Author: Piling » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:29 am
Well, to thank someone for food, there are dozen of sentences in Kurdish. Behdinî and kurmancî are quite the same, for there could have some slight differences even between Behdinî places. but they understand each others (not like with Sorani dialect).
Many words are for thanking after a meal, like 'Xwedê zêde bike' (Let God's make more) or 'Me kêm kir, Xwedê zêde ke !) (we diminish it, let's God increase it again) or (secular formula) 'destên te sax' (wish your hands – coz they made the meal– will stay in good health)
Generally, a simple thank you is spas : zor spas = thank you very much; but in Bahdinan they like to say 'memnûn' for quite all circumstances : Xeylî memnûn (thank you very much).
If you want to congratulate the cook, you can say also : siheta te xweş be ! (that is both a thank you and a bravo). You can say also 'Mala te ava' (prosperity to your home/family) or 'berxwedar be ! (be blessed) .
It is not an exhaustive list. We can write a whole book with Kurdish greetings, wishes, thanks and congralutations…
