Sightseeing

1. قەڵای هەولێر لەکوێیە؟

   Qeła-î Hewlêr lekwêye?

   Where is the Erbil Citadel?

   Usage

   Asks the way to the old citadel in the middle of the city

   Grammar Note

   After a word ending in a vowel the ezafe is written ی (قەڵای). 'Place + لەکوێیە؟' asks where it is. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. مۆزەخانەکە لەکوێیە؟

   Mozexaneke lekwêye?

   Where is the museum?

   Usage

   Asks the way to a museum

   Grammar Note

   مۆزەخانە combines مۆزە 'museum' with خانە 'house'. -ەکە is the definite suffix. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. مۆزەخانەکە کراوەیە؟

   Mozexaneke kiraweye?

   Is the museum open?

   Usage

   Checks whether the museum is open

   Grammar Note

   کراوەیە describes the state 'open'; its opposite is داخراوە 'closed'. A question is marked by intonation and ؟. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. مۆزەخانەکە کەی دەکرێتەوە؟

   Mozexaneke key dekirêtewe?

   When does the museum open?

   Usage

   Asks when the museum opens

   Grammar Note

   دەکرێتەوە is the passive of کردنەوە 'to open', meaning 'is opened'. کەی is 'when'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. دەتوانم وێنە بگرم؟

   Detwanim wêne bigirim?

   May I take photos?

   Usage

   Asks permission to take photos; always ask before photographing people

   Grammar Note

   وێنە گرتن means 'to take a photo'. After دەتوانم the verb is in the subjunctive (بگرم). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. بلیتێکم دەوێت

   Bilîtêkim dewêt

   I'd like a ticket

   Usage

   Buying an entry or travel ticket

   Grammar Note

   Wanting is expressed as thing + clitic -m + دەوێت ('is wanted by me'). Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

7. ئەوێ چەند دوورە؟

   Ewê çend dûre?

   How far is it there?

   Usage

   Asks the distance to a place

   Grammar Note

   چەند دوورە؟ asks 'how far?'. The opposite of دوور is نزیک 'near'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

8. دەریاچەی دووکان لەکوێیە؟

   Deryaçe-î Dûkan lekwêye?

   Where is Lake Dukan?

   Usage

   Asks the way to the large lake in the Kurdistan Region

   Grammar Note

   دەریاچە means 'lake'. The ezafe -î links it to the proper name. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

9. تاڤگەی بێخاڵ لەکوێیە؟

   Tavge-î Bêxał lekwêye?

   Where is the Bekhal waterfall?

   Usage

   Asks the way to a well-known waterfall near Rawanduz

   Grammar Note

   تاڤگە means 'waterfall'. The letter ڤ stands for v. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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