Making yourself understood in Assyrian
I don't know, what does that mean, say it again — the phrases that keep a conversation going.
How to say “What news is there?”, “What do you know, it was a fox”, “He has a name but I have simply forgotten the name” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
mu-et khabra?
ܡܘ̣ ܐܸܬ ܚܵܒܪܵܐ؟
What news is there?
la tani tala viyyele
ܠܵ ܬܵܢܝܼ ܬܵܠܵܐ ܘܝܼܝܝܸܠܸܐ
What do you know, it was a fox
etle shemma bas-shemma ukhcha munshitun
ܐܸܬܠܸܐ ܫܸܡܡܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܫܸܡܡܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܢܫܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ
He has a name but I have simply forgotten the name
bet-lebbi
ܒܸܬ ܠܸܒܒܝܼ
I think, I intend
kha-nasha liten takhmen but-diyyi
ܚܵ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܝܼܬܸܢ ܬܵܚܡܸܢ ܒܘ̣ܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ
There is nobody who will think about me
dilukh?
ܕܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ؟
Do you understand?
hatman o-shula t-odetle?
ܗܵܬܡܵܢ ܐܘ̇ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܛ ܐܘ̇ܕܸܬܠܹܐ؟
Are you sure you will do that job?
mush-tullukh mu b-yavvetli?
ܡܘ̣ܫ ܬܘ̣ܠܠܘ̣ܚ ܡܘ̣ ܒ ܝܵܘܘܸܬܠܝܼ؟
What gift will you give me (for delivering the good news)?
rishi kheshle
ܪܝܼܫܝܼ ܚܸܫܠܸܐ
I cannot stand it (said, for example, when there is very loud music)
mudile o-mendi bush khelana gu-dunye?
ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܘ̇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܒܘ̣ܫ ܚܹܠܵܢܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܕܘ̣ܢܝܸܐ؟
What is the strongest thing in the word?
kha-akhcha mendi ana len merta
ܚܵ ܐܵܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܢ ܡܸܪܬܵܐ
I have not said such a thing
ana bekhshaven
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܘܸܢ
I think so
tanili manivet
ܬܵܢܝܼܠܝܼ ܡܵܢܝܼܘܸܬ
Tell me who you are
a khabra dakhi hagakhle?
ܐܵܐ ܚܵܒܪܵܐ ܕܵܚܝܼ ܗܵܓܵܚܠܸܐ؟
How do we spell that word?
bettanen mentukh kat a-mendi kay tunilukh
ܒܸܛܛܵܢܸܢ ܡܸܢܬܘ̣ܚ ܩܵܬ ܐܵ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܝ ܬܘ̣ܢܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ
I am grateful to you that you have told me this thing
ani ktevlun ktava
They wrote a letter
kha gaha khina
One more time
hech khisha ivet?
Have you ever been?
bassa!
Enough!