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en At the restaurant 1   »   ku Li restoranê 1

29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [bîst û neh]

Li restoranê 1

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Is this table taken? M-se--a-- --? M___ v___ y__ M-s- v-l- y-? ------------- Mase vala ye? 0
I would like the menu, please. M-nû-ê -i--az-m. M_____ d________ M-n-y- d-x-a-i-. ---------------- Menûyê dixwazim. 0
What would you recommend? H-- di---in-çi-p--ni-a----k--? H__ d______ ç_ p_______ b_____ H-n d-k-r-n ç- p-ş-i-a- b-k-n- ------------------------------ Hûn dikarin çi pêşniyar bikin? 0
I’d like a beer. B---ye-ê--------m. B_______ d________ B-r-y-k- d-x-a-i-. ------------------ Bîrayekê dixwazim. 0
I’d like a mineral water. A--e---s-yekê-d--waz-m. A____________ d________ A-b-r-e-î-e-ê d-x-a-i-. ----------------------- Avberbesîyekê dixwazim. 0
I’d like an orange juice. A-- -irt-alan-----a-i-. A__ p________ d________ A-a p-r-q-l-n d-x-a-i-. ----------------------- Ava pirtqalan dixwazim. 0
I’d like a coffee. Qehweye-ê-di-waz-m. Q________ d________ Q-h-e-e-ê d-x-a-i-. ------------------- Qehweyekê dixwazim. 0
I’d like a coffee with milk. Q----y----bi-ş-- d-x-a--m. Q________ b_ ş__ d________ Q-h-e-e-e b- ş-r d-x-a-i-. -------------------------- Qehweyeke bi şîr dixwazim. 0
With sugar, please. J----rema-we-b---e--r J_ k_____ w_ b_ ş____ J- k-r-m- w- b- ş-k-r --------------------- Ji kerema we bi şekir 0
I’d like a tea. Ç-ye-ê -ix--z-m. Ç_____ d________ Ç-y-k- d-x-a-i-. ---------------- Çayekê dixwazim. 0
I’d like a tea with lemon. Çay-k- ------- d--w-z--. Ç_____ l______ d________ Ç-y-k- l-y-û-î d-x-a-i-. ------------------------ Çayeke leymûnî dixwazim. 0
I’d like a tea with milk. Ç---k- -i-ş-- d-x-----. Ç_____ b_ ş__ d________ Ç-y-k- b- ş-r d-x-a-i-. ----------------------- Çayeke bi şîr dixwazim. 0
Do you have cigarettes? C------- -e --ye? C_______ w_ h____ C-x-r-y- w- h-y-? ----------------- Cixareya we heye? 0
Do you have an ashtray? Xw-l---n-- we-heye? X_________ w_ h____ X-e-î-a-k- w- h-y-? ------------------- Xwelîdanka we heye? 0
Do you have a light? Agi-ê--- h-y-? A____ w_ h____ A-i-ê w- h-y-? -------------- Agirê we heye? 0
I’m missing a fork. Ça-t-l- --n kê--e. Ç______ m__ k__ e_ Ç-r-i-a m-n k-m e- ------------------ Çartila min kêm e. 0
I’m missing a knife. Kê-a -i--kê- -. K___ m__ k__ e_ K-r- m-n k-m e- --------------- Kêra min kêm e. 0
I’m missing a spoon. Kev--yê m-----m-e. K______ m__ k__ e_ K-v-i-ê m-n k-m e- ------------------ Kevçiyê min kêm e. 0

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