Sorani Kurdish “Complete Course” Recordings

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Special thanks to the authors of Sorani Kurdish “Complete Course” for giving Kurdish Central permission to host the course audio recordings online for the first time! These recordings have been available on CD in the past and with CD players becoming more rare, we asked if it would be possible to make them available on the web. We’re excited to be able to host the audio on our website and hope that it will make your Sorani Kurdish studies, using the Sorani Kurdish “Complete Course”, even easier.

Not familiar with the Sorani Kurdish “Complete Course”? Learn more about how it can help you learn Sorani by reading this review of the course.

Notes on Using These Sorani Course Recordings

Below you’ll find the full set of recordings that accompany the Sorani Kurdish “Complete Course”! All of these recordings correspond to sections in Book A and we’ve organized them according to the section names and page numbers where you’ll find them in Book A, 3rd edition.

In the “Complete Course” materials you will find more than one reference system for the recordings. You’ll see references to “Disc A” and “Disc B” and also to “Disc 5, Track 2” (or just “5:2”, for short). This is because the audio recordings were packaged on CD in various ways for different editions of the materials. For your convenience, you’ll find both of these reference systems along with the recordings, below.

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“Get Started!” Recordings

“Get Started!” is the second section in Book A, from left to right. These recordings are on “Disc A”.

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Pronunciation-Transcription Lesson #1
PageReferenceDisc:Track
11
1:1
12
1:2
23
1:3
3A
1:4
3B
1:5
4C
1:6
4D
1:7
4E
1:8
5F
1:9
5G
1:10
6H
1:11
Pronunciation-Transcription Lesson #2
PageReferenceDisc:Track
71
1:12
72
1:13
8A
1:14
8B
1:15
9C
1:16
9D
1:17
10E
1:18
10G
1:19
Pronunciation-Transcription Lesson #3
PageReferenceDisc:Track
111
1:20
112
1:21
12A
1:22
13B
1:23
13C
1:24
156
1:25
Pronunciation-Transcription Lesson #4
PageReferenceDisc:Track
171
1:26
17A
1:27
17B
1:28
196
1:29
207
2:1
Pronunciation-Transcription Lesson #5
PageReferenceDisc:Track
21A
2:2
21B
2:3
235
2:4
246
2:5

“Listening Exercises” Recordings

“Listening Exercises” is the fifth section in Book A, from right to left. These recordings are on “Disc A”.

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Beginning Listening Exercises
PageReferenceDisc:Track
11
3:8
22
3:9
23
3:10
34
3:11
45
3:12
46
3:13
57
3:14
68
3:15
69
3:16
710
3:17
811
3:18
812
3:19
913
3:20
914
3:21
1015
3:22
1016
3:23
1017
3:24
1118
3:25
1119
3:26
Listening Cloze Exercises
PageReferenceDisc:Track
121
3:27
142
3:28
153
3:29
164
3:30
175
4:1
186
4:2
187
4:3
198
4:4
209
4:5
2110
4:6
2211
4:7
2312
4:8
Dictation Exercises
PageReferenceDisc:Track
251
4:9
262
4:10
263
4:11
274
4:12
275
4:13
286
4:14
Cultural Discussion Questions
PageReferenceTopicDisc:Track
35AGeneral Questions
4:15
36BNames
4:16
36C 1Marriage and Family
4:17
36C 2cont.
4:18
36C 3cont.
4:19
36C 4cont.
4:20
36C 5cont.
4:21
36C 6cont.
4:22
37C 7cont.
4:23
37C 8cont.
4:24
37C 9cont.
4:25
37C 10cont.
4:26
37DWork and School
4:27
38EFree Time Activities
4:28
38FVacations and Holidays
4:29
39GHome
4:30
39HBirths and Deaths
4:31
40IFriends and Enemies
4:32
40JCommunication
4:33
41KShopping
4:34
41LFood and Eating
4:35
42MPolitics
5:1
42NClothing and Accessories
5:2
43OReligion
5:3
44PEmotions
5:4
45QAnimals
5:5
46RSuperstitions
5:6
47SMedicine
5:7
47TGiving and Receiving
5:8
48UMoney
5:9
48VTransportation
5:10
49WEntertainment
5:11

“Pronunciation Exercises” Recordings

“Get Started!” is the third section in Book A, from right to left. These recordings are on “Disc A”.

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Pronunciation Exercises
PageTopicDisc:Track
i-vPronunciation Key – Across
2:6
i-vPronunciation Key – Down
2:7
1-2ç, k, t
2:8
2Velarized l
2:9
2-3High-mid-low vowels
2:10
3Rounded / Unrounded vowels
2:11
5-8Consonants
2:12
9ا
2:13
10ە
2:14
10ێ
2:15
11ئ
2:16
11ی
2:17
12ۆ
2:18
12و
2:19
13وو
2:20
14ه
2:21
14ح
2:22
15ڵ
2:23
15ق
2:24
15ڕ
2:25
16ر
2:26
16ت
2:27
17خ
2:28
17غ
2:29
17ع
2:30
19ا and ە
2:31
19و and وو
2:32
20گ and غ
2:33
20ک and ق
2:34
21ۆ and ا
2:35
21ه and ح
3:1
22ل and ڵ
3:2
22د and ر
3:3
23ە and ێ and ی
3:4
23ک and خ
3:5
24ڕ and ر
3:6
24ح and ع
3:7

“Stories Told in Kurdistan” Recordings

“Get Started!” is the sixth section in Book A, from right to left. These recordings are on “Disc A”.

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Stories Told in Kurdistan
PageNameDisc:Track
1Bird
6:1
3Dove and Ant
6:2
5Wolf and Fox
6:3
8Lion and Rabbit
6:4
11Waawee and Weewee
6:5
14Three Friends
6:6
18Two Kid Goats
6:7
23Bird, Rabbit, and Frog
6:8
27Fox and Rooster
6:9
34Aunt “T” and Fox
6:10

“Expressions” Recordings

“Get Started!” is the fourth section in Book A, from right to left. These recordings are on “Disc B”.

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Expressions
PageReferenceDisc:TrackTopic
1A1
8:1Getting Started with your Language Helper
6A2
8:2Getting Started with your Language Helper
10B1
8:3Greetings and Farewells
12B2
8:4Farewells; Simple Introductions
14B3
8:5Greetings
18C
8:6Hospitality
19D1
8:7Conversation Starters
23D2
9:1Conversation Starters
26E1
9:2Asking Questions with Interrogatives
29E2
9:3Substitutions for E1
34E3
9:4Asking Questions with Interrogatives
37E4
10:1Substitutions for E3
41F
10:2Personal Information
43G1
10:3Telling the Time
49G2
10:4Telling the Day / Date
52H1 Taxi
10:5Taking a Taxi
53H2
10?:6?Giving and Understanding Directions
55I (eye)
11:1Talking about Weather and Seasons
62J
11:2Talking on the Telephone
66K1
11:3Describing People
70K2
12:1Describing Places
72L1
12:2Quantities and Counters (Shopping)
80L2
12:3Bargaining, Making Exchanges, Getting Refunds
83M1
13:1Misc. Greetings and Blessings
87M2
13:2Misc. Greetings and Blessings
92N
13:3Apologies
95O1
13:4Medical Expressions
101O2
13:5Medical Expressions
104P1
14:1Proverbs
106P2
14:2Proverbs
108Q1
14:3Idiomatic Expressions
112Q2
14:4Idiomatic Expressions
115Q3
14:5Idiomatic Expressions
118R
14:6Tongue Twisters

Bulk Download “Disc A” and “Disc B” Recordings

“Disc A” includes recordings for the following Book A sections: “Get Started!”, “Listening Exercises”, “Pronunciation Exercises”, “Stories Told in Kurdistan”.

Download: “Disc A” recordings

“Disc B” includes recordings for the “Expressions” section of Book A.

Download: “Disc B” recordings

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