Sunday, January 26, 2014

Lesson # 47 - Prepositions

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Today's lesson involves prepositions, which are useful in any language!  You may recall that a preposition: "A preposition link...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Lesson #46 - More food-and-cooking-related vocabulary

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Food and Cooking Related Vocabulary Bland (e.g. lacking salt):    p ākha Hot (temperature):   h ameema (yan) shakheena Hot (spicy):    ...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Lesson 6: To Make/To Do (ܥܘܲܕܼ) in the preterite tense

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VERB: TO MAKE / TO DO ROOT: ‘wadh (ܥܘܲܕܼ) TENSE: PAST I did/made: widh-lee You (m) did: widh-lookh You (f) made: widh-lakh He made...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Lesson # 45: To start/To begin (ܫܵܪܸ) [Past/Present/Future Tense]

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VERB: TO START/TO BEGIN VERB ROOT: SHARRI  (ܫܵܪܸ) TENSE: PAST/PRETERITE INFINITIVE:  NOTE: This verb defaults to an "intensive...
Friday, September 28, 2012

More Random Surath/Chaldean Vocabulary

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I recently found a piece of paper from one of my "Surath" class binders.  Here it is: I can't read the Arabic translatio...
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Saturday, August 4, 2012

A Surath Song, Translated - Bratit Mam Oshana

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The following is a song by Sargon Gabriel, called Bratit Mam Oshana, sung in the "Assyrian" dialect (so some of the words might n...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Lesson 44 - To need/require (ܣܢܩ)

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VERB: TO NEED/REQUIRE VERB ROOT: S-N-Q (ܣܢܩ) TENSE: PAST/PRETERITE INFINITIVE: [Singular] I needed: āna sniq-ly You (m) require: sni...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Lesson 43: Colors

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The following is a list of colors translated several years ago in Surath Transliteration is below: Red:  smoqā Orange:  poortāqālee...

Lesson 42: "To Study" (ܕܪܣ) Present Tense

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_____________________________ VERB: TO STUDY ROOT: drs (ܕܪܣ) TENSE: PRESENT I (masc.) study: āna k-darsin I (fem) study: āna k-darsa...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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The following is an old quiz from a "Surath 101" class I took many years ago.  After the images, a transliteration of the written ...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Lesson 41 - (ܟܒ) (ܒܥ) "To Want" (Past, Present, Future)

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VERB: TO WANT VERB ROOT: Kb ( ܟܒ ) / Ba' ( ܒܥ ) TENSE: PAST/PRETERITE Note: Kibin is the Chaldean word, Ba'in is the Assyrian w...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Lesson 40 - "The Objective Past" and the Kim- prefix

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VERB: TO MAKE / TO DO ROOT: ‘wadh (ܥܘܲܕܼ) TENSE: "Past/Preterite" This is a different kind of conjugation, one which contains th...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Lesson 39 - To Change (ܫܵܟܼܠܸܦ) Past, Present, Future

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VERB: TO CHANGE ROOT: SHAKH-LIP ( ܫܵܟܼܠܸܦ ) NOTE: Causative form of HLAP (Instead Of) TENSE: PAST I changed: mshookh-lip-lee You (m) ch...
Saturday, October 18, 2008

Lesson 38 - How to say "Please" & "Thank You" in Surath

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Taken from "A Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, Northwest Persia, and the ...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Lesson 37 - To Fix/Repair ܡܨܲܠܘܿܚܸܐ (Past, Present, Future)

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VERB : TO FIX/REPAIR ROOT: ܡܨܲܠܘܿܚܸܐ TENSE : PAST INF: m s alo h e Note: Both the "s" and the "h" are guttural. This...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Lesson 36 - To hurt ܡܪ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB : TO HURT ROOT: MR (ܡܪ) TENSE : PAST INF: I hurt: mre-ly You (m) hurt : mre-lookh You (f) hurt: more-lakh It/He hurt: mre-lih It/...
Sunday, June 1, 2008

Lesson 34 - To Wait ܣܦܪ (Past, Present, Imperfect, and Future)

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"The waiting is the hardest part..." - Tom Petty & The HeartBreakers VERB : TO WAIT ROOT: SPR (ܣܦܪ) TENSE : PAST INF...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Lesson 33 - To Put ܕܪܵܝܲܐ (Past, Present, Future)

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VERB : TO PUT ROOT: draya (ܕܪܵܝܲܐ) TENSE : PAST I put: dre-ly You (m) put: dre-lookh You (f) put: dre-lakh He put: dre-lih She put: d...
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Lesson 32 - To Fear ܙܕܵܥܲܐ (Past, Present, Future)

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VERB : TO FEAR ROOT: zda-aa (ܙܕܵܥܲܐ) TENSE : PAST I feared: zde-ly You (m) feared: zde-lookh You (f) feared: zde-lakh He feared: zde-l...
Saturday, April 19, 2008

Lesson 31 - Back to basics...ܗܘܐ (To be ... born, to have, etc.)

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"To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Lesson 30 (I am sick and tired!!!)...plus some sentences

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Lesson 30: Sample Sentences Eewin jih-ya: I am tired eewin: I am jih-ya: tired Eewin kry-ha: I am sick eewin: I am kry-ha: ti...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Lesson 29 - The Causative (i.e. "Moo-" prefix)

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In Surath, the "moo" prefix creates a new type of conjugation, which grammarians call the Causative . A causative form, in lingui...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Lesson 28 - An adverb (Gae-b...) to/within./into/etc

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A very commonly used Adverb in surath is Gae-b... As you may or may not know, an adverb is "The part of speech that modifies a verb, ...
Monday, February 4, 2008

Lesson 27 - To Bring ܬܼܲܝܠܝܼ (Past Tense)

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VERB: TO BRING TENSE: PAST ROOT: theh-ly (ܬܼܲܝܠܝܼ) I brought: moo-thae-ly You (m) brought: moo-thae-lookh You (f) brought: moo-thae...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Lesson 26 - To Work ܒܸܦܠܲܟܼܐ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB : TO WORK   TENSE : PAST   ROOT : bi-plakha ( ܒܸܦܠܵܟܼܲܐ) INFINITIVE:  [Singular] I worked: āna plikh-ly You (m) worked: ...
Monday, December 24, 2007

Lesson 25 - To Walk ܪܟܼܵܫܵܐ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB: TO WALK TENSE: PAST ROOT: Rkhasha ( ܪܟܼܵܫܵܐ ) I walked: rkhish-ly You (m) walked: rkhish-lookh You (f) walked: rkhish-lak...
Sunday, December 16, 2007

Lesson 24: To Learn ܝܠܦ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB: TO LEARN TENSE: PAST ROOT: ylp ( ܝܠܦ ) I learned: eelip-lee You (m) learned: eelip-lookh You (f) learned: eelip-lakh ...
Sunday, December 9, 2007

Lesson 23 - To Show To ܚܙܲܐ (Past), and a new verb pattern is revealed

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VERB: To Show To TENSE: Past ROOT: hza (ܚܙܲܐ) I showed x to y: moo-khze-ly x ta y You (m) showed x to y: moo-khze-lookh x ta y You (f) s...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Lesson 22 - To Hear ܫܡ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB NAME: TO HEAR VERB ROOT: shm' (ܫܡ) VERB TENSE: PAST I heard: shme-ly You (m) heard: shme-lookh You (f) heard: shme-lakh He he...
Sunday, November 4, 2007

Lesson 21 - To See ܚܙܲܐ (Past, Present, Progressive, Future), To Have ܐܝܼܬܼ (Future)

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VERB: TO SEE ROOT: hza (ܚܙܲܐ) TENSE: PAST I saw: khze-ly You (m) saw: khze-lukh You (f) saw: khze-lakh He saw: khze-lih She saw: khze-...
Saturday, October 20, 2007

Lesson 20 - To Cook/Prepare ܒܫܲܠ (Past, Present, Progressive, and Future)

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VERB: TO COOK/PREPARE ROOT: bshal (ܒܫܲܠ) TENSE: PAST/PRETERITE I cooked: mbooshil-ly You (m) cooked: mbooshil-lookh You (f) cooked: mb...
Saturday, October 13, 2007

Lesson 19: To Say ܐܝܼܡܲܪ (Future), To Eat ܐܝܼܟܵܠ (Past, Past Perfect/Imperfect, Present, Progressive, Future)

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VERB: TO SAY ROOT: imar (ܐܝܼܡܲܪ) TENSE: FUTURE I will say: b-amrin (yen) bid amrin I will say: ze amrin (yen) zeelin amrin You (m) will...
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