Electronics

1. کۆمپیوتەر

   Kompyuter

   Computer

   Usage

   The word to use at an internet cafe or hotel business corner

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; ۆ is o, and the sequence یو is read yu (kompyuter).

2. لاپتۆپ

   Laptop

   Laptop

   Usage

   For saying you have a laptop or asking to charge it

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword; ۆ is o.

3. تابلێت

   Tablêt

   Tablet

   Usage

   A loanword for the tablet device

   Grammar Note

   ێ is ê.

4. کامێرا

   Kamêra

   Camera

   Usage

   Always ask permission before photographing people

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; ێ is ê. It is sometimes written کامیرا.

5. ئینتەرنێت

   Înternêt

   Internet

   Usage

   For talking about internet access or mobile data

   Grammar Note

   The initial ئی is î, and ێ is ê.

6. وایفای

   Wayfay

   Wi-Fi

   Usage

   For asking a hotel or cafe about Wi-Fi

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword, written as one word; the ی is read y between vowels.

7. سیمکارت

   Sîmkart

   SIM card

   Usage

   For buying a local SIM; you usually need your passport

   Grammar Note

   A compound of سیم 'SIM' and کارت 'card'.

8. کارەبا

   Kareba

   Electricity

   Usage

   Comes up whenever power cuts are discussed

   Grammar Note

   ە is the short e and ا is the long a.

9. پاتری

   Patrî

   Battery

   Usage

   Dry cells are sold in markets and corner shops

   Grammar Note

   The spelling باتری also exists, but پاتری is the more frequent form.

10. پانکە

    Panke

    Fan

    Usage

    More common than air conditioning in cheap hotels

    Grammar Note

    ە is the short e.

11. تەلەفزیۆن

    Telefizyon

    Television

    Usage

    For checking what a room comes with

    Grammar Note

    The spelling تەلەفیزیۆن also exists. ۆ is o.

12. سەلاجە

    Selace

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    Show this if you need to keep medicine or food cold

    Grammar Note

    ج is c.

13. لێرە کارەبا نییە

    Lêre kareba nîye

    There is no electricity here

    Usage

    Tell your host when the power is out

    Grammar Note

    نییە is the negative 'there is not'.

14. ئینتەرنێتتان هەیە؟

    Înternêttan heye?

    Do you have internet?

    Usage

    Asks a hotel or cafe whether internet is available

    Grammar Note

    -tan is the polite 'your' (plural), and ...هەیە؟ asks 'do you have ...'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

15. لەکوێ دەتوانم مۆبایلەکەم شەحن بکەمەوە؟

    Lekwê detwanim mobaylekem şeḧin bikemewe?

    Where can I charge my phone?

    Usage

    Useful where power cuts are common

    Grammar Note

    شەحن کردنەوە 'to charge' is a noun + verb compound; only the verb part conjugates. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

16. تێناگەم چۆن بەکاری بهێنم

    Tênagem çon bekarî bihênim

    I do not understand how to use it

    Usage

    A way to ask for help with a device

    Grammar Note

    بەکار هێنان 'to use' is a compound verb; 'it' is the clitic -ی. The question clause follows تێناگەم. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

17. کامێراکە کار ناکات

    Kamêrake kar nakat

    The camera does not work

    Usage

    Swap in another device when something stops working

    Grammar Note

    The negative of کار کردن 'to work' is کار ناکات. -ەکە is the definite ending. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

18. پاتری دەفرۆشن؟

    Patrî defiroşin?

    Do you sell batteries?

    Usage

    Asks a shopkeeper whether batteries are sold

    Grammar Note

    دەفرۆشن is the polite 2pl. The bare noun پاتری means batteries in general. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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