lesson one

Question 1

bayto - ܒܰܝܬܐ

Answer 1

house

Question 2

čanṭa - ܫ̰ܰܢܛܰܐ

Answer 2

bag

Question 3

dahwo - ܕܰܗܘܐ

Answer 3

gold

Question 4

dayro - ܕܰܝܪܐ

Answer 4

monastery

Question 5

femo - ܦܶܡܐ

Answer 5

mouth

Question 6

fërdayso - ܦܷܪܕܰܝܣܐ

Answer 6

paradise

Question 7

jazwe - ܔܰܙܘܶܐ

Answer 7

coffee pot

Question 8

iḏo - ܐܝܕ݂ܐ

Answer 8

hand

Question 9

kṯowo - ܟܬܼܳܘܐ

Answer 9

book

Question 10

melṯo, xabro ; ܡܶܠܬ݂ܐ؛ ܟ݂ܰܒܪܐ

Answer 10

word

Question 11

plan ; ܦ݁ܠܰܢ

Answer 11

plan

Question 12

qawro ; ܩܰܘܪܐ

Answer 12

grave

Question 13

saxlo ; ܣܰܟ݂ܠܐ

Answer 13

fool

Question 14

talgo ; ܬܰܠܓܐ

Answer 14

snow

Question 15

villa ; ܒ݂ܝܠܠܰܐ

Answer 15

villa

Question 16

žäbaše ; ܙ̰ܱܒܰܫܶܐ

Answer 16

watermelon

Question 17

One day, Ephrem goes to the city centre.

Answer 17

ܒܚܰܐ ܝܰܘܡܐ ܐܘ ܐܰܦܪܶܡ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܩ ܠܝ ܫܘܩܐ

Question 18

He meets Sara and Aday.

Answer 18

. ܟܳܠܳـܩܶܐ ܒܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܒܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ

Question 19

He greeted them.

Answer 19

ܕܪܶܠܶܗ ܫܠܳܡܐ ܐܰܥܠܰܝـܝܶܗ.

Question 20

After they asked each other about how they were doing, they left for their work.

Answer 20

ܒܷܬ݂ܷܪ ܡܶܐ ܕܷܡܫܰܝܰܠܠܶܗ ܒܘ ܫܠܳܡܐ ܕܷܚܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ، ܦܪܝܫܝ ܘܟܘܠ ܚܰܐ ܐܰܙܙܶܗ ܠܘ ܥܘܳܕܰܝܕ݂ܶܗ.

Question 21

Listen now to the conversation between them:

Answer 21

ܡܰܨܷܬ݂ ܐܘܥܕܐ ܥܰܠ ܐܘ ܡܰܡܠܐ ܕܗܰܘܝ ܒܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܰܝـܝܶܗ:

Question 22

Hello, my name is Afrem.

Answer 22

ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܫܠܳܡܐ، ܐܳܢܐ ܐܷܫܡܝ ܐܰܦܪܶܡ ܝܐ.

Question 23

Hello, my name is Aday. This is my wife Saro.

Answer 23

: ܒܫܰܝܢܐ، ܐܳܢܐ ܐܷܫܡܝ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܝܐ. ܗܰܬ݂ܶܐ ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܝܐ، ܐܝ ܐܰܬ݂ܬܰܝܕ݂ܝ.

Question 24

Oh, apologies, I know you. How are you doing? How is Gabriyel doing?

Answer 24

ܐܳܗ، ܫܘܒܩܳܢܐ، ܐܰܕ݂ܷܥܢܐ ܠܟ݂ܘ. ܐܰܝܕܰܪܒܐ ܗܰܬܘ؟ ܐܘ ܓܰܒܪܝـܝܶܠ ܐܰܝܕܰܪܒܐ ܝܐ؟

Question 25

Thank you, we are fine.

Answer 25

ܬܰܘܕܝ، ܛܰܘܘܶܐ ܢܰܐ

Question 26

Gabriyel is fine as well.

Answer 26

ܐܘ ܓܰܒܪܝـܝܶܠ ܣܬܶܐ ܛܰܘܘܐ ܝܐ.

Question 27

What are you doing here?

Answer 27

ܡܷܢ ܟܳܣܰܝܡܝܬܘ ܗܰܪܟܶܐ؟

Question 28

Honestly, we are wandering around in the shopping centre.

Answer 28

ܐܰܫܷܪ ܟܳܟܘܪܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ ܒܝ ܫܘܩܐ.

Question 29

Good!

Answer 29

ܛܰܘܘܐ.

Question 30

Where do you come from just now?

Answer 30

ܗܰܬ ܡܰܝܟܐ ܟܳܐܬ݂ܰܬ؟

Question 31

I am coming from home.

Answer 31

ܟܳܐܬ݂ܶܢܐ ܡܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ.

Question 32

Can I ask you something Aday?

Answer 32

ܟܝܒܝ ܡܫܰܝܰܠܢܐ ܠܘܟ݂ ܡܶܕܶܐ، ܐܰܕܰܝ؟

Question 33

Yes, you can.

Answer 33

ܐܶ، ܟܝܒܘܟ݂.

Question 34

What kind of work do you do?

Answer 34

ܡܷܢ ܟܳܥܰܘܕܰܬ؟

Question 35

I work as a teacher.

Answer 35

ܟܳܥܳܘܰܕܢܐ ܟ݂ܘܕ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ.

Question 36

What do you teach?

Answer 36

ܡܷܢ ܟܳܡܷܠܦܰܬ؟

Question 37

I teach surayt.

Answer 37

ܟܳܡܳܠܰܦܢܐ ܣܘܪܰܝܬ.

Question 38

Very good!

Answer 38

ܓ݂ܰܠܰܒܶܐ ܛܰܘܘܐ.

Question 39

Well, see you again!

Answer 39

ܐܶ، ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ. ܦܷܫ ܒܷܫܠܳܡܐ.

Question 40

See you again!

Answer 40

ܙܳܟ݂ܘ ܒܷܫܠܳܡܐ.