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Hello All

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:39 pm
Author: Amax
Hello everybody.
It's great to find a Kurdish forum in English.
I'm here to learn a little more about the culture/language and may do more reading than talking.
I am not Kurdish (American by birth) but I have a tremendous respect for the people.
Take care!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:57 pm
Author: kurdangel
welcome ;)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:14 pm
Author: Diri
Welcome Amax! :)

So glad to have you here...

Bi xêr hatî...

Enjoy your reading :P And I hope you participate once in a while... Would be nice to have a different oppinion on some matters too! :)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:04 pm
Author: Parsi
Welcome Amax can.

Hope you enjoy your thank you for your respect of Kurdish culture. 8)

PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:23 pm
Author: Amax
I love debate. I see debate as an intellectual "chess game" that encourages research and learning. I tend to try and take more of a scientific sanitized approach to discussions even when dealing with emotional topics.

Diri I would love to chime in but it will most likely be from my isolated American perspective. I'm afraid that with many of the cultural discussions I am limited in knowledge and am here to learn. Was it you who posted those wonderful pictures. I've looked for pics of Kurdistan everywhere and couldn't find. Thanks for sharing those.

For an English speaker how would you pronounce Bi xêr hatî?
I lived in Erbil for 2 months and have picked up numerous words but am bad with spelling and still learning the Latin alphabet.

Supas!

PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:46 pm
Author: Diri
Amax wrote:I love debate. I see debate as an intellectual "chess game" that encourages research and learning. I tend to try and take more of a scientific sanitized approach to discussions even when dealing with emotional topics.

Diri I would love to chime in but it will most likely be from my isolated American perspective. I'm afraid that with many of the cultural discussions I am limited in knowledge and am here to learn. Was it you who posted those wonderful pictures. I've looked for pics of Kurdistan everywhere and couldn't find. Thanks for sharing those.

For an English speaker how would you pronounce Bi xêr hatî?
I lived in Erbil for 2 months and have picked up numerous words but am bad with spelling and still learning the Latin alphabet.

Supas!



Awww :) Bless you...

Yes, I posted several educational posts, as matter of fact - the Kurdish dance (Govend / Halperke) thread and the Beautiful Kurdistan thread - I posted some pictures there that I took personally... :) Those are from Northern Kurdistan - but there are pictures and photos from all of Kurdistan in the initial post I made! :)

If you are interested in learning the Kurdish Latin alphabet - you could check out the Zimanê Kurdî section - there is a thread there ("Read this before posting"), which explains the sounds of the Kurdish Latin alphabet with examples from English words to illustrate the sounds... :)

Bi xêr hatî would be: B kher haati in English...

PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:49 pm
Author: Lyn
Hello Amax!

Welcome to Roj Bash Kurdistan!

I´m an American as well. I only know some Kurdî phrases, thanks to Diri. :D

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:38 am
Author: Vladimir
Why did you visit Hewler?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:51 pm
Author: Amax
Vlad, I was there on business and hope to go back.
It was a trip of a lifetime! And I have some awesome pictures that I'll post one day. Is anyone in this forum from there?

Thanks for the welcome Lyn! What state are you from? I'm an Alabama guy. :D

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:04 pm
Author: Lyn
Amax wrote:Thanks for the welcome Lyn! What state are you from? I'm an Alabama guy. :D

I´m a California girl. :D

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:22 pm
Author: Amax
Lyn wrote:
Amax wrote:Thanks for the welcome Lyn! What state are you from? I'm an Alabama guy. :D

I´m a California girl. :D


Cool, my uncle just moved to Mississippi from Oakland.
I'll make it to Cali to visit one day!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:47 pm
Author: Lyn
Amax wrote:
Lyn wrote:
Amax wrote:Thanks for the welcome Lyn! What state are you from? I'm an Alabama guy. :D

I´m a California girl. :D


Cool, my uncle just moved to Mississippi from Oakland.
I'll make it to Cali to visit one day!

I think you´ll like California.

I found this online English /Kurdish dictionary. I´m not positive if it has accurate
translations though. http://www.namonet.com/dictionary.asp