How to learn Kurdish (The Kurmanji Dialect)
Learning a New Language
Learning a new language is one of the greatest investments that an individual can do for his/her personal, social and intellectual development. To learn a new language means putting a lot effort and time into something that will provide you a window through which you can look into different worlds.
Kurdish Language
Being one of the most spoken languages in the Middle East, Kurdish is the language of Kurdish people, which has a number of dialects and regional varieties, Kurmanji being the most spoken one. In this blog post, I will give you some tips for how to start learning Kurdish ( The Kurmanji Dialect) and how to improve your Kurdish reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Starting to Learn Kurdish Language
It is highly recommended to learn about a language first, when you want to start learning it. So you can start by getting some books on the Kurdish language, its aspects so on and so forth. Then getting to know the Kurdish alphabet and writing system would be the way to go. There are some materials you can find both printed and online by which you can get a good understanding of the Kurdish language, its alphabet, writing system and phonetics etc…
After that, the thing to do is to be a bit patient and slowly start focusing on the Kurdish language grammar and its features. But it is important not to go harsh on yourself and be demotivated by the challenges of the peculiar Kurdish grammar. Similarly it is also vital not to obsess yourself with the grammar. As time goes by and you see yourself getting better at the Kurdish you can move on to the next level or stage of learning the Kurdish language.
Some Tips to Learn Kurdish Language
Upon having a general command of the Kurdish language, its aspects, grammar and etc.. It is quite crucial for you to concentrate on learning new vocabulary each day and thus each week and month. It totally depends on you how you manage your vocabulary learning. You can set a programme for yourself or just go random at learning new words and building on it step-by-step. The important thing here is to focus on your recaps because if you do not repeat the words you learn in a systematic way, it is probable that you will easily forget them.
Moving on, you can now dedicate some part of your time to reading and writing in Kurmanji. It is a common misconception amongst people who learn new languages that it is childish to benefit from childrens’ materials. That is totally wrong, if you are new to a language then imagine yourself as a childing learning to speak, read, write in the language. So I highly suggest starting with childrens’ books to improve your reading. The same things holds true for writing as well, you can start and improve by writing very simple sentences and paragraphs in Kurdish, for example by beginning to keep a diary.
Conclusion
Finally, you can now think about how to improve your Kurdish speaking skills. When it comes to speaking a language, no practice is better than well speaking that language. So finding a speaking partner or a teacher would be beneficial for you. Since you have lots of opportunities online ( like https://kurdixane.com/ ) you would not have a hard time finding a speaking pal or a teacher, from whom you can also get feedback about your progression.