| Exercises I |
| 1. Read the texts of this lesson aloud, mind your pronunciation. |
| 2. Learn these words. |
| adyawma | today | ܐܕܰܝܰܘܡܰܐ |
| kolozam | it is necessary, it is needed | ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡ |
| waxam | (shopping) goods | ܘܰܟ݂ܰܡ |
| sëm | Do! | ܣܷܡ |
| ṭocina | (that) we forget | ܛܳܥܝܢܰܐ |
| sëmli | I did | ܣܷܡܠܝ |
| ḥaḏiro | ready (m.Sg.) | ܚܰܕ݂ܝܪܐ |
| qëm | stand up, here: let's go | ܩܷܡ |
| layko | Where to? | ܠܰـܝܟܐ |
| qamayto | first, in the beginning | ܩܰܡܰܝܬܐ |
| dukano | shop | ܕܘܟܰܢܐ |
| muklone | dishes, groceries; here: ingredients, products | ܡܘܟܠܳܢܶܐ |
| diḏan | our | ܕܝܕ݂ܰܢ |
| ṭrowe | alright, ok! | ܛܪܳܘܶܐ |
| kibi | I can | ܟܝܒܝ |
| mcawanno | (that) I (m) help | ܡܥܰܘܰܢܢܐ |
| hawli | give me! | ܗܰܘܠܝ |
| bocu | please | ܒܳܥܘ |
| kilo | kilo | ܟܝܠܐ |
| tene | figs | ܬܶܢܶܐ |
| maṯe w ḥamši | 250 | ܡܰܬ݂ܶܐ ܘܚܰܡܫܝ |
| ġrame | grams | ܓ݂ܪܰܡܶܐ |
| luze | almonds | ܠܘܙܶܐ |
| kilo w falge | 1,5 kilo | ܟܝܠܐ ܘܦܰܠܓܶܗ |
| fquḏ | Here you are! | ܦܩܘܕ݂ |
| mën ḥreno? | Anything else? | ܡܷܢ ܚܪܶܢܐ؟ |
| kilowat | kilos | ܟܝܠܳܘܰܬ |
| šušaye | bottle | ܫܘܫܰܝܶܐ |
| ḥamro | wine | ܚܰܡܪܐ |
| bërġël | burghul | ܒܷܪܓ݂ܷܠ |
| ḥëmṣe | chickpeas | ܚܷܡܨܶܐ |
| fayëš mede? | Something else? | ܦܰܝܷܫ ܡܶܕܶܐ؟ |
| šubqono | sorry | ܫܘܒܩܳܢܐ |
| ṭacyono | I (f.) forgot | ܛܰܥܝܳܢܐ |
| ṭlawḥe | lentils | ܛܠܰܘܚܶܐ |
| hani wayne? | That was all? | ܗܰܢܝ ܘܰܝܢܶܐ؟ |
| zan! | Let's go! | ܙܰܢ |
| kulle | all | ܟܘܠܠܶܗ |
| yawmo basimo | have a nice day | ܝܰܘܡܐ ܒܰܣܝܡܐ |
| ucdo | now | ܐܘܥܕܐ |
| medone | things | ܡܶܕܳܢܶܐ |
| ëšmo | a little bit | ܐܷܫܡܐ |
| fire | fruit | ܦܝܪܶܐ |
| yarqe | vegetables | ܝܰܪܩܶܐ |
| tux | come (m.) | ܬܘܟ݂ |
| qaṣa | till | ܩܰܨܰܐ |
| sant, pl. santat | cent | ܣܰܢܬ ܆ ܣܰܢܬܰܬ |