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Navê min Evîn e
My name is Evîn
A self-introduction that grows into a portrait of a family, a house and a garden.
Kurmancî
16 texts from easy to hard. Tap unfamiliar words, reveal translations and save words to your list.
My name is Evîn
A self-introduction that grows into a portrait of a family, a house and a garden.
A day with Evîn
A weekday and a Sunday in the present tense: school, market, park and family.
The rainy day
A full short story in the past tense: an errand, a warning, a downpour and a cup of tea.
My grandfather’s village
A long summer visit: arrival, bread from the tandoor, the mountain, the stars and a grandfather’s story.
Language and memory
A longer essay on language, translation, technology and the habit of reading.
Newroz, the new day
A text about the spring festival: its name, its customs and an old tale about fire and freedom.
The dengbêj
The voice-keepers of Kurdish memory: how dengbêjs sang history, and how to learn from them today.
City or village?
An essay weighing city life against village life, with conditions, wishes and comparisons.
A letter to a friend
A friendly letter in a polite register: news, longing, an invitation and plans for the future.
The farmer and the seed
A short tale with dialogue about patience, roots and waiting, ending with advice for language learners.
At the library
Find a quiet place and choose a book with Dîlan.
The weekend plan
Make plans, compare two days and prepare for a walk.
The lost bag
Follow a lost bag from a bus stop back to its owner.
The voices in the chest
A young researcher discovers that preserving memories also means respecting the people who share them.
The spring and the meeting
A village debates how to share a dwindling water supply, discovering the difference between equal rules and fair outcomes.
A bridge between generations
A translator and her grandfather discover what a faithful translation can preserve, and what it can unintentionally erase.