Getting around in Assyrian
Where is it, which road, when will you arrive — coming, going and finding the way.
How to say “Why have you come?”, “What has come upon me?”, “Which road goes to the village?” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
ka-but mu tiyyet?
ܩܵܐ ܒܘ̣ܬ ܡܘ̣ ܬܝܼܝܝܸܬ؟
Why have you come?
ana mu tila b-rishi?
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܬܝܼܠܵܐ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܝܼ؟
What has come upon me?
em-urkha berrekhshela al-mata?
ܐܸܡ ܐܘ̣ܪܚܵܐ ܒܸܪܪܸܚܫܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܡܵܬܵܐ؟
Which road goes to the village?
dakh mennukh tilukh!
ܕܵܚ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ ܬܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ!
What a surprise that you have come
mut-dana matitun l-a-yba?
ܡܘ̣ܬ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܵܛܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ ܠ ܐܵ ܝܒܵܐ؟
When will you arrive here?
malla makh-diyyi ate pyada?
ܡܵܠܠܵܐ ܡܵܚ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܐܵܬܸܐ ܦܝܵܕܵܐ؟
Can a mullah like me come on foot?
berrekhsheven seda
ܒܸܪܪܸܚܫܸܘܸܢ ܣܹܕܵܐ
I am going hunting
hemanti tiyyen lablenna
ܗܹܡܵܢܬܝܼ ܬܝܼܝܝܸܢ ܠܵܒܠܸܢܢܵܐ
I have come to take my item placed in trust
t-azen morisha
ܛ ܐܵܙܸܢ ܡܘ̇ܪܝܼܫܵܐ
I shall go tomorrow morning
ana pt-azen ka-kha-yarkha
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܦܛ ܐܵܙܸܢ ܩܵܐ ܚܵܐ ܝܵܪܚܵܐ
I shall go away for a month . Purpose
azakh risha basamta
ܐܵܙܵܚ ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܒܵܣܵܡܬܵܐ
Let’s go and give our condolences
b-akli kat-vedli, kemet atet kesli
ܒ ܐܵܩܠܝܼ ܩܵܬ ܘܸܕܠܝܼ، ܩܹܡܸܬ ܐܵܬܸܬ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ
When I move my leg, get up and come to me
ijaza le-yavven azet
ܐܝܼܓ̃ܵܙܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܵܘܘܸܢ ܐܵܙܸܬ
I shall not allow you to go
ta bari
ܬܵ ܒܵܪܝܼ
Come after me, follow me
ani ina bejvaja men-lakhkha
They are moving from here