Sports & Activities

1. پێکەوە سەیری یارییەکە دەکەین

   Pêkewe seyr-î yarîyeke dekeyn

   We're going to watch the game together

   Usage

   Invites someone to watch a match or says you will

   Grammar Note

   سەیری X کردن means 'to watch X'; the noun is linked to X by the ezafe -ی.

2. کەی یاریی تۆپی پێ دەکەن؟

   Key yarî-î top-î pê deken?

   When do they play football?

   Usage

   Asks when a football match is played

   Grammar Note

   تۆپی پێ is literally 'foot ball'. یاریی تۆپی پێ is 'a football game'.

3. حەز دەکەیت لەگەڵ ئێمە بچیتە سەر چیا؟

   Ḧez dekeyt legeł ême biçîte ser çiya?

   Would you like to go mountain climbing with us?

   Usage

   Invites a friend to go hiking

   Grammar Note

   حەز دەکەیت + subjunctive means 'would you like to …'. This is the singular form; the polite one is حەز دەکەن.

4. هەموو بەیانییەک پیاسە دەکەم

   Hemû beyanîyek piyase dekem

   I go for a walk every morning

   Usage

   Talks about a daily routine

   Grammar Note

   هەموو + singular noun means 'every …'. پیاسە کردن is 'to take a walk'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

5. هەموو بەیانییەک دەچم بۆ ڕاکردن

   Hemû beyanîyek deçim bo ṟakirdin

   I go jogging every morning

   Usage

   Talks about an exercise habit

   Grammar Note

   بۆ + verbal noun means 'in order to …'. ڕاکردن is 'running'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

6. دەتوانم بەشداری لە یارییەکە بکەم؟

   Detwanim beşdarî le yarîyeke bikem?

   Can I join the game?

   Usage

   Asks to join a local game

   Grammar Note

   بەشداری کردن means 'to take part'; the event follows لە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

7. تۆپی پێ

   Top-î pê

   football

   Usage

   The word for football, literally 'foot ball'

   Grammar Note

   It is usually written as two words joined by the ezafe -ی, and combined with یاری کردن.

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