Shopping

1. ببوورن، نرخی ئەمانە چەندە؟

   Bibûrin, nirx-î emane çende?

   Excuse me, how much are these?

   Usage

   Asks a shop assistant the price of several items; ببوورن gets their attention

   Grammar Note

   ئەمانە is the plural of ئەمە 'this'. نرخ is 'price', linked to its owner by the ezafe -ی.

2. نیو کیلۆ بە چەندە؟

   Nîw kîlo be çende?

   How much for half a kilo?

   Usage

   Asks the price of something sold by weight at a market

   Grammar Note

   بە چەندە means 'for how much'. Put a quantity before it to ask a weight-based price.

3. نرخی سێوێک چەندە؟

   Nirx-î sêwêk çende?

   How much does an apple cost?

   Usage

   Asks the price of a single fruit or item; swap سێو for any other goods

   Grammar Note

   The indefinite -êk expresses 'one'. ێ is ê.

4. دەرزەنێک هێلکە چەندە؟

   Derzenêk hêlke çende?

   How much is a dozen eggs?

   Usage

   For buying eggs at a market

   Grammar Note

   The order is unit + noun, with the noun staying singular (دەرزەنێک هێلکە).

5. ئەوە زۆر گرانە!

   Ewe zor girane!

   That's too expensive!

   Usage

   Signals the price is too high and opens a bargain

   Grammar Note

   زۆر before an adjective means 'very / too'. گران is 'expensive'.

6. هەرزان نییە

   Herzan nîye

   It isn't cheap

   Usage

   When a price is higher than expected

   Grammar Note

   Adjective + نییە means 'is not …'.

7. شتی ترت هەیە ئەوەندە گران نەبێت؟

   Şit-î tirit heye ewende giran nebêt?

   Do you have anything less expensive?

   Usage

   Asks for a cheaper alternative; politely: شتی ترتان هەیە …؟

   Grammar Note

   The negative subjunctive puts نە- before the stem (نەبێت 'that is not').

8. ئەمە دەکڕم

   Eme dekiṟim

   I'll buy this

   Usage

   Said when you decide to buy; point at the item

   Grammar Note

   The object precedes the verb. دە- + stem کڕ + -m.

9. دەتوانم ئەوە بکڕم؟

   Detwanim ewe bikiṟim?

   May I buy that?

   Usage

   Checks whether an item is for sale

   Grammar Note

   دەتوانم + subjunctive; the rising intonation and ؟ make it a question.

10. نزیکترین سوپەرمارکێت لەکوێیە؟

    Nizîktirîn supermarkêt lekwêye?

    Where is the nearest supermarket?

    Usage

    For finding a place to shop for groceries and daily goods

    Grammar Note

    سوپەرمارکێت is a loan from English. ێ is ê.

11. پاتری دەفرۆشیت؟

    Patrî defroşît?

    Do you sell batteries?

    Usage

    Asks a small shop whether it stocks something; politely: پاتری دەفرۆشن؟

    Grammar Note

    Item + دەفرۆشیت؟ means 'do you sell …?'. Swap in any item.

12. حەز دەکەم کراسێک بکڕم

    Ḧez dekem kirasêk bikiṟim

    I would like to buy a dress

    Usage

    Tells a shop assistant you want clothes; swap کراس for another garment

    Grammar Note

    حەز کردن 'to like / want to' + subjunctive. کراس is a dress.

13. کامەت بەدڵە؟

    Kamet bediłe?

    Which one do you like?

    Usage

    Asks which item someone prefers; politely: کامتان بەدڵە؟

    Grammar Note

    بەدڵ means 'pleasing'; دڵ is 'heart'. It is close in meaning to خۆشە.

14. بەدڵم نییە

    Bediłim nîye

    I don't like it

    Usage

    A mild way to turn down an item you don't like

    Grammar Note

    The clitic -m means 'to me'. The positive is بەدڵمە.

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