Vehicles

1. ئۆتۆمبێل

   Otombêl

   Car

   Usage

   The general word for a car, whether a taxi or a private car

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; ۆ is o and ێ is ê. The Arabic-origin سەیارە is also understood.

2. پاس

   Pas

   Bus

   Usage

   For city and intercity buses

   Grammar Note

   A loanword. وێستگەی پاس is 'bus stop'.

3. تەکسی

   Teksî

   Taxi

   Usage

   If there is no meter, agree the fare before you get in

   Grammar Note

   A loanword. The variant تاکسی also exists; this data uses تەکسی throughout.

4. شەمەندەفەر

   Şemendefer

   Train

   Usage

   Services are sparse, so check timetables in advance

   Grammar Note

   ش is ş. A long compound with the sequence n-d inside.

5. فڕۆکە

   Fṟoke

   Airplane

   Usage

   Airport is فڕۆکەخانە

   Grammar Note

   ڕ is the trilled ṟ and ۆ is o.

6. کەشتی

   Keştî

   Ship

   Usage

   For talking about a large ship

   Grammar Note

   ش is ş and ی is î.

7. بەلەم

   Belem

   Boat

   Usage

   A small craft on a lake or river

   Grammar Note

   کەشتی is a large ship, بەلەم a small boat.

8. پایسکل

   Paysikil

   Bicycle

   Usage

   For renting a bicycle or noting that the hills are steep

   Grammar Note

   A second word, دووچەرخە, means the same.

9. لۆری

   Lorî

   Truck

   Usage

   For talking about the big trucks on mountain roads

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; ۆ is o.

10. تراکتۆر

    Traktor

    Tractor

    Usage

    For tractors seen on rural roads

    Grammar Note

    A loanword; ۆ is o.

11. بە پاس دەچم

    Be pas deçim

    I go by bus

    Usage

    Answers how you are getting somewhere

    Grammar Note

    Means of transport is expressed with بە + vehicle, so you can swap in بە شەمەندەفەر or بە فڕۆکە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

12. بە فڕۆکە دەچم

    Be fṟoke deçim

    I am going by plane

    Usage

    Tells how you are travelling to a distant place

    Grammar Note

    The pattern is بە + vehicle + دەچم 'I go by ...'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

13. بە پایسکل دێم

    Be paysikil dêm

    I will come by bike

    Usage

    For a meeting, saying you will arrive by bicycle

    Grammar Note

    دێم is 'come', the counterpart of دەچم 'go'; use it when moving toward the speaker or listener. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

14. پایسکلەکەم شکاوە

    Paysikilekem şikawe

    My bicycle is broken

    Usage

    Tell the rental shop that the bicycle is broken

    Grammar Note

    -eke is the definite ending and -em means 'my'. 'Broken' is شکاوە. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

15. با سواری ئۆتۆمبێل بین

    Ba swarî otombêl bîn

    Let us get in the car

    Usage

    Invites companions to get into the car

    Grammar Note

    با + subjunctive means 'let us'. It uses the 1pl بین of سواری ... بوون 'to ride, get in'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

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