In Kurmancî, like many other languages, commonly used words have short forms for the use of colloquial language. Some of those are:

In Turkish the verb 'olmak' that has the meaning of to be, to become is commonly used and appears in idioms, when agreeing or disagreeing, when telling people to be/not no be certain ways, you name it. Below you will find a list that I have created for my students and I hope you will benefit from it, too. sağ ol thanks sağ ol ya thanks for nothing çabuk ol move it, hurry sabırlı ol be patient sakin ol calm down sessiz ol shush hazır ol get ready her şeye hazırlıklı ol expect the unexpected dikkatli ol be careful! rahat ol relax! yavaş ol slowly does it ciddi ol get serious! gerçekçi ol be realistic! A short case study: Which of the above should go in the blanks? Esra: Alo, sen halen evden çıkmadın mı? Deniz: Şimdi çıkıyorum. Esra: ……. ….. yoksa filme geç kalacağız!!

A meme that I created for Kurmancî learners :)