Greetings & manners in Assyrian
Hello, how are you, please and thank you — how a conversation opens and closes.
How to say “How are you?”, “Please (lit. I have become your substitute)”, “My the foot of your son be blessed (said on the birth of a son)” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
kepukh dakhila?
ܟܹܦܘ̣ܚ ܕܵܚܝܼܠܵܐ؟
How are you?
khlapukh vili
ܚܠܵܦܘ̣ܚ ܘܝܼܠܝܼ
Please (lit. I have become your substitute)
aklet brunukh oya brekhta
ܐܵܩܠܸܬ ܒܪܘ̣ܢܘ̣ܚ ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ ܒܪܸܚܬܵܐ
My the foot of your son be blessed (said on the birth of a son)
en basmalukh, drili kha chay
ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܠܘ̣ܚ، ܕܪܝܼܠܝܼ ܚܵܐ ܟ̃ܵܝ
Please pour me some tea
yavvetle melkha kay, en basmalukh
ܝܵܘܘܸܬܠܸܐ ܡܸܠܚܵܐ ܩܵܝ، ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܠܘ̣ܚ
Please give me the salt
alaha mennukh
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ
May God be with you
alaha yavvellukh shenne yarikhe
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܘܸܠܠܘ̣ܚ ܫܸܢܢܸܐ ܝܵܪܝܼܚܸܐ
May God grant you long years (said on a birthday)
idi la maderra!
ܐܝܼܕܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܕܸܪܪܵܐ!
Do not turn back my hand (said by host when persuading guest to eat food)
idukh la marra
ܐܝܼܕܘ̣ܚ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܪܪܵܐ
Thank you (literally: May your hand not be ill. Said when somebody gives you something)
ave brikha kosukh!
ܐܵܘܸܐ ܒܪܝܼܚܵܐ ܟܘ̇ܣܘ̣ܚ!
I like your haircut!
raziten babi yemmi sapen atini?
ܪܵܙܝܼܬܸܢ ܒܵܒܝܼ ܝܸܡܡܝܼ ܣܵܦܸܢ ܐܵܬܝܼܢܝܼ؟
Are you happy for me to give instructions for my father and mother to come?
avenva khlapukh a-shula vud kati
ܐܵܘܸܢܘܵܐ ܚܠܵܦܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܘܘ̣ܕ ܩܵܬܝܼ
Please do this for me
alaha yavvellukh kuvvat!
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܘܸܠܠܘ̣ܚ ܩܘ̣ܘܘܵܬ!
May God give you strength (said to a man who is working hard)
b-shena tiyyet
ܒ ܫܹܢܵܐ ܬܝܼܝܝܸܬ
You have come in peace (= welcome)
basima raba (basemta raba
said to woman). Thank you
en basmalukh
ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܠܘ̣ܚ
if you please, please
lebban khlisele katokhun
ܠܸܒܒܵܢ ܚܠܝܼܣܸܠܸܐ ܩܵܬܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
We are pleased to see you
haypo a-keta le-masen aten
ܗܵܝܦܘ̇ ܐܵܐ ܩܹܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܣܸܢ ܐܵܬܸܢ
I am sorry that I cannot come this summer
alaha yavellukh basimuyta
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܸܠܠܘ̣ܚ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܘ̣ܝܬܵܐ
My God grant you curing (said to an ill person)
lebba yavekh katu
ܠܸܒܒܵܐ ܝܵܘܸܚ ܩܵܬܘ̣
We express our sympathy with him (said regarding a person who has suffered the loss of a relative)
anga khoshokhun t-atya, peshitun
ܐܵܢܓܵܐ ܚܘ̇ܫܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܛ ܐܵܬܝܵܐ، ܦܹܫܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ
If you are happy, stay
shlama allokhun!
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܐܵܠܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ!
Greetings!
shlama tava!
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܛܵܘܵܐ!
Hearty greetings!
kedamtukh brekhta
ܩܹܕܵܡܬܘ̣ܚ ܒܪܸܚܬܵܐ
Good morning
ramshukh tava!
ܪܵܡܫܘ̣ܚ ܛܵܘܵܐ!
Good evening!
ramshokhun b-shena, ramsha brikha allokhun
ܪܵܡܫܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܒ ܫܹܢܵܐ، ܪܵܡܫܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܚܵܐ ܐܵܠܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
Good night
push b-shena
ܦܘ̣ܫ ܒ ܫܹܢܵܐ
Goodbye
makhlili, makhleta
ܡܵܚܠܝܼܠܝܼ، ܡܵܚܠܹܬܵܐ
Forgive me
ramshakh brikha
Good night (to a woman)
kedamtakh oya brekhta
Good morning (to a woman)
avilukh kha yuma spay
Have a good day
raba khdeli b-khzetukh
I am so happy to see you
shkira alaha
God be praised
khazakhlukh
We will see you