Be, have, do, go and the other verbs you need first in Kurdish, with English translations.
| English | Kurdish |
|---|---|
| to be | bûn |
| to have | hebûn |
| to do | kirin |
| to go | çûn |
| to come | hatin |
| to see | dîtin |
| to look | nêrîn |
| to know | zanîn |
| to get | dabîn kirin |
| to make | kirin |
| to take | girtin |
| to give | dan |
| to say | gotin |
| to tell | gotin |
| to speak | peyivîn |
| to talk | axaftin |
| to think | fikirîn |
| to want | xwestin |
| to need | pê vên |
| to like | ecibandin |
| to love | hez kirin |
| to eat | xwarin |
| to drink | vexwarin |
| to sleep | raketin |
| to work | kar kirin |
| to play | lîstin |
| to read | xwendin |
| to write | nivîsîn |
| to listen | guhdarî kirin |
| to hear | bîstin |
| to walk | — |
| to run | bazdan |
| to sit | rûniştin |
| to stand | rabûn |
| to open | vekirin |
| to close | girtin |
| to buy | kirîn |
| to pay | dan |
| to help | alîkarî kirin |
| to learn | hîn bûn |
| to understand | — |
| to remember | — |
| to forget | ji bîr kirin |
| to wait | sekinîn |
| to start | dest pê kirin |
| to stop | rawestîn |
| to live | jîn |
| to find | dîtin |
| to ask | pirsîn |
| to answer | — |
4 of 50 entries are still missing in Kurdish (—) or have no direct equivalent.