Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) Meaning Central Kurdish (Sorani) bûn To be بوون çûn To go چوون hatin To come هاتن kirin To do کردن hînan To bring هێنان birin To transfer بردن dîtin To see بینین|دیتن giryan To cry گریان bihîstin To hear بیستن xwendin To study خوێندن vexwendin To read خوێندنەوە têgihaştin To understand تێگەییشتن dan To give دان zanîn To know something زانین Xwestin To want|would like ويستن|خواستن gutin To tell گوتن parasite To protect پاراستن hinartin To send ناردن adjoin To drive لێخوڕین | هاژۆتن girtin To take|catch گرتن rûniştin To sit دانیشتن xevtin|nivistin To sleep خەوتن | نووستن hebûn To have هەبوون vedozin | dîtin To find دۆزینەوە pirsîn To ask پرسین