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N Roj language learning series

advanced intermediate lessons

DDeerrss:: JJnn##99 Reading Comprehension:Read each section of Jn (jimara neh) for general comprehension. Write a summary statement (inKurdish) for these sections:

roka ser sal: ______________________________________________________________________

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Azada rast i ye? _____________________________________________________________________

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Zelamek elel: _____________________________________________________________________

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Back Translation:

The quote in Jn is from a fairly-well known verse of prose in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible..Write the translation for the quote. (Then compare your answer to the translation on the next page).

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Original Quote: Vocabulary Practice #1:

The following words are written in the order in whichthey occur in Jn. All of the words on this page arefrom page 1 of Jn. Find the words in the text andtry to guess their meanings from the context.

alak _____________________________________

yasa _____________________________________

qanun ____________________________________

ap (kirin, bike) ____________________________

Ounde ___________________________________

zanna xwndin u nivsn _____________________

Filipn ____________________________________

Teksis ____________________________________

Wangten _________________________________

pncer __________________________________

dermankirina kmay ________________________

bik ji ber (n, bie [herre]) __________________

Vercinye __________________________________

mirad _____________________________________

xizmet ____________________________________

erix ______________________________________

deykbn ____________________________________

dermankirin ________________________________

Check your definitions with the ones in the Word List (pages 4-6). Write some original sentences usingsome of the vocabulary above.

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Foreverythingthereisanappointed

ime,

Havingheardeverything,Ihavereachedthisc

onclusion:

andanappropriatetimeforeve

ryactivityonearth:

FearGodandkeephiscommandments,

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timetobeborn,andatimetodie;

becausethisisthewholedutyofman.

atimetoplant,andatimetoup

rootwhatwasplanted;

ForGod

willevaluateeverydeed,

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timetokill,andatimetoheal;

includingeverysecretthing,whethergood

orevil.

atimetobreakdown,andatim

etobuildup;

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timetoweep,andatimetolaugh

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atimetomourn,andatimetodance.

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timetothrow

awaystones,anda

timetogatherstones;

atimetoembrace,andatimetorefrainfromembracing;

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timetosearch,andatimetogive

somethingupaslost;

atimetokeep,andatimetothrow

away;

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timetorip,andatimetosew;

atimetokeepsilent,andatime

tospeak.

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timetolove,andatimetohate;

atimeforwar,andatimeforpeace.

-Ecclesiastes3:1-8;12:13-14

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The last phrase of page 2 is an old Kurdish saying. Write the literal translation here:

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Is that similar to any American proverbs that we have? A Kurdish mother-in-law would say this in thehearing of her daughter-in-law in order to indirectly communicate something important to her as a way of

sharing her opinion or suggestion about how to do something.

Check your definitions for the vocabulary words on the previous page with the ones given below. Writesome original sentences using some of the vocabulary above.

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Conversation:

Give your Kurdish friends a copy of Jn and discuss the topics with them. Prepare some originalquestions or comments to discuss with them, too.

Word List Definitions:

avakirin (f) build upbeqlawa baklava (Km kk yan beqlawa xwar. She rarely ate cake or baklava.)bexandin, bibexe (v) to forgive (sa gut: Ey miruv gunneht te hatine bexandin. Jesus said,

Man, your sins are forgiven.)b deng silentbbawer unbelievable (Evru me titt bbawer dtin. Today we have seen unbelievable things.)bik ji ber un, bik ji ber bie (bik ji ber herre) (vi) to have a miscarriage (Hevala min bik

ji ber . My friend had a miscarriage.)

birn (f) sore (Hindek birn hebn nebn. She had some sores that didnt heal.)bjin widowed (U bjin b. She became widowed.)bu em dira everywhere (Timbla xu hajut bu em dira. He drove his car everywhere.)buat (f) crowd (Dem ewan nean ji ber buat biine jur When they couldnt go inside

because of the crowd)cew weather (Cew nexub. The weather was bad.)alak activity (Li v dem sal ez es dikim bnim bra xu em alakt sala . At this time if

year I always like to remember last years happenings.)ap kirin, ap bike (vt) to copy (Me divt kitb yasa ap bikn. We want to copy the books

legally.)

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erix century bn, bibe (vi) to heal (Hindek birn hebn nebn. She had some sores that didnt heal.)n mhvan, bie mhvan (herre mhvan) (vi) to visit (Wext mhvana malt hevalt xu

When she visited her friends )daqutandin, daqute (v) to forgive (sa gut: Ey miruv gunneht te hatine bexandin. Jesus said,

Man, your sins are forgiven.)dermankirin (f) healingdermankirna kmay chemotherapy (Bi aka Xwid u bi dermankirina kmay sax b. She was

healed [of the cancer] by Gods grace and by chemotherapy.)deykbn (f) birthdiarhan, ?? (v) to ache [teeth] (Didant w gelek diarhan. Her teeth hurt.)dirrandin (f) rip [fabric]dar kirin, dar bike (vt) to affect (W t ne gehit awa ew guharrtin jana w dar kir. She

didnt understand how changing [her diet, etc.] affected her life.)dlan (f) dancingdmah (f) conclusiondtin (f) (1) eyesight(2) vision (Dtin w km b. Her vision got worse.)dwar (f) wall (Dwara bu te dibjim, bk guh xu bid. [sort of means:] If the shoe fits, wear

it. [literally:] I [The mother-in-law] tell [it - whatever it is I want you to know] to the wall;listen, daughter-in-law!)

duhin (m) cooking oil (Xwarina nav duhin da qeland ne xu. Dont fry food in oil.)duhin l dan, duhin l bide (vt) to put lotion on (Roj d s cara duhin li pt xu bide da erim

zivir u keli ne bit. Two or three times a day put lotion on your feet so the skin doesnt get roughand cracked.)

durn (f) sew [fabric]ensuln insulinevn (f) lovea dil heart attack (Bi a dil mir. He died from a heart attack.)an (f) suffering (an w ji nesaxa ekir zde b. Her suffering from diabetes increased.)feyde (f) searchingFilipn Philippinesgiran (f) weepinghlan (f) refrain (from)hilkandin, bihilke (vt) to pull (Ptiv b dixtur didana bihilkit. The doctor had to pull her

teeth.)em dira everywhere (Timbla xu hajut bu em dira. He drove his car everywhere.)inr unbelievable (Evru me titt inr dtin. Today we have seen unbelievable things.)

kavilkirin (f) break downkeli cracked [skin] (Roj d s cara duhin li pt xu bide da erim zivir u keli ne bit. Two or

three times a day put lotion on your feet so the skin doesnt get rough and cracked.)kelin, bikelie to crack [skin] (erim pt w kelin. Her skin cracked.)kenn (f) laughterkm rarely (Km kk yan beqlawa xwar. She rarely ate cake or baklava.)kma (m) chemotherapy (Bi aka Xwid u bi dermankirina kmay sax b. She was healed [of the

cancer] by Gods grace and by chemotherapy.)kn (f) hatredkumkirin (f) gatheringmakirin (f) embracemirad desire (Xwid miradt te bikit. May God give you your desires.)muzkvan musiciannale nale mourning

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nan re whole grain bread (Nan repnan sp ve xwar. She ate whole grain bread instead ofwhite bread.)

Ounde Ugandapncer cancer (Hevala min pncer heb. My friend had cancer.)Peps (f) Pepsi

p ve instead of (Nan repnan sp ve xwar. She ate whole grain bread instead of whitebread.)

pijalekirin (f) throwing awayprutn proteinqanun legally (Me divt kitb qanun ap bikn. We want to copy the books legally.)qeland friedqutabxane (f) schoolrast exactlyrast [in] reality (Bel rast i tit ne guharrt. However, in reality she didnt change anything.)elel paralyzed

seqa weather (Seqa nexub. The weather was bad.)seqet paralyzedseretan cancer (Hevala min seretan heb. My friend had cancer.)siza (f) evaluationsuker diabetesTeksis TexasVercinye VirginiaWangten Washingtonwek k in commonxizmet (f) desire [for service] (Heker Xwid es bikit xizmeta min bu sala 2007 eve ne If God

wills, my desires for service for 2007 are these )xusaret (f) giving something up as lostyasa legally (Me divt kitb yasa ap bikn. We want to copy the books legally.)

zanna xwndin u nivsn literacy (Ew mamosta ye ya zanna xwndin u nivsn. She is aliteracy teacher.)zef kirin, zef bike (vt) (1) to lose weight

(2) to become slim

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