🍽️ Course 13: Xwarin û Vexwarin
1. Peyvên (Vocabulary): Food & Drink
🍞 Xwarinên Bingehîn (Basic Foods)
🥗 Sebze û Fêkî (Vegetables & Fruits)
☕ Vexwarin (Drinks)
🍴 Peyvên Xwarinê (Food-related Words)
2. Rêziman: Verbs & Negation
Learn how to talk about eating and drinking, and how to say "no"!
🍽️ Verbs: Xwarin (to eat) & Vexwarin (to drink)
• Ez dixwim = I eat
• Tu dixwî = You eat
• Ew dixwe = He/She eats
• Em dixwin = We eat
Vexwarin (to drink):
• Ez vedixwim = I drink
• Tu vedixwî = You drink
• Ew vedixwe = He/She drinks
• Em vedixwin = We drink
🚫 Negation (Na / Ne)
Positive:
• Ez nan dixwim. (I eat bread.)
• Ez çay vedixwim. (I drink tea.)
Negative:
• Ez nan naxwim. (I don't eat bread.)
• Ez çay navexwim. (I don't drink tea.)
• Ez goşt naxwim. (I don't eat meat.)
Fill in with the correct verb form:
3. Guhdarîkirin (Listening): At the Restaurant
Listen to people ordering food at a restaurant:
🎙️ Dialogue 1: Ordering Food
🎙️ Dialogue 2: Preferences
Answer these questions:
4. Xwendin (Reading): Restaurant Menu
Read this Kurdish restaurant menu:
🍽️ Menû (Menu)
🍲 Xwarinên Germ (Hot Dishes)
• Şorbeyê Mercimek
• Mîrişkê Birincan
• Kebab
• Dolma
• Kofta
🥗 Salate û Sebze (Salads & Vegetables)
• Salateyê Taze
• Sebzeyên Birincan
• Penîr û Bacan
☕ Vexwarin (Drinks)
• Çay
• Qehwe
• Şerbeta Portexal
• Dew
• Av
🍰 Şirîn (Desserts)
• Baklava
• Fêkî
• Şîrberinc
Answer these questions:
5. Nivîsandin (Writing): My Favorite Dish
Write about your favorite dish. What do you like to eat and drink?
💡 Example:
Xwarina min a bijare kebab e. (My favorite food is kebab.)
Ez kebab pir hez dikim. (I like kebab very much.)
Ez bi birinc û salate dixwim. (I eat it with rice and salad.)
Ez çay vedixwim. (I drink tea.)
Pir xweş e! (It's very delicious!)
6. Axaftin (Speaking): Ordering at a Restaurant
Practice ordering food and drinks:
Scenario 1: The waiter asks "Tu çi dixwazî?"
What do you say?
Scenario 2: Someone asks "Tu goşt dixwî?"
How do you say "No, I don't eat meat"?
Scenario 3: The waiter asks "Tu çi vedixwazî?"
What do you want to drink?
Scenario 4: Someone asks "Xwarin xweş e?"
How do you say "Yes, very delicious!"?
Scenario 5: You want to order kebab with rice
What do you say?
7. Çand (Culture): Kurdish Cuisine
Discover the rich culinary traditions of Kurdish culture:
🍽️ Xwarina Kurdî (Kurdish Food)
🍞 Nan (Bread) - The Foundation
Bread is the most important element of Kurdish cuisine. Traditional Kurdish bread is baked fresh daily in a tanûr (clay oven). The most common types are nana tanûrê (tandoor bread) and nana tîrî (thin flatbread). Bread is served with every meal and is used to scoop up food.
🥘 Traditional Dishes
• Dolma - Vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, eggplants) stuffed with rice and meat
• Kofta - Spiced meatballs, often served with rice or bulgur
• Biryani - Fragrant rice dish with meat and spices
• Yaprax - Grape leaves stuffed with rice and herbs
• Kubba - Bulgur shells filled with meat and nuts
☕ Çay (Tea) Culture
Tea is the most popular drink in Kurdish culture. It's served throughout the day - morning, afternoon, and evening. Kurdish tea is typically black tea served in small glasses, often sweetened with sugar. Offering tea is a sign of hospitality, and refusing tea can be considered impolite. The phrase "Çayê te pîroz be!" (May your tea be blessed!) is commonly used.
🧀 Penîr û Dew (Cheese & Yogurt)
Dairy products are essential in Kurdish cuisine. Fresh white cheese (penîrê spî) is eaten at breakfast with bread and honey. Dew (yogurt drink) is a popular beverage, especially in summer. Mast (yogurt) is used in many dishes and sauces.
🎉 Mêvandarî (Hospitality)
Kurdish hospitality is legendary. Guests are always offered the best food available, and hosts take great pride in serving abundant meals. It's customary to insist that guests eat more, even when they say they're full. The phrase "Nûş be!" (Enjoy your meal!) is said before eating.
8. Dubare (Review): Vocabulary Matching
Match the Kurdish words with their English translations:
Kurdish Words
English Translations
🎉 Pîroz be! Congratulations!
You've completed Course 13: Food & Drink!
You can now order food, talk about your preferences, and understand Kurdish menus.