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Say it Better in English [61]: Chip in

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. chip in : contribute money بە پارە بەشداری دەکات، بە پارە کۆمەکی دەکات، بە پارە یارمەتی دەدات My older brothers and sisters chipped in to pay for my eduction. برا و خوشکە گەورەکانم بە پارە یارمەتیم دەدەن بۆ (کرێی) خوێندنەکەم.

Say it Better in English [60]: Do You Mind If I Join You?

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. do you mind if I join you? : ask for permission to be with someone. پێت ئاساییە لەگەڵ تۆ بێم؟ (بۆ داوای ڕێگەپێدان بەکاردێت بۆ ئەوەی لەگەڵ کەسەک بیت یان بچییە شوێنێک) We are going to the castle. Do you mind if I join you? No, we don't mind. Please come along. (وا بڕیارە) بچینە قەڵاکە. پێتان ئاساییە لەگەڵ ئێوە بێم؟ نەخێر، هیچ ڕێگرییەکمان نییە (هەر زۆر ئاساییە). تکایە لەگەڵمان وەرە.

Say it Better in English [59]: I didn't Mean That

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. I didn't mean that: say this when someone does not understand what you said. مەبەستم ئەوە نەبوو (ئەو کاتە دەوترێ کاتێک کەسێک تێت ناگات مەبەستت چییە) You are very big. You think I am fat! No, I didn't mean that. I meant you are very tall. تۆ زۆر گەورەی. مەبەستت من قەڵەوم! نەخێر، مەبەستم ئەوە نەبوو. مەبەستم ئەوەبوو زۆر درێژی.

Say it Better in English [58]: Put Clothes on

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. put clothes on: this is not the same as 'wear' clothes, first we put clothes on, then we are wearing clothes جل و بەرگ لەبەردەکات He is only two years old. He doesn't know how to put on his shoes. ئەو تەمەنی تەنها دوو ساڵە. نازانێ چۆن پێڵاوەکانی لەپێ بکات.

Say it Better in English [57]: On Top of that

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. on top of that [in addition to; also]: say this when the last piece of information is important هەروەها، جگە لەوە، سەرەڕای ئەوە، لەسەرووی ئەوەشەوە I am very busy. I have two children, I work full-time, and on top of that I take evening classes. زۆر سەرقاڵم. دوو منداڵم هەیە، بە فول تایم کار دەکەم،   لەسەرووی ئەوەشەوە   ئێوارانیش (لە پەیمانگا، کۆلێژ، سەنەتەر) دەخوێنم.