Music & Entertainment

1. با پێکەوە گۆرانی بڵێین

   Ba pêkewe goranî błêyn

   Let's sing together

   Usage

   Invites people to sing together

   Grammar Note

   با + subjunctive means 'let's …'. گۆرانی گوتن 'to sing' literally says 'to speak a song'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. ئامێرێکی مۆسیقا دەژەنیت؟

   Amêrêk-î mosîqa dejenît?

   Do you play an instrument?

   Usage

   Asks about someone's musical skill

   Grammar Note

   Instruments use ژەنین 'to play'. The polite form is دەژەنن. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. دەمەوێت گیتار بژەنم

   Demewêt gîtar bijenim

   I want to play the guitar

   Usage

   Says you would like to play an instrument

   Grammar Note

   دەمەوێت + subjunctive. Replace the instrument with پیانۆ for 'piano'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. کۆنسێرتەکە کەی دەست پێدەکات؟

   Konsêrteke key dest pêdekat?

   When does the concert start?

   Usage

   Asks the start time of a concert

   Grammar Note

   دەست پێکردن means 'to start'; دەست and پێدەکات are written as two words. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. نرخی بلیتەکان چەندە؟

   Nirx-î bilîtekan çende?

   How much are the tickets?

   Usage

   Asks the price of tickets for a show

   Grammar Note

   نرخی X چەندە؟ asks 'how much is X?'. -ەکان is the definite plural. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. ناوی ئەم گۆرانییە چییە؟

   Naw-î em goranîye çîye?

   What is the name of this song?

   Usage

   Asks the name of a song you are hearing

   Grammar Note

   ئەم … -e means 'this …'. ناو is 'name'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

7. گۆرانی

   Goranî

   song

   Usage

   The word for a song

   Grammar Note

   گۆرانی گوتن means 'to sing'. A singer is a different word.

8. ئاهەنگ

   Aheng

   celebration, party

   Usage

   A word for a party or celebration

   Grammar Note

   Used as in ئاهەنگ گێڕان 'to hold a celebration'.

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