Zaza phrasebook

Zaza or Zazaki (this is also the language's main endonym) is an Indo-European language spoken in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, related to Kurdish and other Iranian languages.

Basics

 * Hello. : Mavexer
 * How are you? (informal) : Se kenê? / Tı senén ay / Se kenay rınd ay ?
 * How are you? (formal) : Şıma senén é / Se kené rınd é ?
 * Fine, thank you. : Hewlo, weş bê / Ez hol a, / Ez  rınd a, berxudar be.
 * What is your name? : Namey to bı xeyr. / Namey to çık o ?
 * My name is ... :  Namey mı ... o/a.
 * Nice to meet you. : Serey u çıma ser / Ez memnun biya.
 * Please. : Reca kena / Xéré xo.
 * Thank you. : Weş u war be. / Berxudar be.
 * You're welcome. : Çiyê niyo.
 * Yes. : Ya /E
 * No. : Né
 * Excuse me. : Pardon.
 * I'm sorry. : qıaur mewnirê / Qusır me seyr meke.
 * Goodbye (informal): Xatır be to.
 * Goodbye (formal) : Xatır be şıma.
 * I can't speak Zaza [well]. : Ez ?????? nêşen qısey bıkera. / Ez né şena ?????? [weş] qesey bıki.
 * Do you speak English? : Şıma İngılızki qısey kenê? / To Englezki zanena ?
 * (Is there someone here) who speaks English? : (Tiya de) kam Englezki zaneno ?
 * Help! : imdad !
 * Good morning. : Sodır be xér.
 * Good evening. : Şanê şıma weş bo. / Şan be xér.
 * Good night. : Şewa şıma weş bo. /Şewe be xér.
 * Good night (to sleep) : Şewe be xér bo.
 * I don't understand. : 'Ez fam né kena.
 * Where is the toilet? : Tuvalet koti o?

Numbers
0 - sıfır

1 - yew (ju)

2 - dı

3 - hiré

4 - çar

5 - panc

6 - ses (şeş)

7 - hewt (howt)

8 - heşt

9 - new

10 - des

11- des u yew

12- des u dı

13- des u hiré

14- des çar

15-des u panc

16-des u ses

17- des u hewt

18- des u heşt

19- des u new

20 - vist

25 - vist u panc

30 - hirıs

40 - çewres

50 - pancas

60 - seşti

70 - hewtay

80 - heştay

90 - neway

100 - se

200 - dı sey

500 - panc sey

1000 - hazar

Clock time
Saete çend a ? (What time is it ?)

Saete heşt a. (It is eight o'clock)

Seate heşti rê çewres vêrena (It is eight past forty o'clock)

Duration
Seser - Century Ser - year Mewsim - season Meng - Month Hefte - week

Days
Dışeme: Monday

Séşeme: Tuesday

Çarşeme: Wednesday

Panşeme: Thursday

Yene: Friday

Şeme: Saturday

Bazar: Sunday

Months
Çele: January

Gucige: February

Adare/Marte: March

Nisane: April

Gulane: May

Hezirane: June

Temmuze: July

Tebaxe: August

Elule: September

Oktobre: October

Teşrine: November

Kanune: December

Colors: "Rengi"
sıpé: white

siya: black

sur: red

kewe: blue

kesk: green

çeqer / zerd: yellow

gewr: grey

penbe: pink

mor: purple

Money
Pere/Perey/Pangunot

Shopping
Rose Guretene