Compliments

1. کوردستان چیای جوانی هەیە

   Kurdistan çiya-î ciwanî heye

   Kurdistan has beautiful mountains

   Usage

   A compliment on the land that pleases local people

   Grammar Note

   چیا 'mountain' + ezafe -î + جوان 'beautiful'; the final -î marks indefiniteness. Possession is X هەیە ('X exists').

2. ئەمە شوێنێکی زۆر جوانە

   Eme şwênêk-î zor ciwane

   This is a very beautiful place

   Usage

   Praises a view or a sight

   Grammar Note

   After the indefinite -êk, a following adjective is linked with the ezafe -î (شوێنێکی زۆر جوان). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. کوردییەکەتان زۆر باشە

   Kurdîyeketan zor başe

   Your Kurdish is very good

   Usage

   Said to a foreigner who speaks Kurdish, or to praise someone's language

   Grammar Note

   کوردی takes the definite -yeke and the possessive -tan. With a friend use کوردییەکەت. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. سوپاس بۆ میواندارییەکەتان

   Supas bo mîwandarîyeketan

   Thank you for your hospitality

   Usage

   Thanks a host after being invited to a home or meal

   Grammar Note

   سوپاس بۆ + noun means 'thanks for …'. -eke + -tan gives 'your …'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. سوپاس بۆ دیارییەکە

   Supas bo diyarîyeke

   Thanks for the gift

   Usage

   Said when you receive a present

   Grammar Note

   دیاری means 'gift'. The definite suffix is -yeke (دیارییەکە). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. دەنگت زۆر جوانە

   Dengit zor ciwane

   Your voice is very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises someone's singing or storytelling voice

   Grammar Note

   دەنگ means 'voice' or 'sound'. The clitic -t is 'your'; the polite form is دەنگتان. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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