Indulgences

1. چاخانە

   Çaxane

   Tea house

   Usage

   A place to sit and talk over tea

   Grammar Note

   A compound of چا 'tea' and خانە 'house'.

2. قاوەخانە

   Qawexane

   Coffee house

   Usage

   A place for coffee

   Grammar Note

   A compound of قاوە 'coffee' and خانە 'house'.

3. ئایسکرێم

   Ayskirêm

   Ice cream

   Usage

   A summer treat

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; a short i falls between consonant clusters.

4. چۆکلێت

   Çoklêt

   Chocolate

   Usage

   For buying chocolate

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

5. حەڵوا

   Ḧełwa

   Halwa (sweet)

   Usage

   A sweet often given as a gift

   Grammar Note

   ح is the strong throaty h (ḧ); ڵ is the dark l.

6. باقلاوا

   Baqlawa

   Baklava

   Usage

   Layered pastry with nuts and syrup

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

7. محەللەبی

   Miḧellebî

   Muhallabi (milk pudding)

   Usage

   Cold dessert of rice flour, milk and sugar

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

8. کووکی

   Kûkî

   Cookie

   Usage

   Sweet baked biscuit

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

9. شەکر

   Şekir

   Sugar

   Usage

   Sugar for tea

   Grammar Note

   Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

10. گوێز

    Gwêz

    Walnut

    Usage

    Walnut used in sweets and stuffing

    Grammar Note

    گوێز 'walnut' and گوێ 'ear' are different words; never drop the ز or the ێ.

11. بادەم

    Badem

    Almond

    Usage

    Nuts

    Grammar Note

    Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

12. مێوژ

    Mêwij

    Raisin

    Usage

    Dried grapes

    Grammar Note

    Names of dishes and cultural terms keep a fixed spelling; learn the Arabic-script form as it appears on menus and signs.

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