Hiking & Trekking

1. حەز دەکەیت لەگەڵ ئێمە بچیتە سەر چیا؟

   Ḧez dekeyt legeł ême biçîte ser çiya?

   Would you like to go mountain climbing with us?

   Usage

   Invites someone close to go up into the mountains

   Grammar Note

   حەز کردن 'to like' is followed by the subjunctive (بچیتە). سەر چیا is 'up on the mountain'. For a polite addressee use the plural forms.

2. ئێستا زۆر ماندووم

   Êsta zor mandûm

   I am very tired now.

   Usage

   Tells your group you are worn out and need a break

   Grammar Note

   ماندوو 'tired' takes -m 'I am'. وو is the long û.

3. با کەمێک پشوو بدەین

   Ba kemêk pişû bideyn

   Let us rest a little.

   Usage

   Suggests a rest to the people you are walking with

   Grammar Note

   با + the 1pl subjunctive means 'let us'. پشوو دان is 'to rest'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. دەمەوێت بچمە پیاسە

   Demewêt biçme piyase

   I want to go for a walk.

   Usage

   Says you want to go out for a walk

   Grammar Note

   دەمەوێت is followed by the subjunctive. بچمە is 'go to'. You can also say پیاسە کردن 'to take a walk'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. لوتکەکە چەند بەرزە؟

   Lutkeke çend berze?

   How high is the summit?

   Usage

   Asks how high the summit is

   Grammar Note

   چەند + adjective means 'how … is it'. لوتکە 'summit' takes the definite -ەکە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. نەخشەیەکتان هەیە؟

   Nexşeyektan heye?

   Do you have a map?

   Usage

   Asks for a map of the route

   Grammar Note

   -yek is the indefinite 'a', -tan is the polite/plural 'your'. هەیە؟ alone asks 'is there?'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

7. لێرە مار هەیە؟

   Lêre mar heye?

   Are there snakes here?

   Usage

   Checks whether snakes are a concern on the trail

   Grammar Note

   The noun can stay singular in a question like this. مار is the animal 'snake'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

8. ئەم ڕێگایە بۆ کوێ دەچێت؟

   Em ṟêgaye bo kwê deçêt?

   Where does this path lead?

   Usage

   Checks where a path goes at a fork

   Grammar Note

   ئەم + noun + -ە is 'this …'. ڕێگا 'path' starts with ڕ (ṟ). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

9. ئەم ڕێگایە چەند درێژە؟

   Em ṟêgaye çend dirêje?

   How long is this path?

   Usage

   Asks how long the route is

   Grammar Note

   چەند + adjective means 'how … is it'. درێژ 'long' works for distance and time. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

10. ئەم ڕێگایە ئاسانە؟

    Em ṟêgaye asane?

    Is this path easy?

    Usage

    Checks whether the path is easy enough for you

    Grammar Note

    Rising intonation alone makes it a question. ئاسان 'easy' takes the copula -ە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

11. چیا

    Çiya

    Mountain

    Usage

    The basic word for mountain; handy when asking about routes

    Grammar Note

    ی is read as i here (çiya). In names it appears as چیای + name.

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