UNIT 08 · LESSON 20
At home
Everyday things in rooms and around the house.
By the end of this lessonDescribe things at home using li malê and everyday objects.
The idea
Mal means home/house. To say “at home”, Kurmanji adds the oblique suffix -ê: li malê (at home). Useful words: ode (room, feminine), derî (door, masculine), pencere (window, feminine), mase (table, feminine), kursî (chair, feminine). To say “The book is on the table”: Kitêb li ser maseyê ye.
See it in a sentence
Ez li malê me.I am at home.
Ew li malê ye.He / she is at home.
Kitêb li ser maseyê ye.The book is on the table.
Derî vekirî ye.The door is open.
Li ser means “on” or “on top of”. Li malê is one of the most common everyday expressions.
Grammar reference: Thackston, Locative nouns