Car Rental & Driving

1. دەمەوێت ئۆتۆمبێلێک بە کرێ بگرم

   Demewêt otombêlêk be kirê bigirim

   I want to rent a car

   Usage

   Tells the rental desk you want to hire a car

   Grammar Note

   بە کرێ گرتن 'to rent' is literally 'to take for rent'. دەمەوێت is followed by the subjunctive بگرم. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. کرێی ئۆتۆمبێلەکە ڕۆژانە چەندە؟

   Kirê-î otombêleke ṟojane çende?

   How much is the car per day?

   Usage

   Asks the daily rental price of the car

   Grammar Note

   کرێ is 'rent / fare', as in کرێی تەکسی 'taxi fare'. ڕۆژانە means 'daily / per day'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. مۆڵەتی شۆفێریم هەیە

   Mołet-î şofêrîm heye

   I have a driving licence

   Usage

   Says you hold a driving licence when renting a car

   Grammar Note

   مۆڵەتی شۆفێری 'driver's permit' is the driving licence. 'I have' is -م … هەیە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. ئۆتۆمبێلەکە پڕ بکەن لە بەنزین

   Otombêleke piṟ biken le benzîn

   Please fill the car with petrol

   Usage

   Asks a station attendant to fill the car with petrol

   Grammar Note

   پڕ کردن 'to fill' takes لە for the filling, as in the pattern 'fill the bucket with water'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. ئۆتۆمبێلەکەم تێک چووە

   Otombêlekem têk çûwe

   My car has broken down

   Usage

   Reports a breakdown to bystanders or the rental company

   Grammar Note

   تێک چوون means 'to break down'. The perfect ends in -ووە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. بەنزین

   Benzîn

   Petrol / gasoline

   Usage

   The basic word for petrol when checking the fuel type

   Grammar Note

   ی after a consonant is î; ە is the short e.

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