.
- دەستبکە لە شوباتەوە بچێت (destbake le şewbatewe bchet) - Let's meet in June.
- زیارەتمان لەناو بەڕێزان لە ڕۆژی پاشەکەوت (ziaratemna le naw berêzan le rojî paşekewt) - Our visit to relatives is during fall.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have learned the months of the year and the four seasons in Central Kurdish. With this vocabulary, you can now discuss and understand time-related concepts such as dates, holidays, and seasonal events in the Kurdish language. In the next lesson of this course, you will learn how to form and use the present tense in Central Kurdish. Keep up the good work!