https://zimango.app/blogShort, friendly reads about Kurdish: everyday words and phrases, Kurmancî and Soranî, the dialects, the alphabet, culture and history.enhttps://zimango.app/blog/how-to-say-hello-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/how-to-say-hello-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Silav! Learn the greetings Kurds use every day, from good morning to goodbye, in both Kurmancî and Soranî.https://zimango.app/blog/kurmanji-vs-soranihttps://zimango.app/blog/kurmanji-vs-soraniFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Two big Kurdish dialects, two alphabets. See how Kurmancî and Soranî differ in script, grammar and everyday words, and which one to learn first.https://zimango.app/blog/who-are-the-kurdshttps://zimango.app/blog/who-are-the-kurdsFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000An estimated 30 to 45 million Kurds live across the mountains of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria and around the world. Here is a simple introduction to their homeland, language, faiths and traditions.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-dialects-explainedhttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-dialects-explainedFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kurdish is not spoken the same way everywhere. Here is a clear map of the main Kurdish dialects, where people speak them and how they differ.https://zimango.app/blog/thank-you-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/thank-you-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Spas! Learn how to say thank you, please, you’re welcome and sorry in Kurdish, and when to use each, in both Kurmancî and Soranî.https://zimango.app/blog/how-are-you-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/how-are-you-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Tu çawa yî? Learn how to ask “how are you?” in Kurmancî and Soranî, how to answer on good and bad days, and how to ask back.https://zimango.app/blog/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Navê min Aram e means “My name is Aram”. Learn to introduce yourself in Kurmancî and Soranî, with the one small rule behind every sentence.https://zimango.app/blog/i-love-you-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/i-love-you-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Ez hez dikim means both “I love” and “I like”. Learn how to say I love you in Kurdish, plus the words for love and heart and the warmest heart idioms.https://zimango.app/blog/basic-kurdish-phraseshttps://zimango.app/blog/basic-kurdish-phrasesFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fifty short phrases you can use from your first day: greetings, polite words, questions, food, shopping, time and feelings, in Kurmancî and Soranî.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-numbershttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-numbersFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Yek, du, sê! Count from one to ten in Kurmancî and Soranî, then use the numbers to tell the time, give your age and ask a price.https://zimango.app/blog/days-of-the-week-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/days-of-the-week-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Duşem, Sêşem, Çarşem: learn the Kurdish days of the week in Kurmancî and Soranî, with today, tomorrow, times of day and the seasons.https://zimango.app/blog/family-words-in-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/family-words-in-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Malbat means family in Kurmancî. Learn mother, father, brother, sister, grandparents, uncles and aunts in Kurmancî and Soranî, and how to introduce them.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-alphabethttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-alphabetFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kurdish is written in two main alphabets. Meet all 31 Kurmancî Latin letters, the extra letters of the Soranî script, and the story of why both exist.https://zimango.app/blog/is-kurdish-hard-to-learnhttps://zimango.app/blog/is-kurdish-hard-to-learnFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kurdish is easier to start than many people think, and a few parts take patience. Here is what is easy, what takes time and how your background changes the answer.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-grammar-basicshttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-grammar-basicsFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kurdish puts the verb last and links words with a small ending called the ezafe. Learn the core patterns of Kurmancî and Soranî grammar with real examples.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-idioms-and-expressionshttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-idioms-and-expressionsFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000A cold heart, red eyes and a white face: learn 29 Kurdish idioms in Kurmancî and Soranî, with their literal picture and their real meaning.https://zimango.app/blog/what-is-behdini-badini-kurdishhttps://zimango.app/blog/what-is-behdini-badini-kurdishFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Behdînî, often spelled Badini, is the Kurmancî of Duhok, Zakho and Amêdî. Here is where the name comes from, how it is written and what makes it sound different.https://zimango.app/blog/zazaki-zaza-languagehttps://zimango.app/blog/zazaki-zaza-languageFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Zazakî, also known as Kirmanckî or Dimilî, is spoken in eastern Anatolia and by Zaza families abroad. Here is where it lives, how it is written and how it relates to Kurdish.https://zimango.app/blog/hewrami-gorani-languagehttps://zimango.app/blog/hewrami-gorani-languageFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000High in the Hawraman mountains, Hewramî (Gorani) was once a great language of Kurdish poetry. Meet its places, its poets and its sounds.https://zimango.app/blog/newroz-kurdish-new-yearhttps://zimango.app/blog/newroz-kurdish-new-yearFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Fires on the hills, long lines of dancers and picnics in the spring sunshine: this is Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, and the legend of Kawa the blacksmith behind it.https://zimango.app/blog/who-created-the-kurdish-alphabethttps://zimango.app/blog/who-created-the-kurdish-alphabetFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000In 1932, Celadet Alî Bedirxan presented a Latin alphabet for Kurdish in his Damascus journal Hawar. Here is how it came about, and how Kurds wrote before and beside it.https://zimango.app/blog/mem-u-zin-kurdish-literaturehttps://zimango.app/blog/mem-u-zin-kurdish-literatureFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000A short tour of Kurdish literature, from Ehmedê Xanî’s love story Mem û Zîn to the poets and novelists who carried Kurdish writing into the modern age.https://zimango.app/blog/dengbej-kurdish-storytellershttps://zimango.app/blog/dengbej-kurdish-storytellersFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000For generations, Kurdish singer-storytellers called dengbêj have carried love stories, laments and history in their voices alone. Meet the tradition and its great names.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-names-and-meaningshttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-names-and-meaningsFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Many Kurdish names are everyday words: hope, rain, star, mountain. Here are Kurdish girl names, boy names and names for both, with what each one means.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-food-dishes-and-wordshttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-food-dishes-and-wordsFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Dolma, kutilk, warm nan and sweet black tea: meet the best-known dishes of Kurdish cuisine and learn the words to order them in Kurmancî and Soranî.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-ai-low-resource-languagehttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-ai-low-resource-languageFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kurdish has an estimated 20 to 30 million speakers but little data for computers to learn from. Here is what that means for speech recognition, voices and translation.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-keyboardhttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-keyboardFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Need an ê or a ş? Here is how to type every Kurmancî and Soranî letter on your phone and computer, using the keyboards that are already built in.https://zimango.app/blog/learning-kurdish-as-a-heritage-speakerhttps://zimango.app/blog/learning-kurdish-as-a-heritage-speakerFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000You understand your grandmother, but your answers come out in German, Swedish or English? Here is how heritage speakers can build on the Kurdish they already have.https://zimango.app/blog/how-to-learn-kurdish-in-10-minutes-a-dayhttps://zimango.app/blog/how-to-learn-kurdish-in-10-minutes-a-dayFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Ten focused minutes a day can take you further than one long session a week. Here is a simple routine for Kurmancî and Soranî, and what to expect.https://zimango.app/blog/teach-kids-kurdish-at-homehttps://zimango.app/blog/teach-kids-kurdish-at-homeFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Children learn Kurdish best at home. Here are simple habits for diaspora families, from bedtime phrases and songs to house labels and calls with grandparents.https://zimango.app/blog/what-is-kurdish-languagehttps://zimango.app/blog/what-is-kurdish-languageThu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000A clear introduction to Kurdish: its language family, speakers, the main dialects and how it is written.https://zimango.app/blog/translate-to-kurdish-and-kurdish-to-englishhttps://zimango.app/blog/translate-to-kurdish-and-kurdish-to-englishThu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Translating Kurdish starts with choosing the dialect. Here is a five-step guide with a starter word list.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-music-instruments-and-singershttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-music-instruments-and-singersThu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000From dengbêj tales to dance songs: a short guide to Kurdish music, instruments and singers.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-cinema-directors-and-film-wordshttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-cinema-directors-and-film-wordsThu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000A short guide to Kurdish cinema, its directors and themes, with film words to learn.https://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-school-words-and-learninghttps://zimango.app/blog/kurdish-school-words-and-learningThu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000School vocabulary in Kurdish plus a short guide to where children and adults learn the language.