Nightlife

1. پێویستە شەوانە لەو بەشەی شار خۆت بەدوور بگریت

   Pêwîste şewane lew beşe-î şar xot bedûr bigirît

   You should avoid that part of town at night

   Usage

   Safety advice about where not to go after dark, from a local or to a friend

   Grammar Note

   خۆ بەدوور گرتن 'to keep away' uses the reflexive خۆ. After پێویستە the verb is in the subjunctive.

2. نزیکترین قاوەخانە لەکوێیە؟

   Nizîktirîn qawexane lekwêye?

   Where is the nearest coffee house?

   Usage

   Looks for a place to sit with tea or coffee in the evening

   Grammar Note

   قاوەخانە combines قاوە 'coffee' and خانە 'house'. چاخانە 'tea house' is built the same way.

3. گوێ لە مۆسیقا دەگرم

   Gwê le mosîqa degirim

   I'm listening to music

   Usage

   Answers what you are doing during an evening gathering

   Grammar Note

   گوێ لە … گرتن means 'to listen to' (literally 'take ear to'). Keep the ێ in گوێ 'ear'.

4. مۆسیقاکە زۆر جوانە

   Mosîqake zor ciwane

   The music is very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises a performance or a song you like

   Grammar Note

   زۆر + adjective + the copula -e. جوان 'beautiful' can describe looks or sounds.

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