How you feel in Assyrian
Wanting, liking, being tired, being afraid.
How to say “I am afraid for you, for your sake”, “Why have you screwed up your eyes at me like that?”, “I want less” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
bezdayen mennakh
ܒܸܙܕܵܝܸܢ ܡܸܢܢܵܚ
I am afraid for you, for your sake
ka-mudivet knizelukh aynukh biyyi atkha?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼܘܹܬ ܩܢܝܼܙܹܠܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܝܢܘ̣ܚ ܒܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ؟
Why have you screwed up your eyes at me like that?
bayyen basura
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܒܵܣܘ̣ܪܵܐ
I want less
bayyet havukh shakhlep?
ܒܵܝܝܸܬ ܗܵܘܘ̣ܚ ܫܵܚܠܸܦ؟
Do you want your air to change? Do you want a change
khoshi bitayela men-daha
ܚܘ̇ܫܝܼ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܕܵܗܵܐ
I like that
kullet bayyet odet b-rishu vud
ܟܘ̣ܠܠܸܬ ܒܵܝܝܸܬ ܐܘ̇ܕܸܬ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܘ̣ ܘܘ̣ܕ
Do whatever you want to do to him
bayyen matkhennun anne khette biyyukh
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܡܵܬܚܸܢܢܘ̣ܢ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܚܸܛܛܸܐ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ
I want to cause the wheat to be ground by you
bayyen mamlenne vadra biyyukh
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܡܵܡܠܸܢܢܸܐ ܘܵܕܪܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ
I want to cause the bucket to be filled by you
bayyen mazmerrennukh ay zmarta
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܡܵܙܡܸܪܪܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ
I want to cause you to sing that song
bayyen mazmerrenna ay-zmarta biyyukh
ܒܵܝܝܹܢ ܡܵܙܡܸܪܪܸܢܢܵܐ ܐܵܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ
I want to cause that song to be sung by you
bayyen sheshenna idukh
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܫܹܫܸܢܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܘ̣ܚ
I want to shake your hand
avun ile benkhapa mennakh
He is shy of you
akhnan ivakh raba khedye
We are very happy
akhtun shurshiyetunva
You guys were tired
ana iven raba shurshiya
I am very tired
la krob
Don't get angry