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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

دۆزینه‌وه‌ی کار Finding a job

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sunniva Høiby-Øiset

Translated by Dler Piran

Read by Azad Sleman

Language Kurdish (Sorani)

Level Level 4

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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

ئه‌لیشا پێویستی به‌ دۆزینه‌وه‌ی کارێک هه‌یه‌ چونکه‌ خێزانه‌که‌ی پێویستی به‌ پاره‌ هه‌یه‌ بۆ خۆراک و جل و بەرگ.

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.


Two women talking to each other.

ئه‌لیشا له‌ ووڵاتی خۆی کاری نه‌کردووه‌، به‌ڵام له‌ چێشتلێناندا باشه‌ و حه‌ز ده‌کات قسه‌ له‌گه‌ڵ خه‌ڵک بکات.

Alisha did not work in her home country, but she is good at cooking and likes talking to people.


A woman sitting using her laptop.

ڕه‌نگه‌ بتوانێت له‌ خواردنگەیەک کار بکات؟ ئه‌لیشا له‌سەر ئینته‌رنێت به‌دوای کاردا ده‌گه‌ڕێت.

Maybe she could work in a restaurant? Alisha searches on the Internet for job postings.


A laptop showing a job advert for a chef.

ئه‌و ڕیکلامێک ده‌دۆزێته‌وه‌ بۆ چێشتلێنەری، کە که‌سێکه‌ که‌ له‌ خواردنگە خواردن لێده‌نێت.

She finds an advert for a chef. That is someone who cooks in a restaurant.


A woman talking to a man.

ئه‌و بۆ چاوپێکه‌وتنی کاره‌که‌ ده‌چێت. به‌ڕێوه‌به‌ری خواردنگەکە پێی ده‌ڵێت که‌ ئه‌وان پێویستیان به‌ که‌سێکه‌ که‌ پێشتر وه‌ک چێشتلێنەر مه‌شقی کردبێت.

She goes for the job interview. The restaurant manager tells her they need someone who has trained as a chef.


A woman looking sad.

ئه‌لیشا بێهیوا بووە، به‌ڵام کۆرسێک وەردەگرێت به‌ ناونیشانی “خواردن و میوانداری.” هیوای وایه‌ ئه‌وه‌ یارمه‌تی بدات کارێکی ده‌ست بکه‌وێت له‌ خواردنگەیەک.

Alisha is disappointed, but she takes a course called “Food and hospitality”. She hopes this will help her to get a job in a restaurant.


A woman cooking in a restaurant.

ئه‌لیشا ده‌بێ له‌ خواردنگەیەک کار بکات وه‌ک به‌شێک له‌ کۆرسی مه‌شقه‌که‌ی. پاره‌ وەرناگرێت، به‌ڵام ئه‌زموونی کارکردنی دەست دەکەوێت.

Alisha has to work in a restaurant as part of her training course. She does not get paid, but she gets work experience.


Someone typing on a laptop.

ئه‌و ورده‌کاریی کۆرسه‌که‌ بۆ سیڤیه‌که‌ی زیاد ده‌کات. سیڤی باسکردنێکی هه‌موو ئه‌و کارانه‌یه‌ که‌ ئه‌نجامی داون له‌گه‌ڵ هه‌موو ئه‌و کۆرسانه‌ی وه‌ریگرتوون.

She adds the details of the course to her CV. A CV is a description of all the work she has done and all the courses she has taken.


A tired-looking woman.

جاری داهاتوو که‌ ئه‌لیشا ده‌چێته‌ چاوپێکه‌وتنی کار له‌ خواردنگەیەک، ئه‌و کاره‌که‌ی پێ ده‌درێت. کاره‌که‌ قورسە. به‌ زۆری پێویسته‌ ئێواران کار بکات، کاتێک منداڵه‌کانی له‌ قوتابخانه‌ دەگەڕێنەوە بۆ ماڵه‌وه‌.

Next time Alisha goes for a job interview at a restaurant, she is offered the job. It is hard work. She often has to work in the evening, when her children are home from school.


A happy-looking woman.

ئه‌و سه‌ربه‌رزه‌ که‌ کارێکی به‌ده‌ست هێناوه‌ تا بتوانێ خواردن و جل بۆ خێزانه‌که‌ی بکڕێ به‌ پاره‌ی خۆی.

She is proud that she has got a job so that she can buy food and clothes for her family with her own money.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sunniva Høiby-Øiset
Translated by: Dler Piran
Read by: Azad Sleman
Language: Kurdish (Sorani)
Level: Level 4
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