Martial Arts

1. کاراتێ

   Karatê

   Karate

   Usage

   Names the martial art you want to learn

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; ێ is ê. The spelling کاراتی also exists.

2. جودۆ

   Cudo

   Judo

   Usage

   Names the martial art you want to learn

   Grammar Note

   A loanword. The spelling جۆدۆ exists, but جودۆ is more frequent. ۆ is o.

3. بۆکسینگ

   Boksîng

   Boxing

   Usage

   For finding a boxing gym

   Grammar Note

   An English loanword; ۆ is o.

4. مەشق

   Meşq

   Practice

   Usage

   For talking about practice; مەشق کردن is 'to practise'

   Grammar Note

   ش is ş and ق is q. It appears in the saying مەشق باشترین مامۆستایە 'practice is the best teacher'.

5. ڕاهێنەر

   Ṟahêner

   Coach

   Usage

   Names the coach; to address one, use مامۆستا

   Grammar Note

   Derived from ڕاهێنان 'training', meaning 'one who trains'. ڕ is the trilled ṟ.

6. مامۆستا

   Mamosta

   Teacher / Master

   Usage

   A respectful way to address a coach or instructor

   Grammar Note

   Also an honorific for any educated person. ۆ is o.

7. وەرزش

   Werziş

   Sport

   Usage

   For talking about sport and exercise in general

   Grammar Note

   وەرزش کردن is 'to exercise'. An i is pronounced inside the final cluster.

8. دەتوانم بەشداری مەشقەکە بکەم؟

   Detwanim beşdarî meşqeke bikem?

   Can I join the training?

   Usage

   Asks whether a visitor can join a session

   Grammar Note

   بەشداری کردن 'to take part' is a compound verb; -ەکە is the definite ending. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

9. ئەمە یەکەم جارە مەشق دەکەم

   Eme yekem care meşq dekem

   This is the first time I practise

   Usage

   Say it first so the session is pitched at a beginner

   Grammar Note

   یەکەم جارە 'it is the first time' is followed by a clause. مەشق کردن is 'to practise'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

10. دەبێت زیاتر مەشق بکەیت

    Debêt zyatir meşq bikeyt

    You have to practise more

    Usage

    What a coach says to push a student to practise more

    Grammar Note

    دەبێت is followed by the subjunctive بکەیت. It is 2sg. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

11. ئێشم لە چۆکم هەیە

    Êşim le çokim heye

    My knee hurts

    Usage

    Say this before training to flag a sore spot

    Grammar Note

    The pattern ئێشم لە ... هەیە; swap چۆکم for شانم (shoulder) or پشتم (back). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

12. ئەمە مەترسیدارە؟

    Eme metirsîdare?

    Is this dangerous?

    Usage

    Asks whether a move or drill is safe

    Grammar Note

    Questions rely on ؟ and intonation. مەترسیدار is مەترسی 'danger' + دار 'having'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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