Belingaz - Bi xêr hatî...

[LindyLoo]

Hi Belingaz
Welcome, I'm very new too!
You mentioned you lived in Mardin for a while, I'm going to Derik/Mardin in October to meet my boyfriends family for the first time. When you have some spare time could you tell me a little about what Mardin is like? Can you tell me how far Mardin is from Diyarbakir, as I have been trying to find flights from London to Mardin, but you must take 3 different planes over 24 hrs to get there (London-Istanbul-Ankara-Mardin). The shortest route seems to be London to Diyarbakir which is 2 planes over 10 hrs (London-Istanbul-Diyarbakir). Any suggestions on a easier route Thanks
Bye......

[Belingaz]

Hi ya'll ( lol Yes I am a Southerner(USA))
Let me see...in the order of incoming posts....
UE>>>my lovely sister...I am impressed! What stage are you in? I recently started studying International Business and Economy! I love things on the INternational sphere....but linguistically I am inept! If you ever need anything my sis...drop me a text...... lol do not worry if your kurdish is not perfect...you know more about kurds and kurdi than i do about italians and the language of italy..so you and I are "a OK". Now that I know we both studied the same...we are going to get along even better than I initially assessed.

Hi Lyn....
sipas bira....xodanê xêra bî...or xêrendarbî hêja. tujî herwesa bi xêr u xoshî hati...ser serê min u ser çavên min kekê hêja.


Hi Lindy my lovely sis!
Let me see....I travel a bit too much.,...so I will tell how I go to Mardin and why...lol and we will if it helps you out any...
I normally go straight into Diyarbakir and take a taxi straight to ZAhko (inside Iraq)...this takes me 6 hours...but for you...I would take either a taxi or the Bus straight to Mardin.....I have never tried to fly into Mardin, and I honestly I was not even sure there was a convenient flight there. To my Understanding....there are usually layovers.
As to what Mardin is like...if you like history and ancient archeology you will love any Kurdish town. They are so beautiful in my eyes....if for nothing else, then for the history they tell.
I am sure you will like it too. The food in Mardin is great. I think there is a mixture of Kurds and Arabs living in Mardin, though I am not sure to what extent. I love the layout of the city...if you drive into the city at night...you will see what I mean...the lights do a magneficent job...it is like driving into Las Vegas at night...it is a truely amazing experience. I know i am being a bit biased....but you understand .
You must stay in touch with me over your trip and take lots of pictures. please feel free to drop me an email if you need to ask anything.
ok my sis...i will talk to you later .... oh and by the way...welcome as well. ser chaven min hati....
XOXO to everyone
You guys have a wonderful weekend and I will see you all soon...I am going Mountain Hiking today.

[UE_kurdophile]

Hi ya'll ( lol Yes I am a Southerner(USA))
UE>>>my lovely sister...I am impressed! What stage are you in? I recently started studying International Business and Economy! I love things on the INternational sphere....but linguistically I am inept! If you ever need anything my sis...drop me a text...... lol do not worry if your kurdish is not perfect...you know more about kurds and kurdi than i do about italians and the language of italy..so you and I are "a OK". Now that I know we both studied the same...we are going to get along even better than I initially assessed.

You guys have a wonderful weekend and I will see you all soon...I am going Mountain Hiking today.

I don't know how it works over there in the US...we have 3 years of general "International and diplomatical sciences" (soon I will finish it,maybe at the end of this month ) and then we have 2 years more, we have 3 choices:
= International economy
= Political and diplomatical sciences
= Extra-European studies (focused mostly on Asia )
I am going to choose the 3rd one !!
(Who knows where i will end up ?? maybe i will work for the UN...yes, cleaning the UN's toilets!! cool)

Thank you, if i need your help i won't hesitate to contact you !!! lol

Meeting people who studied similar thing is wonderful to me..welcome again!!

[Belingaz]

Well, in USA ...our degrees are based on a four year study program. the first two years are general studies...meaning we take english, math , science and everything else....but take minimal in our choice of degree, but the last two years we take only classes from our major and minor areas. It is very nice, but very hard as well..you understand it.
You and I basically studied the same things...I studied International Relations for my first one and IB for the second one, with a concentration on Mid East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a strange combonation but I liked all those areas...needless to say...since I took courses in all those areas I did not learn enough for one area,..haha
as to you working for the UN...I have a few words to say about it..I hope this makes sense...I am trying my hand at spanish and Italian on the side,...so let me know if you can understand it...Grazie il mio caro. Amo venire a contatto di nuova gente anche. Chi sa che… potete diventare il presidente del NU un giorno e posso diventare il vostro driver, ma onestamente l'azionamento di NY è un hassle ed Europa è fuori della mia sfera di conoscenza.
So...I did this with the help of my computer program...but if i listen very carefully...I can understand some italian but not so much.

Chi di tir....I believe that should be it. I was in the UN 7 Months ago, I went there as part of a school program, it was actually very nice. I liked it a lot, and now they tell me I have to learn french! Well, we will see what happens with French, first we must try to master spanish, arabic and italian.
Ok lovely sister, I loved this text and I am sorry it was so long, but I got overly excited.
bye bye

[AlbaSaab]

Hi Alba Saab!
How are you dear? I love your debative nature. I just wanted to say..I love the Sacratic method as well. You are awesome...keep up the good work and I hope to learn much from you.
sometimes share a little of your knowledge with us....I love learning from everyone I meet.
well , take care and I wish you the best in everything
bye bye

Compliments????

Sarcastic?? Me?? LOL

[LindyLoo]

Roj Bash Belingaz
Mardin sounds so lovely & I can't wait to get out there now . I'm going to go about 23rd October when Ramadan finishes. Getting from Diyarbakir to Mardin is not a problem for me as my boyfriend has a car & he will pick me up from Diyarbakir Airport. I just wondered how many miles Diyarbakir was from Mardin . After such a long flight & having to catch 2 planes, I was hoping the car journey wouldn't take too long. But never mind if it is, it will be worth it . Spas for all the info, I will certainly let you know what I think to it.
Bye......for now

[Diri]

It's about 50-70 Kms...

Takes about an hour and a half? Just guessing - from comparing the routes with Wan-Hekarî... That takes a lot longer because of the bad roads - and longer route... But it's about 60 km between Amed and Mêrdîn I think...

[UE_kurdophile]

...You and I basically studied the same things... as to you working for the UN...I have a few words to say about it..I hope this makes sense...I am trying my hand at spanish and Italian on the side,...so let me know if you can understand it...Grazie il mio caro. Amo venire a contatto di nuova gente anche. Chi sa che… potete diventare il presidente del NU un giorno e posso diventare il vostro driver, ma onestamente l'azionamento di NY è un hassle ed Europa è fuori della mia sfera di conoscenza.
So...I did this with the help of my computer program...but if i listen very carefully...I can understand some italian but not so much.

Chi di tir....I believe that should be it. I was in the UN 7 Months ago, I went there as part of a school program, it was actually very nice. I liked it a lot, and now they tell me I have to learn french! Well, we will see what happens with French, first we must try to master spanish, arabic and italian.
Ok lovely sister, I loved this text and I am sorry it was so long, but I got overly excited.
bye bye

You got overly excited? It is no surprise man, all Kurdish guys get excited when they meet me! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ah ah
(just jokin' of course,they all rather tend to consider me their sister )

Whenever you need my help for italian language, just send me a PM and I'll be glad to help you! DO NOT TRUST your computer program, the text you wrote has actually many mistakes, for example "dear"="caro" only for males, I am a girl so I am "cara" (with final A).
What do you mean with "chi di tir"? sorry I don't understand.

I study arabic too, but I have a very poor level for the moment, anyway reading aloud in arabic is the only thing that calms me down if I am nervous.

Don't be sorry to write so much, personally I enjoy much your posts.
Bye bye...CIAO

[Belingaz]

UE....can I let you in on a secret? I am actually a girl too, but I trust that our guys do get excited about Italian women, afterall....the beauty of Italian women is beyond comparison.
I know the computer is a terrible thing, and I to one day actually be able to do all my translations my self. ha ha
Hey it is nice to be everyone's sister. hehehe....I usually choose very masculant names and remain quiet about my gender...lol but with my big fat mouth, it is not long before i blurr it out anyways/
Yes Caro and Cara=mas/fem...it is like spanish "o" for males, and "a: for females...I should have caught that... but i was too busy letting the computer do my work.
hehehehe
Chi di tir? this is a Kurdish phrase...it means what else? but in my case I was only typing what i was thinking and I was asking myself what else to type...confused yet>? yes I normally tend to do that.
I recomend you read a lot of newspapers in both kurdish and arabic. I can read arabic very well, and I can do a nice job of writting it too, but unfortunately....my vocab and understanding of it is very poor as well...I will need atleast one year in lebanon before I become fluent.
Ok dear sis, I will keep in mind everything...
ciao@

[Belingaz]

Roj Bash Belingaz
Mardin sounds so lovely & I can't wait to get out there now . I'm going to go about 23rd October when Ramadan finishes. Getting from Diyarbakir to Mardin is not a problem for me as my boyfriend has a car & he will pick me up from Diyarbakir Airport. I just wondered how many miles Diyarbakir was from Mardin . After such a long flight & having to catch 2 planes, I was hoping the car journey wouldn't take too long. But never mind if it is, it will be worth it . Spas for all the info, I will certainly let you know what I think to it.
Bye......for now

hey Lindy
Roj Bash Kecha Rind
....I am sorry I missed the gist of your text. I believe Diri clarified it for us, it should not be a long drive, but everytime I have traveled it has taken me over two hours because of all the check points and the stops. As Diri mentioned...the issue of Roads is another thing. as well, do not get scared if you see your driver trying to pass a car in front of him by going into the incoming lane and there is a car coming at your less than a 100 feet...apparently it is normal in Turkey. The first time I saw this, I almost passed out, but...think of it as a ride in an amusement park.
Ok Sis, talk to you later
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[UE_kurdophile]

UE....can I let you in on a secret? I am actually a girl too, but I trust that our guys do get excited about Italian women, afterall....the beauty of Italian women is beyond comparison.

Oooops! I should have guessed it , you spoke too much to be a man I actually tend to talk a lot too, but here in the forum I have sometimes some linguistical problems that stop me, I don't know how to say some of things I would like to express, not even with the help of a dictionary...by the way I prefer "paper" dictionaries instead of "computer" ones because at college I studied ancient greek and latin, so I am quicker with "real" dictionaries.

I recomend you read a lot of newspapers in both kurdish and arabic. I can read arabic very well, and I can do a nice job of writting it too, but unfortunately....my vocab and understanding of it is very poor as well...I will need atleast one year in lebanon before I become fluent.
ciao@

I can't read any newspapers in arabic ..our problem is the absence of written vowels on the letters: my vocabulary is so poor that I can't guess what the word is , therefore I can't pronounce it We just had a 60-hours course, so we learnt to write and read the alphabet, then oral communication and then short texts with the vowels signed on the letters. We are just beginnners!
I would reccomend you http://www.spacetoon.com ,it is very sweet and you can easily learn a lot of vocabulary.
Are you going to Lebanon ? NOW ? or is it just a future plan?in the future I would like to travel there too, one of my best friends is from Beyrut, so hopefully sooner or later I will go with her to visit it. See you there..who knows??!

[Belingaz]

HEHEHEHE..so then we are long lost sisters.
You certainly did figure me out, I do talk too much. You cannot believe ...last night I went to a dinner function, and I saw how quiet people were. I had to get information out of them with a screw driver! Well, it was for a good cause anyways. THanks for the website, I will definitely get to it tonight.
hmm regarding your arabic class...is it possible to take another course? Trust me, i know your pain. I only know it, becuase I learned it at a very young age, and for some reason it has stuck with me.

concerning expressing yourself...hehe i have that problem too, well a little anyways. It is very hard to be fluent in a language and not live among its people. culture, even regional and subcultures can change languages so much. In the US for instance...we have the standard English, but there is so many different slangs and so many dialects among different areas, that I honestly cannot always understand someone from NY if they speak with an accent or in Slang. SO, point being...do not feel bad. if you need anything, you can ask...idioms are a good way to start expressing oneself.
infact, I have two whole books on Kurdish Idioms....I think they are so much fun and clever.

as far me going to Beirut...hehehe I love to go there and see that part of the Mid East, but unfortunately....I am a poor grad student and times are not good to travel these days. I may in the future though. If there is any thing that I want to learn in Arabic, it has to be Lebanese...I just love the way they pronouce their words. In comparison to Iraqi arabic, Lebanese is beautiful. your friend is from Beirut!? lucky gal! give her my regards...i am sure she is beautiful! Lebanese Women are well spoken of amongs all arabs. I think that everyone goes gaga for them hehehehe. not literally though.
OK kichka Cuwan ( pretty gal) roj bash until i talk to you again, and of course....see you in Beirut! who knows...we may go to the arabian nights story show together. hehehe
bye sis