At home in Assyrian
The house, sitting down, sleeping, and the small business of being a guest.
How to say “I have prepared a bed for you”, “I am at my uncle’s home”, “There is no room” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
duven duka drili katukh
ܕܘ̣ܘܸܢ ܕܘ̣ܟܵܐ ܕܪܝܼܠܝܼ ܩܵܬܘ̣ܚ
I have prepared a bed for you
duven lab mamuni
ܕܘ̣ܘܸܢ ܠܵܒ ܡܵܡܘ̣ܢܝܼ
I am at my uncle’s home
dukta ektela
ܕܘ̣ܟܬܵܐ ܐܸܩܬܸܠܵܐ
There is no room
rishukh al-guyda mkhi
ܪܝܼܫܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܠ ܓܘ̣ܝܕܵܐ ܡܚܝܼ
Stop bugging me (lit. Hit your head on a wall)
begrasheven chappar marzanet beti
ܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܸܢ ܟ̃ܵܦܦܵܪ ܡܵܪܙܵܢܸܬ ܒܹܬܝܼ
I am fencing around the borders of my house
mani gu-betele?
ܡܵܢܝܼ ܓܘ̣ ܒܹܬܸܠܸܐ؟
Who is in the house?
yavvennukh duka gu-beti
ܝܵܘܘܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ ܕܘ̣ܟܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܒܹܬܝܼ
I shall put you up in my home
ana beta kerri dvekli
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܬܵܐ ܟܸܪܪܝܼ ܕܘܸܩܠܝܼ
I rented the house
beta atika
an old house
beta khata
a new house
beta gura
a big house
beta sura
a small house
beta rama
a tall house
beta shapira
a beautiful house
beta savana
an ugly house
beta khemmana
a hot house
beta kayra
a cold house
beta rekhana
a sweet-smelling house
beta sukla
a done-up house
beta melya
a full house
beta spika
an empty house
beta shekhtana
a dirty house
beta tammez
a clean house
beta kurba
a nearby house
beta rekhka
a distant house
betokhun ile rekhka men-lakhkha
Your house is far from here
aha ktava et-diyyi ile
This book is mine
ay bayya mano
She wants her plate
bayetun akhtun peshitun betan?
Do you guys want to stay at our house?
ana iven prasha kha filma
I am choosing a movie
akhnan ivakh gashuke al-shekle
We are looking at the pictures
ani ina tammoze
They are cleaning
ana ivan gashuke
I am looking
ay ila betyapa julle
She is folding clothes