The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Kurdish language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Kurdish Kurdi كوردى |
| I | ez, min |
| you (singular) | tu, to |
| he | ev(w) |
| we | êm-e |
| you (plural) | ê-we, hîn, engo |
| they | e-wan-e |
| this | em(v)-e |
| that | ew |
| here | êre, vir |
| there | ewê |
| who | kê(î) |
| what | çî(i) |
| where | kwê, kêrê |
| when | kengi, (key) |
| how | çewan, çon |
| not | na, ne |
| all | xirr, pirrani, gişt, (hemu) |
| many | zor, mişe, zaf |
| some | hindek |
| few | pîçek |
| other | din, dî, tir, ke |
| one | y-êk |
| two | du |
| three | sê |
| four | çar, çwar |
| five | pênc |
| big | gewre, mezin |
| long | dirêj |
| wide | berîn |
| thick | e-stur |
| heavy | qurs, gran |
| small | bçîk, çikole |
| short | kurt, qule |
| narrow | barîk, zirav, narîn |
| thin | tenik, tesik |
| woman | jin |
| man (male) | pîaw, mêr |
| man (human) | mirov |
| child | zaro-k, mindal |
| wife | jin, xêzan |
| husband | mêr-d |
| mother | dayk |
| father | bav(w)-k |
| animal | ajel, huvî |
| fish | masî |
| bird | çîvanok, kêjule, mel |
| dog | kuti, gemall (se-g) |
| louse | qêç, espî |
| snake | mar |
| worm | kirm |
| tree | dar |
| forest | lêrr, darstan |
| stick | gopal, têlla |
| fruit | fêqîh, terre |
| seed | danewêlle, dank |
| leaf | pelk, gella |
| root | reh, nêrk, çîl |
| bark (of a tree) | tukl, (berg) |
| flower | kulilk, (gull) |
| grass | gîa |
| rope | pet-k, gurîs, kndir, |
| skin | kewl, (pêst) |
| meat | goşt |
| blood | zux, (xwîn) |
| bone | pêşe, (h-êsik) |
| fat (noun) | bez |
| egg | êk, hêlke, (xaye) |
| horn | stro, qoç, (şax) |
| tail | kilk, (duv) |
| feather | perr, perremuç |
| hair | pirç, port |
| head | ser, pope |
| ear | guh, gwê |
| eye | çav(w) |
| nose | difn, lut, kep |
| mouth | dev(m) |
| tooth | diran, didan |
| tongue | zar, ziman |
| fingernail | nînok |
| foot | qul, (pê) |
| leg | laq, qaç |
| knee | çok, ejno |
| hand | pel, lip (dest) |
| wing | bal |
| belly | nêk, sik |
| guts | henav(w), wirg |
| neck | hevk, mil |
| back | pişt |
| breast | berok, (sîng) |
| heart | dil |
| liver | cerg, kezeb |
| to drink | vexar, xwarewe |
| to eat | xar, xwardî |
| to bite | gezî |
| to suck | mijî, mishtî |
| to spit | tifand, helawêşt |
| to vomit | helawêşt, rişawe |
| to blow | helda, frêda |
| to breathe | henaseda, bêhnda |
| to laugh | keni, pêkeni |
| to see | dît |
| to hear | bîst |
| to know | zanî |
| to think | bîr, (fikrî) |
| to smell | bon kird |
| to fear | tirsa, toqî |
| to sleep | nust, xewt |
| to live | jîa |
| to die | mird |
| to kill | qirr, (kuşt) |
| to fight | şer kird |
| to hunt | raw kird |
| to hit | lê da |
| to cut | qirta, qut kir |
| to split | let kird |
| to stab | engawt |
| to scratch | ruçinand |
| to dig | kolî, kêla |
| to swim | mele kird |
| to fly | firrî |
| to walk | meşîa, pîase kird |
| to come | hat |
| to lie (as in a bed) | raza |
| to sit | danîşt |
| to stand | hesta, westyîa |
| to turn (intransitive) | zivrrî, surawe |
| to fall | keft |
| to give | da, |
| to hold | girt |
| to squeeze | quşî |
| to rub | glofî, firkand, perxand, germrand |
| to wash | şord, şuşt |
| to wipe | malî, sirrîewe |
| to pull | rakêşa |
| to push | pal da |
| to throw | helda, havêşt |
| to tie | şetek da, (best) |
| to sew | durî |
| to count | jimard, hejmard |
| to say | got, bejî, wut, elê |
| to sing | çirrî, sitra |
| to play | leîzî, yarî kird |
| to float | serav bu |
| to flow | rîja |
| to freeze | tezî, sirr bu |
| to swell | bel bu, penma |
| sun | roj, xor |
| moon | mang, heîv |
| star | e-stêr-e |
| water | av(w) |
| rain | weşt, (baran) |
| river | çom, çem, rubar |
| lake | gom |
| sea | zerîa |
| salt | xwê |
| stone | berd, kevir |
| sand | zîx, lim |
| dust | toz, xol |
| earth | erd, zev(w)î |
| cloud | h-ev(w)ir |
| fog | tem , muj |
| sky | asman |
| wind | ba |
| snow | befr, werf |
| ice | sehol |
| smoke | dukel |
| fire | agir |
| ash | xolemêş, xoli |
| to burn | suta, sot |
| road | rê, rêge |
| mountain | çîa, şax |
| red | sor |
| green | kesk, (sewz) |
| yellow | zer-d |
| white | çermu, (spî) |
| black | reş |
| night | şev(w) |
| day | roj |
| year | sal |
| warm | germ |
| cold | çayig, (sar-d) |
| full | tije, (pirr) |
| new | nû |
| old | kevn, kon |
| good | baş |
| bad | bed |
| rotten | rizî |
| dirty | pîs |
| straight | rêk |
| round | xirr |
| sharp (as a knife) | tîj |
| dull (as a knife) | ku-l |
| smooth | lus |
| wet | şil (terr) |
| dry | zuha, (hîşk, wuşk) |
| correct | drust |
| near | nizîk |
| far | dur, duir |
| right | and, (rast) |