Accommodation

1. ئەم هۆتێلە وایفای تێدایە؟

   Em hotêle wayfay têdaye?

   Does this hotel have Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   Checks a facility at an accommodation

   Grammar Note

   تێدایە means 'it has inside'. Other facilities can replace وایفای. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. ئاوی گەرم هەیە؟

   Aw-î germ heye?

   Is there hot water?

   Usage

   Asks whether hot water is available

   Grammar Note

   ئاو + the adjective گەرم 'hot' gives 'hot water'; cold water is ئاوی سارد. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. چەند ڕۆژێکی تر دەمێنمەوە

   Çend ṟojêk-î tir demênmewe

   I'll stay a few more days

   Usage

   Tells the front desk you will extend your stay

   Grammar Note

   دەمێنمەوە is the present of مانەوە 'to stay'. تر means 'other, more'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. ژوورێک بۆ دوو کەس دەمەوێت

   Jûrêk bo dû kes demewêt

   I want a room for two people

   Usage

   Asks for a room for a given number of people

   Grammar Note

   کەس 'person' stays singular after a number. Change the number to fit your group. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. ڕێستۆرانتێکی نزیک پێشنیار دەکەن؟

   Ṟêstorantêk-î nizîk pêşniyar deken?

   Could you recommend a nearby restaurant?

   Usage

   Asks hotel staff for a restaurant recommendation

   Grammar Note

   پێشنیار کردن means 'to recommend'. The plural -n is polite, and the adjective نزیک follows the noun. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. کلیلەکەم ون کرد

   Kilîlekem win kird

   I lost my key

   Usage

   Tells the front desk you lost your room key

   Grammar Note

   ون کردن is 'to lose'. In this transitive past the clitic -m sits on the object کلیلەکە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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