Visa & Immigration

1. ئەمە پاسپۆرتەکەمە

   Eme pasportekeme

   This is my passport

   Usage

   Shows your passport at a checkpoint

   Grammar Note

   ئەمە X-e means 'this is X'. -m is 'my' and -e is 'is'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

2. چەند ڕۆژ دەتوانم لێرە بمێنمەوە؟

   Çend ṟoj detwanim lêre bimênmewe?

   How many days can I stay here?

   Usage

   Asks how long you may stay

   Grammar Note

   چەند + singular noun means 'how many …'. بمێنمەوە is the subjunctive of مانەوە 'to stay'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

3. مۆڵەتی ئەوەتان هەیە؟

   Mołet-î ewetan heye?

   Do you have a permit for that?

   Usage

   A formal question about whether someone holds a permit

   Grammar Note

   مۆڵەت means 'permit, leave, licence'. -tan is the polite 'your'. Composed from attested words and patterns rather than quoted from a source sentence; worth confirming with a native speaker.

4. کاتێک گەشت بۆ دەرەوەی وڵات دەکەی، عادەتەن پێویستت بە پاسپۆرتە

   Katêk geşt bo derewe-î wiłat dekey, 'adeten pêwîstit be pasporte

   When you travel abroad, you usually need a passport

   Usage

   Explains what documents are needed for travel

   Grammar Note

   پێویستم بە X means 'I need X'; here it is 2nd person -t. دەکەی is the colloquial 2nd person.

5. سنوور

   Sinûr

   border

   Usage

   The word for a border

   Grammar Note

   سنوور is the line between countries; the plural is سنوورەکان.

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