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Say it Better in English [56]: Take Time off

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. take time off: decide not to go to work for a short time مۆڵەت وەردەگرێ، بڕیاردەدات نەچێت بۆ سەر کار بۆ ماوەیەکی کەم I am going to take a week off because I need a vacation. (بڕیارە) یەک هەفتە مۆڵەت وەربگرم چونکە پێویستم بە پشووە.

Say it Better in English [55]: Can I Take a Rain Check?

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. can I take a rain check? : can we change the plan to another time in the future? دەتوانین پلانەکە بگۆڕین بۆ کاتێکی دیکە؟ Would you like to go out for dinner tonight? Sorry, I can't make it tonight. Can I take a rain check? دەتەوێ بچینە دەرەوە بۆ ژەمی ئێوارە ئەمشەو؟ ببورە، ئەمشەو ناتوانم.  دەتوانین پلانەکە بگۆڕین بۆ کاتێکی دیکە؟

Say it Better in English [54]: Pick Something up

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. pick something up : collect something (لەگەڵ خۆی)  دەباتەوە  I left my book at your house. Could I come over later and pick it up? پەرتوکەکەم لە ماڵی ئێوە جێهێشت. دەتوانم دواتر بێم (سەرێکت لێبدەم) و بیبەمەوە؟

Say it Better in English [53]: I'll Get it

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. get it : answer the phone وەڵامی تەلەفۆن دەداتەوە The phone's ringing! I'll get it. I think it's for me زەنگی تەلەفۆنەکە لێدەدا! من وەڵام دەدەمەوە. پێم وایە تەلەفۆنەکە بۆ منە.

Say it Better in English [52]: It's about Time

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. it's about time: it is overdue, but it's finally happening لە وادەی خۆی دواکەوتووە، بەڵام دواجار ڕوویدا. Mum, I bought new jeans. It's about time. دایە، کابۆیەکی نوێم کڕی. (هەرچەندە لە وادەی خۆی دواکەوتووە) دواجار (کڕیت).

Say it Better in English [51]: That's it

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. that's it : nothing more تەواو، هەر ئەوەندە بوو Are there any more cakes? No, that's it. هیچ کێکی تر ماوە؟ نەخێر، هەر ئەوەندە بوو.

Say it Better in English [50]: A Win-Win Situation

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish. a win-win situation : a situation that has good results in many ways بە هەردوو سەر قازانجە، ساف قازانجە، بە هەموو لایەک قازانجە I rent a room in my brother's house. He needs the extra money. I need a room. It's a win-win situation. ژوورێکم لە خانووی برایەکەم بەکرێگرت. ئەو پێویستی بە پارەی زیادەیە. منیش پێویستیم بە ژوورێکە.  بە هەردوو سەر قازانجە.

Say it Better in English [49]: In the Publishing Business

Say it better in English is a series of useful English expressions with their meanings in Kurdish, they are used in real-life situations and the English sentences are translated into Kurdish in the bublishing business : say this to show the industry someone works in کاری بڵاوکردنەوە دەکات What do you do? I am in the publishing business. I am an editor. تۆ کارت چییە؟  کاری بڵاوکردنەوە دەکەم. من سەرنووسەرم.