Public Transport

1. کرێی پاس چەندە؟

   Kirê-î pas çende?

   How much is the bus fare?

   Usage

   Asks for the fare

   Grammar Note

   کرێ means 'fare' or 'rent'; کرێی تەکسی is the taxi fare. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. پاسەکە پێنج خولەک لەمەوبەر تێپەڕی

   Paseke pênc xulek lemewber têpeṟî

   The bus passed five minutes ago

   Usage

   Says or hears that the bus has just gone

   Grammar Note

   '… ago' is time + لەمەوبەر. خولەک stays singular after a number.

3. ئەم پاسە دەچێتە فڕۆکەخانە؟

   Em pase deçête fṟokexane?

   Does this bus go to the airport?

   Usage

   Checks the destination before boarding

   Grammar Note

   دەچێتە is دەچێت 'goes' + -e 'to'. Swap the destination to reuse it. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. شەمەندەفەرەکە کاتژمێر چەند دەڕوات؟

   Şemendefereke katjimêr çend deṟwat?

   What time does the train leave?

   Usage

   Asks the departure time of a train

   Grammar Note

   کاتژمێر چەند asks 'what time'. دەڕوات is the present of ڕۆیشتن 'to go, to leave'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. دوو بلیتم دەوێت

   Dû bilîtim dewêt

   I need two tickets

   Usage

   Asks for a number of tickets

   Grammar Note

   بلیت stays singular after a numeral. X-m dewêt means 'I need X'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. تکایە بچنە دواوەی پاسەکە

   Tikaye biçne dwawe-î paseke

   Please move to the rear of the bus

   Usage

   What you say or hear when asking passengers to move back

   Grammar Note

   The plural imperative -n is the polite way to ask. دواوە means 'the back'.

7. لەکوێ دەتوانم تەکسییەک بدۆزمەوە؟

   Lekwê detwanim teksîyek bidozmewe?

   Where can I find a taxi?

   Usage

   Looks for a taxi

   Grammar Note

   تەکسی with the indefinite -yek becomes تەکسییەک. دۆزینەوە means 'to find'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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