| Exercises |
| 1. Learn these words. |
| šuroyo | beginning, start | ܫܘܪܳܝܐ |
| šato | year | ܫܰܬܐ |
| kul | each | ܟܘܠ |
| konofaq | it (he) comes out | ܟܳܢܳܦܰܩ |
| surgoḏo | calendar | ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܐ |
| komaḥwën | they show | ܟܳܡܰܚܘܷܢ |
| yarḥe | months | ܝܰܪܚܶܐ |
| yawme | days | ܝܰܘܡܶܐ |
| šabe | weeks | ܫܰܒܶܐ |
| ḥozina | (that) we see | ܚܳܙܝܢܰܐ |
| ceḏe | religious festivals | ܥܶܕ݂ܶܐ |
| baṭlono | holiday, public holiday, the holidays | ܒܰܛܠܳܢܶܐ |
| mëḥze | (that) he looks | ܡܷܚܙܶܐ |
| šafiro | nice (m.Sg.) | ܫܰܦܝܪܐ |
| komaḥtina | we place, we put | ܟܳܡܰܚܬܝܢܰܐ |
| ṣërtoṯe | pictures | ܨܷܪܬܳܬ݂ܶܐ |
| komaliqi | they are suitable | ܟܳܡܰܠܝܩܝ |
| ḥušabe | Sunndays | ܚܘܫܰܒܶܐ |
| gawno | colour | ܓܰܘܢܐ |
| semoqo | red (m.Sg.) | ܣܶܡܳܩܐ |
| kiba | she can | ܟܝܒܰܗ |
| šuḥlofe | seasons | ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ |
| saṯwo | winter | ܣܰܬ݂ܘܐ |
| rabëc | spring | ܪܰܒܷܥ |
| qayṭo | summer | ܩܰܝܛܐ |
| tëšroyoṯe | autumn | ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ |
| 2. Learn the names of the months. |
| 1. konun ḥaroyo 2. ešwëṭ 3. oḏar 4. nisën 5. iyyar 6. ḥzirën 7. tamëz | 1. ܟܳܢܘܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܐ 2. ܐܷܫܘܷܛ 3. ܐܳܕ݂ܰܪ 4. ܢܝܣܷܢ 5. ܐܝـܝܰܪ 6. ܚܙܝܪܷܢ 7. ܬܰܡܷܙ |
| 8. ṭëbbax 9. ilën 10. tëšrën qamoyo 11. tëšrën ḥaroyo 12. konun qamoyo | 8. ܛܷܒܒܰܟ 9. ܐܝܠܷܢ 10. ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܐ 11. ܬܷܫܪܷܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܐ 12. ܟܳܢܘܢ ܩܰܡܳܝܐ |
| 3. Write down the names of the months in each season. |
| saṯwo | ܣܰܬܘܐ | rabëc | ܪܰܒܷܥ | qayṭo | ܩܰܝܛܐ | tëšroyoṯe | ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ |
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| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | - | -- | -- | -- |
| 4. Place each time one of the following words in the gaps. |
| ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ -ܫܘܪܳܝܐ - ܫܰܬܐ - ܥܶܕ݂ܶܐ - ܝܰܪܚܶܐ - ܟܳܢܘܢ ܚܰܪܳܝܐ - ܩܰܝܛܐ - ܪܰܒܷܥ - ܣܰܬ݂ܘܐ - ܒܰܛܠܳܢܐ |
| šuḥlofe – šuroyo – šato – ceḏe – yarḥe – konun ḥaroyo – qayṭo – rabëc – saṯwo – baṭlono |
| Bu d kul šato konofaq surgoḏo ḥaṯo. | ܒܘ ܕܟܘܠ ܫܰܬܐ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܩ ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܐ ܚܰܬ݂ܐ. | ||
| U surgoḏo komaḥwe ay yawme di šato. | ܐܘ ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܐ ܟܳܡܰܚܘܶܐ ܐܰܝ ܝܰܘܡܶܐ ܕܝ . | ||
| Ay yawme dac komaḥwën b gawno semoqo. | ܐܰܝ ܝܰܘܡܶܐ ܕܰܥ ܟܳܡܰܚܘܷܢ ܒܓܰܘܢܐ ܣܶܡܳܩܐ. | ||
| Bi šato kit arbco w tracsar . | ܒܝ ܫܰܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܐܰܪܒܥܐ ܘܬܪܰܥܣܰܪ . | ||
| U yarḥo d nisën konofal bu . | ܐܘ ܝܰܪܚܐ ܕܢܝܣܷܢ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܠ ܒܘ . | ||
| U yarḥo d ṭëbbax konofal bu . | ܐܘ ܝܰܪܚܐ ܕ ܛܷܒܒܰܟ݂ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܠ ܒܘ . | ||
| Riša di šato konofal bu yarḥo d . | ܪܝܫܰܗ ܕܝ ܫܰܬܐ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܠ ܒܘ ܝܰܪܚܐ ܕ . | ||
| U saṯwo šuḥlofo du maṭro w du talgo yo. | ܐܘ ܫܘܚܠܳܦܐ ܕܘ ܡܰܛܪܐ ܘܕܘ ܬܰܠܓܐ ܝܐ. | ||
| U qayṭo šuḥlofo du yo. | ܐܘ ܩܰܝܛܐ ܫܘܚܠܳܦܐ ܕܘ ܝܐ. | ||
| 5. Read and answer in Surayt. |
| Ema konofaq u surgoḏo ḥaṯo? | Wann kommt der neue Kalender heraus? | ܐܶܡܰܐ ܟܳܢܳܦܰܩ ܐܘ ܣܘܪܓܳܕ݂ܐ ܚܰܬ݂ܐ؟ |
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| Ema yo u yawmo du mawlodayḏux? | Wann hast du Geburtstag? | ܐܶܡܰܐ ܝܐ ܐܘ ܝܰܘܡܐ ܕܘ ܡܰܘܠܳܕܰܝܕ݂ܘܟ݂؟ |
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| Kmo ëšne sëmlux? | Wie alt bist du? | ܟܡܐ ܐܷܫܢܶܐ ܣܷܡܠܘܟ݂؟ |
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| B ayna yarḥo na ucdo? | In welchem Monat sind wir jetzt? | ܒܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܝܰܪܚܐ ܢܰܐ ܐܘܥܕܐ؟ |
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| Kmo bu yarḥo yo, adyawma? | Welches Datum haben wir heute? | ܟܡܐ ܒܘ ܝܰܪܚܐ ܝܐ ܐܰܕܝܰܘܡܰܐ؟ |
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| B ayna šato na ucdo? | In welchem Jahr sind wir jetzt? | ܒܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܫܰܬܐ ܢܰܐ ܐܘܥܕܐ؟ |
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| Ema aṯat l Holanda? | Wann bist du in die Niederlande gekommen? | ܐܶܡܰܐ ܐܰܬ݂ܰܬ ܠܗܳܠܰܢܕܰܐ؟ |
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| Kmo šabe këtlux baṭlono bi šato? | Wie viele Wochen Urlaub hast du im Jahr? | ܟܡܐ ܫܰܒܶܐ ܟܷܬܠܘܟ݂ ܒܰܛܠܳܢܐ ܒܝ ܫܰܬܐ؟ |
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| 6. Place one of the following verbs in the gaps. |
| ܟܳܡܷܫܬܰܥܶܢܐ - ܟܷܬܠܝ - ܟܳܢܳܦܰܩܢܐ - ܟܐܷܙܙܝ - ܟܳܚܳܝܰܪܢܐ - ܟܳܥܳܘܰܕܢܐ - ܟܳܪܳܗܰܛܢܐ |
| komëštaceno – këtli – konofaqno – këzzi – koḥoyarno – kocowadno – korohaṭno |
| Yawme d ḥušabo ṭëbbe. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܚܘܫܰܒܐ ܛܷܒܒܶܐ. | |
| Yawme dë tre li madrašto. | Am Montag gehe ich in die Schule. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܷܬܪܶܐ ܠܝ ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ. |
| Yawme dë tloṯo hërgo du sḥoyo. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܷܬܠܳܬ݂ܐ ܗܷܪܓܐ ܕܘ ܣܚܳܝܐ. | |
| Yawme d arbco larwal. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܰܐܪܒܥܐ ܠܰܪܘܰܠ. | |
| Yawme d ḥamšo hul li saca čac. | Am Donnerstag arbeite ich bis um 21 Uhr. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܚܰܡܫܐ ܟܳܥܳܘܰܕܢܐܗܘܠ ܠܝ ܣܰܥܰܐ ܫ̰ܰܥ. |
| Yawme dë cruto cal fëlim. | Am Freitag schaue ich einen Film. | ܝܰܘܡܶܗ ܕܷܥܪܘܬܐ ܥܰܠ ܦܷܠܝܡ. |
| Yawme d šabṯo li šuqo. | Am Samstag gehe ich zum Shoppen. | ܝܰܘܡܶ ܕܫܰܒܬ݂ܐ ܠܝ ܫܘܩܐ. |
| 7. Translate into Surayt. |
| Zu Beginn des Jahres erscheint ein neuer Kalender. |
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| Ich wurde im April 1960 geboren. |
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| Ich bin 55 Jahre alt. |
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| Heute ist der 30. des Monats. |
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| Jetzt sind wir im Jahre 2015. |
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| Am 15. September 1980 bin ich nach Deutschland gekommen. |
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| Im Sommer habe ich sechs Wochen Urlaub. |
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| 8. Place the correct letters (ṯ - t - ṭ / ܛ - ܬ - ܬ̣) in the gaps. |
| awwo | fine (m.Sg.) | ܘܘܐ |
| loṯo | three (m.) | ܬܠܳـܐ |
| mone | eight (f.) | ܡܳܢܶܐ |
| kowo | book | ܟـܘܐ |
| lali | I do not have | ܠܰـܠܝ |
| bëër | after | ܒܷـܪ |
| awdi | thanks | ܘܕܝ |
| šabṯo | week | ܫܰܒـܐ |
| gano | garden | ܓܰܢـܐ |
| këtli | I have | ܟܷـܠܝ |
| ha | you (sg.) | ܗܰ |
| ëblio | table | ܒܠܝـܐ |