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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.

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Household Items & Education.

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!

Upon wrapping up this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Geography & Modes of Transportation.

Table of Contents - Central Kurdish Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basic Greetings

• Introduction to Greetings
• Polite Expressions

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Pronouns and Nouns

• Subject Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns

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Numbers and Counting

• Numbers 1-10
• Ordinal Numbers

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Forming Simple Sentences
• Questions and Negations

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Time and Dates

• Days of the Week
• Months and Seasons

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Food and Dining

• Common Food Items
• Dining and Ordering

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Descriptive Adjectives
• Comparative and Superlative

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Directions and Locations

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Common Prepositions
• Common Conjunctions

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Housing and Accommodations

• Types of Housing
• Household Items

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Central Kurdish Culture and Society

• Kurdish Traditions and Customs
• Kurdish Family and Social Structure

Other Lessons

• How to say Good Bye?
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Feelings and Emotions
• Drinks
• Family
• Household Items
• Fruits
• Count to 10
• Polite Expressions

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