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🚌 Course 15: Veguhestin (Transport)

Bus, Taxi & Directions | A1 Level

🧩1. Peyvên (Vocabulary): Transport

🚌 Veguhestinê (Transport)

Otobûs
Bus
Taksî
Taxi
Trên
Train
Erebe
Car
Motosîklet
Motorcycle
Balafir
Airplane
Piya
On foot
Bisîklet
Bicycle

🎫 Li Wêderê (At the Station)

Wêdergeh
Station
Rawestgeh
Stop
Bilet
Ticket
Road/Way
Cade
Street
Nîşan
Address/Sign
Nexşe
Map
Şofêr
Driver

📍 Cihên Girîng (Important Places)

Dibistan
School
Nexweşxane
Hospital
Bazar
Market
Firoşgeh
Shop
Posta
Post Office
Bank
Bank
Qehwexane
Café
Park
Park

🧠2. Rêziman (Grammar): Ez diçim... (I go...)

💡 Verb "Çûn" (To Go)

The verb çûn (to go) is essential for talking about transport and movement!

📌 Conjugation: Çûn (To Go) - Present Tense

Ez diçim = I go
Tu diçî = You go
Ew diçe = He/She goes
Em diçin = We go
Hûn diçin = You (plural) go
Ew diçin = They go

📌 Using "diçim" with Places

Pattern: Ez diçim + [place]

Examples:
• Ez diçim dibistanê = I go to school
• Ez diçim bazarê = I go to the market
• Ez diçim malê = I go home
• Ez diçim kar = I go to work

📌 Simple Directions

Rast = Right / Straight
Çep = Left
Pêş = Forward / Ahead
Paş = Back / Behind
Nêzî = Near / Close
Dûr = Far

Examples:
• Biçe rast! = Go right/straight!
• Biçe çep! = Go left!
• Ew nêzî ye = It's near
• Ew dûr e = It's far

💬 Example Sentences:

• Ez bi otobûsê diçim dibistanê. = I go to school by bus.
• Tu bi taksîyê diçî malê? = Do you go home by taxi?
• Em piya diçin bazarê. = We go to the market on foot.
• Rawestgeha otobûsê li ku ye? = Where is the bus stop?
• Biçe rast, paşê biçe çep. = Go straight, then go left.

🎧3. Guhdarîkirin (Listening): Asking for Directions

Listen to this dialogue about asking for directions:

👤 Aram:
Bibore, rawestgeha otobûsê li ku ye?
Excuse me, where is the bus stop?
👨 Şofêr:
Biçe rast, paşê li cadeyê biçe çep. Ew nêzî ye.
Go straight, then turn left at the street. It's near.
👤 Aram:
Spas dikim! Çend deqe ye?
Thank you! How many minutes is it?
👨 Şofêr:
Pênc deqe piya.
Five minutes on foot.

🚕 Dialogue 2: In a Taxi

👩 Leyla:
Silav! Ez dixwazim biçim nexweşxaneyê.
Hello! I want to go to the hospital.
🚕 Şofêrê Taksîyê:
Baş e. Kîjan nexweşxane?
Okay. Which hospital?
👩 Leyla:
Nexweşxaneya mezin, li nêzî parkê.
The big hospital, near the park.
🚕 Şofêrê Taksîyê:
Baş e, ez dizanim. Bihêle em herin.
Okay, I know it. Let's go.
🎯 Comprehension Questions

Answer these questions based on the dialogues:

📖4. Xwendin (Reading): Simple Map & Directions

Read this simple map and the directions below:

Nexşeya Bajêr

Mal Rawestgeha Otobûsê
Rawestgeha Otobûsê Dibistan
Dibistan Bazar
Bazar Nexweşxane

📝 Rêber (Directions):

Ji malê heta dibistanê:
1. Ji malê derkeve.
2. Biçe rast heta rawestgeha otobûsê.
3. Otobûsa hejmara 5 bigre.
4. Li rawestgeha dibistanê dabe.
5. Dibistan li çep e.

🎯 Reading Comprehension

Answer these questions about the map and directions:

✍️5. Nivîsandin (Writing): Short Itinerary

Write a short itinerary describing how you go from one place to another:

📝 Writing Exercise: My Daily Route

Write 4-5 sentences describing your route from home to school/work. Include:
• Where you start
• What transport you use
• Directions (left, right, straight)
• Where you arrive

Example:
Ez ji malê derdikevim. Ez bi otobûsê diçim kar. Otobûs li rawestgehê dimîne. Ez diçim rast. Karê min li çep e.

🗣️6. Axaftin (Speaking): Taxi Role-Play

Practice these taxi scenarios by choosing the correct response:

🚕 Scenario 1: Getting in the Taxi

Situation: You get in a taxi and want to go to the hospital.

What do you say?

🚕 Scenario 2: Asking About Time

Situation: You want to know how long the trip will take.

What do you say?

🚕 Scenario 3: Asking to Stop

Situation: You've arrived and want the driver to stop here.

What do you say?

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🔄7. Dubare (Review): Transport & Directions

🎯 Final Review Exercise

Complete these sentences about transport and directions:

🎉 Pîroz be! Congratulations!

You've completed Course 15: Transport!
You can now talk about transport, ask for directions, and navigate in Kurdish!

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