Asking things in Assyrian
Everyday questions that fit anywhere — what, why, how long, are you sure.
How to say “How old are you?”, “How have you done those fish?”, “How are things with you?” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
kma shenne etlukh?
ܟܡܵܐ ܫܸܢܢܸܐ ܐܸܬܠܘ̣ܚ؟
How old are you?
an-nuyne dakh vettet?
ܐܵܢ ܢܘ̣ܝܢܸܐ ܕܵܚ ܘܸܬܬܹܬ؟
How have you done those fish?
kepukh dakh mennukh?
ܟܹܦܘ̣ܚ ܕܵܚ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ؟
How are things with you?
bi-mu zabunet?
ܒܝܼ ܡܘ̣ ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܬ؟
What are you selling it for?
kullokhun lipotun darsokhun?
ܟܘ̣ܠܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܠܝܼܦܘ̇ܬܘ̣ܢ ܕܵܪܣܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ؟
Have you all learnt your lesson?
ka-mu anne bushlelakh aten?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܒܘ̣ܫܠܹܠܵܚ ܐܵܬܸܢ؟
Why have you cooked them?
kam kha-khcha narahativet?
ܩܵܡ ܚܵ ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܢܵܪܵܗܵܬ ܐܝܼܘܸܬ؟
Why are you so uncomfortable?
ka-mu a-shula khut rish-ganukh vedlukh?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܚܘ̣ܬ ܪܝܼܫ ܓܵܢܘ̣ܚ ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܚ؟
Why did you do that of your own accord (without consulting others)?
ka-muivet tamma?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܝܼܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܡܵܐ؟
Why are you there?
kam maryukhot?
ܩܵܡ ܡܵܪܝܘ̣ܚܘ̇ܬ؟
Why are you taking so long?
bar-mu khachkhuchevet tamma?
ܒܵܪ ܡܘ̣ ܚܵܟ̃ܚܘ̣ܟܸ̃ܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܡܵܐ؟
What are you searching about for over there?
mut band viyyet biyyu?
ܡܘ̣ܬ ܒܵܢܕ ܘܝܼܝܝܸܬ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣؟
Why do you keep bugging him?
basuryate etlukh?
ܒܵܣܘ̣ܪܝܵܬܸܐ ܐܸܬܠܘ̣ܚ؟
Are you missing anything?
ka-mu ukhcha chamkhumevet?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܟ̃ܵܡܚܘ̣ܡܸܘܸܬ؟
Why are you behaving so roughly?
aten etvalukh kvalta men-haji?
ܐܵܬܸܢ ܐܸܬܘܵܠܘ̣ܚ ܩܘܵܠܬܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܗܵܓ̃ܝܼ؟
Did you have a complaint about the pilgrim?
mut ketet biyyu?
ܡܘ̣ܬ ܩܹܬܸܬ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣؟
Why are you bugging him?
dakh kuzhderrukh a-shula vedlukh?
ܕܵܚ ܩܘ̣ܙ̃ܕܸܪܪܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܚ؟
How did you dare to do such a thing?
keybatti vidot?
ܩܹܝܒܵܬܬܝܼ ܘܝܼܕܘ̇ܬ؟
Have you gossiped about me?
mut kuza videt?
ܡܘ̣ܬ ܩܘ̣ܙܵܐ ܘܝܼܕܹܬ؟
Why are you so hunched up?
ka-mu let makhzuye ganukh
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܠܹܬ ܡܵܚܙܘ̣ܝܸܐ ܓܵܢܘ̣ܚ
Why don’t you show yourself?
sodukh bitayele?
ܣܘ̇ܕܘ̣ܚ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܸܐ؟
Are you enjoying it?
tap vedlukh?
ܬܵܦ ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܚ؟
Have you fallen?
iman bet-khatmette o-shula?
ܐܝܼܡܵܢ ܒܸܬ ܚܵܬܡܸܬܬܸܐ ܐܘ̇ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ؟
When will you finish that job?
khmirada mujjur vadut?
ܚܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܓ̃ܓ̃ܘ̣ܪ ܘܵܕܘ̣ܬ؟
How do you do the leavening?
khoshukh tile mennu?
ܚܘ̇ܫܘ̣ܚ ܬܝܼܠܸܐ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣؟
Did you enjoy it?
shuddennet?
ܫܘ̣ܕܕܸܢܢܸܬ؟
Have you gone mad?
shuddennet? tuppennet?
ܫܘ̣ܕܕܸܢܢܸܬ؟ ܛܘ̣ܦܦܸܢܢܸܬ؟
Have you become crazy? Have you become mad?
dalilukh mudila?
ܕܵܠܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼܠܵܐ؟
What is your purpose?
mudakhilukh mudile?
ܡܘ̣ܕܵܚܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼܠܸܐ؟
What is your income?
mujjur odakh a-shula khamakhkhe?
ܡܘ̣ܓ̃ܓ̃ܘ̣ܪ ܐܘ̇ܕܵܚ ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܚܵܡܵܚܚܸܐ؟
What should we do to deal with this matter?
et-dem-nashele nobu?
ܐܸܬ ܕܸܡ ܢܵܫܸܠܸܐ ܢܘ̇ܒܘ̣؟
Which person’s turn is it?
manile?
ܡܵܢܝܼܠܸܐ؟
Who is he? · literally “who-he-is”
dakhivet?
ܕܵܚܝܼܘܸܬ؟
How are you doing? · literally “how-are-you”
muile?
ܡܘ̣ ܐܝܼܠܸܐ؟
What is it? · literally “what-it-is”
muvedle?
ܡܘ̣ܘܸܕܠܸܐ؟
What has he done?
mudyukhle?
ܡܘ̣ܕܝܘ̣ܚ ܠܸܐ؟
What is the matter with you?
a-mut shulele?
ܐܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܬ ܫܘ̣ܠܸܠܸܐ؟
What is this? · literally “what-matter-is-this”
kma gahe?
ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܸܐ؟
How many times?
em-dana?
ܐܸܡ ܕܵܢܵܐ؟
At what time? · literally “which-time”
emne
ܐܸܡܢܹܐ
Which of them?
emnokhun
ܐܸܡܢܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
Which of you?
ka-mu akhtun beshkalotun kalban?
Why are you taking our dog?
emne ile betokhun?
Which one is your house?
emne ile manokh?
Which one is your plate?
ika mutelukh kdeli?
Where did you put my keys?
iman bayet hamzemet menni?
When do you want to talk to me?
mani kremle?
Who won?