I Love You in Kurmanji: Expressing Love in Kurdish
Want to say “I love you” in Kurmanji (Kurdish)? This page presents phrases recorded by our teachers to help you express love, affection, and appreciation.
You will find the main expression, how to say “I am in love” or “I like you”, and examples showing how the same verb is used in everyday sentences.
A short dialogue built from recorded phrases is also included to help you practice.
“I Love You” in Kurmanji
Click the button after a phrase to hear it spoken by a teacher.
The phrase to say “I love you” in Kurmanji (Kurdish) is Ez ji te hez dikim. It also appears in a longer sentence: Îro ez kêfxweş im. Ez ji te hez dikim. (“Today I am happy. I appreciate you.”).
“I Am in Love”
To say you are in love, our teachers recorded Ez di evînê de me (“I am in love”). The same form is used regardless of gender.
“I Like You”
Kêfa min ji te re tê means “I like you” or “I appreciate you”. It can also be preceded by Baş e (“well”) to form Baş e, kêfa min ji te re tê. (“Well, I like you.”).
Loving Something: the Verb in Everyday Sentences
The same verb is used when talking about things you love. Here is what our recordings show:
- ez ji biharê hez dikim: I love spring
- Ez hez dikim ji muzîkê: I love music
- ez gelekî hez dikim: I love it a lot
Two constructions appear in these examples: “ez ji [thing] hez dikim” and “ez hez dikim ji [thing]”. Both forms are present in our recordings.
Ready-to-Use Examples
- Ez ji te hez dikim: I love you.
- Ez di evînê de me: I am in love.
- Kêfa min ji te re tê: I like you / I appreciate you.
- Baş e, kêfa min ji te re tê.: Well, I like you.
- Erê, ez gelekî hez dikim. Kêfa min ji dengbêjan re tê.: Yes, I love it a lot. I appreciate the dengbêj.
- Erê, nivîskarê ez jê hez dikim Mehmed Uzun e. Roman ê wî "Ronî Mîna Evînê" gelekî xweş e.: Yes, the writer I love is Mehmed Uzun. His novel “Clear as Love” is magnificent.
Mini-Dialogue
A short exchange made up of phrases recorded by our teachers:
- Ez ji te hez dikim (I love you.)
- Baş e, kêfa min ji te re tê. (Well, I like you.)
FAQ
How do you say “I love you” in Kurmanji?
Ez ji te hez dikim is how you say “I love you” in Kurmanji (Kurdish). It appears in several of our recordings.
How do you say “I am in love” in Kurmanji?
Our teachers recorded Ez di evînê de me for “I am in love”. The same form works for both masculine and feminine.
How do you say “I like you” in Kurmanji?
Kêfa min ji te re tê means “I like you” or “I appreciate you”. It is also used as a reply, as in Baş e, kêfa min ji te re tê.
Can the same verb be used for loving things, not just people?
Yes. Our recordings include Ez hez dikim ji muzîkê (I love music) and ez ji biharê hez dikim (I love spring), showing the verb works for both people and things.
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