Food & drink in Assyrian
Ordering, offering, refusing politely, and saying what you would like.
How to say “Do you want (your tea) much colour (strong) or little colour (weak)?”, “What do you recommend we eat?”, “Give me a handful of rice” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
bayyet por-rang yan kam-rang?
ܒܵܝܝܸܬ ܦܘ̇ܪ ܪܵܢܓ ܝܵܢ ܟܵܡ ܪܵܢܓ؟
Do you want (your tea) much colour (strong) or little colour (weak)?
mudi makhshukhevet akhlakh
ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼ ܡܵܚܫܘ̣ܚܸܘܸܬ ܐܵܚܠܵܚ
What do you recommend we eat?
rezza halli
ܪܸܙܙܵܐ ܗܵܠܠܝܼ
Give me a handful of rice
kha zarra men da mikhulta halli
ܚܵܐ ܙܵܪܪܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܕܵܐ ܡܝܼܚܘ̣ܠܬܵܐ ܗܵܠܠܝܼ
Give me a little of this food
khoshi bitayela akhlen
ܚܘ̇ܫܝܼ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܚܠܸܢ
I like to eat
azet kha khachcha miyya mayyetlan
ܐܵܙܸܬ ܚܵ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܡܵܝܝܸܬܠܵܢ
Go and bring us some water
bayyen malenne vadra b-miyya
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܡܵܠܸܢܢܸܐ ܘܵܕܪܵܐ ܒ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
I want to fill the bucket with water
ana miyya sharshureven
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܫܵܪܫܘ̣ܪܸܘܸܢ
I am pouring water. →
chay tupekhli
ܟ̃ܵܝ ܬܘ̣ܦܸܚܠܝܼ
I have spilt the tea
toba vadeven, le akhlen busra
ܬܘ̇ܒܵܐ ܘܵܕܸܘܸܢ، ܠܹܐ ܐܵܚܠܸܢ ܒܘ̣ܣܪܵܐ
I am repenting, I shall not eat meat
a aslan ka-mu anne bushlelakh aten?
ܐܵ ܐܵܣܠܵܢ ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܒܘ̣ܫܠܹܠܵܚ ܐܵܬܸܢ؟
Oh, why did you cook them at all?
b-jem kheshli gu-miyya
ܒ ܓܸ̃ܡ ܚܸܫܠܝܼ ܓܘ̣ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
I dived into the water
nanilukh
ܢܵܢܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ
Enjoy your food
khubbokhun!
ܚܘ̣ܒܒܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ!
Cheers!
yala sura bekhalele khabuysha
The little boy is eating an apple