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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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Lesson 18 - To Enjoy ܥܛܼܒ (Past), To Like ܒܥ (Present/Past), To Say ܐܝܼܡܲܪ (Progressive)

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VERB: TO ENJOY TENSE: PAST ROOT: ' J B (ܥܛܼܒ) I liked: 'aj-bin-wa You (m) liked: 'aj-bit-wa You (f) liked: 'aj-bat-wa ...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

Lesson 17 (To leave ܫܘܵܩܲܐ, To Take It Out ܟܸܡ ܦܲܠܬ, To Enjoy ܥܛܼܒ) *Present

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VERB: TO LEAVE ROOT: SHWAQA (ܫܘܵܩܲܐ) TENSE: PRESENT I leave: k-shaw-qin You (m) leave: k-shaw-qit You (f) leave: k-shaw-qat He leaves:...
Saturday, September 22, 2007

Lesson 16: To Say ܐܝܼܡܲܪ (Past, Present), To Come ܐܸܬܼܸܿܐ (Future)

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VERB: TO SAY TENSE: PAST (PRETERITE) ROOT: IMAR (ܐܝܼܡܲܪ) I said: mer-y You (m) said: mer-ookh You (f) said: mer-akh He said: mer...
Sunday, September 2, 2007

Lesson 15 (To Speak/Talk ܡܲܚܟܘܿܝܸܐ - progressive, future), To Leave ܫܘܵܩܲܐ (past, imperative)

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VERB: TO SPEAK/TO TALK ROOT: ma ḥ-koyi (ܡܲܚܟܘܿܝܸܐ) TENSE: PROGRESSIVE **Note** the ḥ is pronounced as a hard, guttoral h. Almost like the...
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Lesson 14 (To Speak/Talk ܡܲܚܟܘܿܝܸܐ, To Come ܐܸܬܼܸܿܐ - Past & Present)

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In this lesson we are going to learn some very useful verbs. Enjoy! VERB: To Speak/Talk ROOT: ma ḥ-koyi (ܡܲܚܟܘܿܝܸܐ) TENSE: Past **Note** ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Lesson 13 (To become aware ܪܥܸܫ future/imperative & To Know ܝܕܥ future tense)

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VERB: TO BECOME AWARE (& TO AWAKEN) VERB TENSE: FUTURE ROOT: r'ish (ܪܥܸܫ) (Note: Add "m-shintha" or "min shintha...
Saturday, August 4, 2007

Lesson 12: Get Up! ܩܲܡ (Imerative), To ܪܥܸܫ Become Aware(/To Wake Up) Past & Present Tense

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VERB: TO GET UP/ TO STAND UP/ TO ARISE ROOT: qam (ܩܲܡ) TENSE: IMPERATIVE (1st person) GET UP! - qu! (2nd person) STAND UP! - qum! (3rd p...
Sunday, July 29, 2007

Lesson 11: ܩܲܡ To Get Up/Stand Up/Arise/Wake Up (Present, Future)

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Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! ...

Lesson 10: To Go ܐܸܙܲܠ (Present Subjunctive), To Make/Do ܥܘܲܕܼ (Future), To arise/get up/stand up/wake up ܩܲܡ (Past)

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Taken from Wikipedia: In grammar, the subjunctive mood is a verb mood that exists in many languages. It typically expresses wishes, comma...

Lesson 8, “To Have” ܐܝܼܬܼ (Past, Present Conjugations + Future[Lesson #31])

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VERB - TO HAVE TENSE - PRETERITE VERB ROOT - EETH (ܐܝܼܬܼ) INF - IYT-LY [SINGULAR] I had: āna ith-wā-lee You (m) had: āyit ith-wā-lookh You ...

Lesson 9: Vocabulary from the neck up

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Vocabulary Today we are going to focus on vocabulary relating to the human body from the neck, up. Head - resha Hair - kosih Ear - n...
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Surath Lesson 7: To know ܝܕܥ (present, past)

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VERB: TO KNOW TENSE: PRESENT ROOT: yda’ (ܝܕܥ) I know: k-ydhin You (m) know: k-ydhit You (f) know: k-yedhat He knows: k-yadhe She knows: ...

Lesson 5: Questions, numbers 5-10, To do (present)

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OK, so we are learning the building blocks for a language. The following verbs have been covered in the last four lessons: TO BE (ܗܘܐ) ...
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Surath Lesson 4: To go (progressive), to make/to do conjugations

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As is the case in Spanish and in English, when using the progressive tense, we combine the present form of the verb ‘to be’ with the progres...