N Roj language learning series

advanced intermediate lessons

Ders: Jn #9

Reading Comprehension:

Read each section of Jn (jimara neh) for general comprehension. Write a summary statement (in
Kurdish) for these sections:
roka ser sal: ______________________________________________________________________
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Azada rast i ye? _____________________________________________________________________
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Zelamek elel: _____________________________________________________________________

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Back Translation:

The quote in Jn is from a fairly-well known verse of prose in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible..
Write the translation for the quote. (Then compare your answer to the translation on the next page).

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Vocabulary Practice #1:

Copyright 1996-2006 Biblical Studies Press, reprinted with permission from www.bible.org.

- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; 12:13-14

The following words are written in the order in which

they occur in Jn. All of the words on this page are
from page 1 of Jn. Find the words in the text and
try to guess their meanings from the context.

For everything there is an appointed ime,

and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to rip, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion:

Fear God and keep his commandments,
because this is the whole duty of man.
For God will evaluate every deed,
including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Original Quote:

alak _____________________________________
yasa _____________________________________
qanun ____________________________________
ap (kirin, bike) ____________________________
Ounde ___________________________________
zanna xwndin u nivsn _____________________
Filipn ____________________________________
Teksis ____________________________________
Wangten _________________________________
pncer __________________________________
dermankirina kmay ________________________
bik ji ber (n, bie [herre]) __________________
Vercinye __________________________________
mirad _____________________________________
xizmet ____________________________________
erix ______________________________________
deykbn ____________________________________
dermankirin ________________________________

Check your definitions with the ones in the Word List (pages 4-6). Write some original sentences using
some of the vocabulary above.
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Vocabulary Practice #2:

The following words (going down the column) are taken from pages 1 and following in Jn. Find the
words in the texts and try to guess their meanings from the context.
kavilkirin ____________________

dmah _______________________ birn ________________________

avakirin _____________________

erk __________________________ (bn, bibe) __________________

giran _______________________

siza _______________________

dtin _________________________

kenn _______________________

qutabxane _________________

diarhan, ?? ___________________

nale nale ____________________

rast _______________________

hilkan, bihilke _____________

dlan ________________________ wek k ______________________

a dil ______________________

pijalekirin ____________________ zef (kirin, bike) ______________

elel ________________________

kumkirin _____________________ duhin l (dan, bide) ____________

makirin _____________________ keli _____________________
hlan ________________________ duhin ________________________
feyde ________________________ seqa _________________________
xusaret ______________________ p ve ____________________
dirrandin _____________________ mhvan _____________________
durn ________________________ beqlawa ______________________
b deng _____________________

dar (kirin, bike) _______________

akirakirin ____________________ rast _________________________

evn _________________________ em dira ____________________
kn __________________________ an _________________________
er __________________________ kelin, bikelie _______________

seqet ________________________
buat _______________________
bexandin, bibexe _____________
daqutandin, daqute _____________
inr ________________________
bbawer _____________________
suker _______________________
prutn _______________________
ensuln ______________________
Peps ________________________
qeland ______________________
muzkvan ____________________

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The last phrase of page 2 is an old Kurdish saying. Write the literal translation here:
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Is that similar to any American proverbs that we have? A Kurdish mother-in-law would say this in the
hearing of her daughter-in-law in order to indirectly communicate something important to her as a way of
sharing her opinion or suggestion about how to do something.
Check your definitions for the vocabulary words on the previous page with the ones given below. Write
some original sentences using some of the vocabulary above.
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A Conversation:
Give your Kurdish friends a copy of Jn and discuss the topics with them. Prepare some original

questions or comments to discuss with them, too.

Word List Definitions:

avakirin (f)
build up
beqlawa
baklava (Km kk yan beqlawa xwar. She rarely ate cake or baklava.)
bexandin, bibexe (v)
to forgive (sa gut: Ey miruv gunneht te hatine bexandin. Jesus said,
Man, your sins are forgiven.)
b deng
silent
bbawer
unbelievable (Evru me titt bbawer dtin. Today we have seen unbelievable things.)
bik ji ber un, bik ji ber bie (bik ji ber herre) (vi)
to have a miscarriage (Hevala min bik
ji ber . My friend had a miscarriage.)
birn (f)
sore (Hindek birn hebn nebn. She had some sores that didnt heal.)
bjin
widowed (U bjin b. She became widowed.)
bu em dira
everywhere (Timbla xu hajut bu em dira. He drove his car everywhere.)
buat (f)
crowd (Dem ewan nean ji ber buat biine jur When they couldnt go inside
because of the crowd)
cew
weather (Cew nexu b. The weather was bad.)
alak
activity (Li v dem sal ez es dikim bnim bra xu em alakt sala . At this time if
year I always like to remember last years happenings.)
ap kirin, ap bike (vt)
to copy (Me divt kitb yasa ap bikn. We want to copy the books
legally.)
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bn, bibe (vi)
to heal (Hindek birn hebn nebn. She had some sores that didnt heal.)
n mhvan, bie mhvan (herre mhvan) (vi)
to visit (Wext mhvana malt hevalt xu
When she visited her friends )
daqutandin, daqute (v)
to forgive (sa gut: Ey miruv gunneht te hatine bexandin. Jesus said,
Man, your sins are forgiven.)
dermankirin (f)
healing
dermankirna kmay
chemotherapy (Bi aka Xwid u bi dermankirina kmay sax b. She was
healed [of the cancer] by Gods grace and by chemotherapy.)
deykbn (f)
birth
diarhan, ?? (v)
to ache [teeth] (Didant w gelek diarhan. Her teeth hurt.)
dirrandin (f)
rip [fabric]
dar kirin, dar bike (vt)
to affect (W t ne gehit awa ew guharrtin jana w dar kir. She
didnt understand how changing [her diet, etc.] affected her life.)
dlan (f)
dancing
dmah (f)
conclusion
dtin (f)
(1) eyesight(2) vision (Dtin w km b. Her vision got worse.)
dwar (f)
wall (Dwara bu te dibjim, bk guh xu bid. [sort of means:] If the shoe fits, wear
it. [literally:] I [The mother-in-law] tell [it - whatever it is I want you to know] to the wall;
listen, daughter-in-law!)
duhin (m)
cooking oil (Xwarina nav duhin da qeland ne xu. Dont fry food in oil.)
duhin l dan, duhin l bide (vt)
to put lotion on (Roj d s cara duhin li pt xu bide da erim
zivir u keli ne bit. Two or three times a day put lotion on your feet so the skin doesnt get rough
and cracked.)
durn (f)
sew [fabric]
ensuln
insulin
evn (f)
love
a dil
heart attack (Bi a dil mir. He died from a heart attack.)
an (f)
suffering (an w ji nesaxa ekir zde b. Her suffering from diabetes increased.)
feyde (f)
searching
Filipn
Philippines
giran (f)
weeping
hlan (f)
refrain (from)
hilkandin, bihilke (vt)
to pull (Ptiv b dixtur didana bihilkit. The doctor had to pull her
teeth.)
em dira
everywhere (Timbla xu hajut bu em dira. He drove his car everywhere.)
inr
unbelievable (Evru me titt inr dtin. Today we have seen unbelievable things.)
kavilkirin (f)
break down
keli
cracked [skin] (Roj d s cara duhin li pt xu bide da erim zivir u keli ne bit. Two or
three times a day put lotion on your feet so the skin doesnt get rough and cracked.)
kelin, bikelie
to crack [skin] (erim pt w kelin. Her skin cracked.)
kenn (f)
laughter
km
rarely (Km kk yan beqlawa xwar. She rarely ate cake or baklava.)
kma (m)
chemotherapy (Bi aka Xwid u bi dermankirina kmay sax b. She was healed [of the
cancer] by Gods grace and by chemotherapy.)
kn (f)
hatred
kumkirin (f)
gathering
makirin (f)
embrace
mirad
desire (Xwid miradt te bikit. May God give you your desires.)
muzkvan
musician
nale nale
mourning
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nan re
whole grain bread (Nan re p nan sp ve xwar. She ate whole grain bread instead of
white bread.)
Ounde
Uganda
pncer
cancer (Hevala min pncer heb. My friend had cancer.)
Peps (f)
Pepsi
p ve
instead of (Nan re p nan sp ve xwar. She ate whole grain bread instead of white
bread.)
pijalekirin (f)
throwing away
prutn
protein
qanun
legally (Me divt kitb qanun ap bikn. We want to copy the books legally.)
qeland
fried
qutabxane (f)
school
rast
exactly
rast
[in] reality (Bel rast i tit ne guharrt. However, in reality she didnt change anything.)
elel
paralyzed
seqa
weather (Seqa nexu b. The weather was bad.)
seqet
paralyzed
seretan
cancer (Hevala min seretan heb. My friend had cancer.)
siza (f)
evaluation
suker
diabetes
Teksis
Texas
Vercinye
Virginia
Wangten
Washington
wek k
in common
xizmet (f)
desire [for service] (Heker Xwid es bikit xizmeta min bu sala 2007 eve ne If God
wills, my desires for service for 2007 are these )
xusaret (f)
giving something up as lost
yasa
legally (Me divt kitb yasa ap bikn. We want to copy the books legally.)
zanna xwndin u nivsn
literacy (Ew mamosta ye ya zanna xwndin u nivsn. She is a
literacy teacher.)
zef kirin, zef bike (vt)
(1) to lose weight
(2) to become slim

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