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Say it Better in English [106]: Plug Something in / Unplug

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. plug something in: connect something to a power outlet دەیبەستێت بە سویچ پلاکەکە، دەیگەیەنێ بە سویچ پلاکەکە I'll plug in the new TV so we can watch it. تەلەفزیۆنە نوێیەکە لە سویچ پلاکەکە دەبەستم بۆ ئەوەی بتوانین سەیری تەلەفزیۆن بکەین. unplug: remove the plug from the power outlet پلاکەکە لە سویچ پلاکەکە دەردێنی  Unplug the TV before you go on holiday. پلاکی تەلەفزیۆنەکە لە سویچ پلاکەکە بکەوە پێش ئەوەی بچیتە پشوو.

Say it Better in English [105]: It's Worth $199

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 worth $199: its real value is $199 بەهاکەی ١٩٩ دۆلارە: نرخی ڕاستەقینەی  ١٩٩ دۆلارە Gold is worth more than silver. زێڕ بەهاکەی زیاترە لە زیوە.

Say it Better in English [104]: What's Something Made of?

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. What's something made of? :  What materials were used to make something? لە چی دروستکراوە؟ (چ مادەیەک بەکارهاتووە لە دروستکردنی؟) A: What are these shoes made of? ئەو پێڵاوانە لە چ مادەیەک دروستکراون؟ B: They're made of leather. لە پێست دروستکراون.

Say it Better in English [103]: On Sale / For Sale

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 sale: cheaper than the regular price داشکانی بۆ کرایە، هەرزانترە لە نرخی ئاسایی خۆی Hats are on sale at Shopmart this week. They are 20% off. کڵاو  سەدا بیست  داشکانی بۆ کرایە لە شۆپماڕت لەو هەفتەیە. for sale: available to buy بۆ فرۆشتنە Look! That house is for sale. I wonder how much it is. سەیربکە! ئەو خانووە بۆ فرۆشتنە. حەز دەکەم بزانم نرخی چەندە.

Say it Better in English [102]: Don't See Eye to Eye

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. we don't see eye to eye : This is a polite way to say we don't agree. وەکو یەک نابینین، هەمان بۆچوونمان نیە (ڕێگایەکی بەئەدەبە کە بڵێی ڕازی نین) We both agree on the problem. But we don't see eye to eye on the solution. هەردووکمان هەمان بۆچوونمان هەیە سەبارەت بە گرفتەکە. بەڵام بۆچوونی جیاوازمان هەیە لەسەر چارەسەرەکەی.

Say it Better in English [101]: What Do you Think About Doing Something?

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. What do you think about doing something? NOT How do you think about چی دەڵێی سەبارەت بە ئەنجامدانی ئەو شتە؟ A: What do you think about moving to a bigger house? چی دەڵێی سەبارەت بە گوواستنەوەی ماڵمان بۆ خانووەکی گەورەتر؟ B: Good idea! We need more room. بیرۆکەیەکی باش! پێویستیمان بە ژووری زیاترە.