Convenience Store

1. شتێک دەکڕم بۆ خواردن

   Şitêk dekiṟim bo xwardin

   I will buy something to eat.

   Usage

   Used when buying a snack at a small shop

   Grammar Note

   بۆ + verbal noun (خواردن 'eating') means 'in order to …'.

2. دەتوانم بە کارت پارە بدەم؟

   Detwanim be kart pare bidem?

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Checks at the till whether cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   بە 'by' marks the means. پارە دان 'to pay' is literally 'give money'. Small shops often take cash only. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. نان لەکوێیە؟

   Nan lekwêye?

   Where is the bread?

   Usage

   Asks where an item is in the shop

   Grammar Note

   نان is 'bread', and as a verb it also means 'put'. لەکوێ + -یە asks 'where is it'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. ئەم دوکانە کراوەیە؟

   Em dukane kiraweye?

   Is this shop open?

   Usage

   Asks whether a shop is open

   Grammar Note

   کراوە 'open' takes the copula -یە. The word دوکان 'shop' is sometimes spelled دووکان. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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