Local Drinks

1. چا

   Ça

   Tea

   Usage

   The standard drink offered after meals and to every guest

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary form is چا; before clitics it is written چای.

2. چای سەوز

   Çay-î sewz

   Green tea

   Usage

   For ordering green tea

   Grammar Note

   چای + سەوز 'green'; the adjective follows the noun.

3. قاوە

   Qawe

   Coffee

   Usage

   Coffee in general

   Grammar Note

   ا is a and ە is a short e.

4. قاوەی کوردی

   Qawe-î kurdî

   Kurdish coffee

   Usage

   A traditional Kurdish drink

   Grammar Note

   The ezafe ی links قاوە and کوردی.

5. دۆ

   Do

   Doogh (salted yoghurt drink)

   Usage

   A cold drink for hot days and with meat dishes

   Grammar Note

   دۆ the drink and دوو 'two' are different words; keep the ۆ.

6. شیر

   Şîr

   Milk

   Usage

   For asking for milk

   Grammar Note

   شیر 'milk' and شێر 'lion' differ only in ی versus ێ.

7. ئاو

   Aw

   Water

   Usage

   For asking for water

   Grammar Note

   The initial ئ carries the vowel a.

8. شەربەت

   Şerbet

   Sherbet (fruit juice)

   Usage

   Fruit juice or a sweet cold drink

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

9. شەربەتی پرتەقاڵ

   Şerbet-î pirteqał

   Orange juice

   Usage

   For ordering orange juice

   Grammar Note

   شەربەت + ezafe ی + پرتەقاڵ 'orange'.

10. کۆکا کۆلا

    Koka Kola

    Coca-Cola

    Usage

    For ordering a cola

    Grammar Note

    Foreign names are spelled phonetically in Kurdish script.

11. پێپسی

    Pêpsî

    Pepsi

    Usage

    For ordering a cola

    Grammar Note

    Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

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