Bought the cuuuutest book in the bazaar today. It's called "Cheeroki Paneerek" - A Story of Cheese. I also bought two dictionaries today, English-Kurdish and Kurdish-English. Let's get to translating! It's like being back in Ancient Greek class. Except now I get to use the words I learn in actual conversation.
Day: February 15, 2013
Kurdish Funny #1: I got into a taxi last night and I wasn't in the mood to chat, so when the driver started speaking in broken English, I said, "Afw, kaka, Inglyzy nazanm." (Sorry, sir, I don't know English.) "Oh," he said, "Xalky kweyt?" (Where are you from?) "Espani," (Spain) I replied. There were 10 … Continue reading Kurdish Funnies
Since Raz is getting quite busy with marriage preparations, I've found a new tutor. A supplementary tutor, if you will, so if Raz cancels I still get my weekly Kurdish fix. His name is Sarmad, and we're meeting twice a week to have conversation classes. Strictly speaking, it's not proper for an unrelated or unmarried … Continue reading Kurdish: Studying & Dating
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