| Maryam: Yohannes, ema kiban saymina i mëštuṯayḏan? |
Maryam: Yohannes, when can we celebrate our wedding? |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ، ܐܶܡܰܐ ܟܝܒܰܢ ܣܰܝܡܝܢܰܐ ܐܝ ܡܷܫܬܘܬ݂ܰܝܕ݂ܰܢ؟ |
| Yohannes: Komarno i mëštuṯo d huwyo bu qayṭo ṭawtër yo. Hat mën komëftakrat? |
Yohannes: I think it is better if the wedding is in the summer. What do you think? |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܟܐܡܰܪܢܐ ܐܝ ܡܷܫܬܘܬ݂ܐ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܒܘ ܩܰܝܛܐ ܛܰܘܬܷܪ ܝܐ. ܗܰܬ ܡܷܢ ܟܳܡܷܦܬܰܟܪܰܬ؟ |
| Maryam: E, hawxa yo. Elo qamayto kolozam lan bayto. |
Maryam: Yes, that is right. But first we need a home. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܶ، ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ ܝܐ. ܐܶܠܐ ܩܰܡܰܝܬܐ ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡ ܠܰܢ ܒܰܝܬܐ. |
| Yohannes: E e, hawo meqëm me kul mede. |
Yohannes: Yes, sure that is most important. |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܐܶ، ܐܶ، ܗܰܘܐ ܡܶܩܷܡ ܡܶܐ ܟܘܠ ܡܶܕܶܐ. |
| Maryam: Qay lo komaydina ḥa mab bote d be babi b këre, hul d ḥozina ruḥan? |
Maryam: Why don’t we rent one of my parents’ apartments until we settle? |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܩܰܝ ܠܐ ܟܳܡܰܝܕܝܢܰܐ ܚܰܐ ܡܰܒ ܒܳܬܶܐ ܕܒܶܐ ܒܰܒܝ ܒܟܷܪܶܐ، ܗܘܠ ܕܚܳܙܝܢܰܐ ܪܘܚܰܢ؟ |
| Yohannes: Hano rënyo ġalabe ṭawwo yo, gëd maqëbli? |
Johannes: This is a very good idea. Would they agree? |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܗܰܢܐ ܪܷܢܝܐ ܓ݂ܰܠܰܒܶܐ ܛܰܘܘܐ ܝܐ، ܓܷܕ ܡܰܩܷܒܠܝ؟ |
| Maryam: këmmono e, inaqla d obina i këre. |
Maryam: I think so, if we pay the rent. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܟܐܷܡܡܳܢܐ ܐܶ، ܐܝܢܰܩܠܰܐ ܕܐܳܒܝܢܰܐ ܐܝ ܟܷܪܶܐ. |
| Yohannes: Ṭawwo, inaqlayo kiban ucdo mbaynina siqumo li mëštuṯo. Ḥa w tleṯi b ṭëbbax (31-08) di šataṯe, ṭawwo yo? |
Yohannes: Good, then we can decide about a date for the wedding. What do you think of August 31st, this year? |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܛܰܘܘܐ، ܐܝܢܰܩܠܰܝܐ ܟܝܒܰܢ ܐܘܥܕܐ ܡܒܰܝܢܝܢܰܐ ܣܝܩܘܡܐ ܠܝ ܡܷܫܬܘܬ݂ܐ. ܚܰܐ ܘܬܠܶܬ݂ܝ ܒܛܷܒܒܰܟ݂ (31-08) ܕܝ ܫܰܬܰܬ݂ܶܐ، ܛܰܘܘܐ ܝܐ؟ |
| Maryam: Ġalabe ṭawwo. Këtlan hawxa zabno makëfyono dë mḥaḏrina ruḥan. |
Maryam: Very good! Then we have sufficient time to prepare ourselves. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܓ݂ܰܠܰܒܶܐ ܛܰܘܘܐ. ܟܷܬܠܰܢ ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ ܙܰܒܢܐ ܡܰܟܷܦܝܳܢܐ ܕܷܡܚܰܕ݂ܪܝܢܰܐ ܪܘܚܰܢ. |
| Maryam: Lašan lo ṭocina mede, kiban ucdo saymina luḥo du ḥeḏoro. |
Maryam: We can make a to-do list so we don’t forget anything. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܠܰܫܰܢ ܠܐ ܛܳܥܝܢܰܐ ܡܶܕܶܐ، ܟܝܒܰܢ ܐܘܥܕܐ ܣܰܝܡܝܢܰܐ ܠܘܚܐ ܕܘ ܚܶܕ݂ܳܪܐ. |
| Yohannes: Xabrax yo, mëd qanyo w warqo w kṯaw. |
Yohannes: You are right! Get a paper and a pen and write it down! |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܟ݂ܰܒܪܰܟ݂ ܝܐ، ܡܷܕ ܩܰܢܝܐ ܘܘܰܪܩܐ ܘܟܬܰܘ. |
| Maryam w Yohannes: cisaqyoṯe, badle, fëṣṭan, muklo, ṣalon, zamore, dahole w zërnaye, sayome d warde, cito, qayaṣto, raḏayto, sayamto d kuḥlo, qart di mëštuṯo w luḥo daz zmine. |
Maryam und Johannes: Wedding rings, suit, (wedding) dress, food,(wedding) hall, singers, drum and zurna, florists, church, hairdresser, car, makeup artist, invitation card, and a guest list. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܘܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܥܝܣܰܩܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ، ܒܰܕܠܶܐ، ܦܷܣܛܰܢ، ܡܘܟܠܐ، ܨܰܠܳܢ، ܙܰܡܳܪܶܐ، ܕܰܗܳܠܶܐ ܘܙܷܪܢܰܝܶܐ، ܣܰܝܳܡܶܐ ܕܘܰܪܕܶܐ، ܥܝܬܐ، ܩܰܝܰܨܬܐ، ܪܰܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ، ܣܰܝܰܡܬܐ ܕܟܘܚܠܐ، ܩܰܪܬ ܕܝ ܡܷܫܬܘܬ݂ܐ ܘܠܘܚܐ ܕܰܙ ܙܡܝܢܶܐ. |
| Maryam: Ucdo hani komakfën. Iḏa ṭacina mede, bëṯër gëd oṯe l bolan. |
Maryam: This is sufficient for now. If we have forgotten something we will remember it later. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܘܥܕܐ ܗܰܢܝ ܟܳܡܰܟܦܷܢ. ܐܝܕ݂ܰܐ ܛܰܥܝܢܰܐ ܡܶܕܶܐ، ܒܷܬ݂ܷܪ ܓܷܕ ܐܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܠܒܳܠܰܢ. |
| Yohannes: Kobacno d qorina l zamore Holandoye ste. |
Yohannes: I would also like to invite a Dutch band. |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܟܐܒܰܥܢܐ ܕܩܳܪܝܢܰܐ ܠܙܰܡܳܪܶܐ ܗܳܠܰܢܕܳܝܶܐ ܣܬܶܐ. |
| Maryam: E xabrux yo, az zminayḏan xliṭe ne. |
Maryam: Yes, you are right, our guests are mixed. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܶ ܟ݂ܰܒܪܘܟ݂ ܝܐ، ܐܰܙ ܙܡܝܢܰܝܕ݂ܰܢ ܟ݂ܠܝܛܶܐ ܢܶܐ. |
| Maryam: Ono ste këbcono mibarxina bi cito Suryayto. |
Maryam: And I would like us to be married in the Syriac Orthodox Church. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܳܢܐ ܣܬܶܐ ܟܐܷܒܥܳܢܐ ܕܡܝܒܰܪܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ ܒܝ ܥܝܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܰܝܬܐ. |
| Yohannes: E,e, šxwa bi cito Suryayto gëd mibarxina. Elo gëd howe ṭawwo d mitawmar ëšmo mi ṣluṯo bu Holandoyo ste. |
Yohannes: Yes, sure we are getting married in the Syriac Orthodox Church. But it would be good if part of the ceremony could be in Dutch. |
ܝܳܗܰܢܢܶܣ: ܐܶ، ܐܶ، ܫܟ݂ܘܰܐ ܒܝ ܥܝܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܰܝܬܐ ܓܷܕ ܡܝܒܰܪܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ. ܐܶܠܐ ܓܷܕ ܗܳܘܶܐ ܛܰܘܘܐ ܕܡܝܬܰܘܡܰܪ ܐܷܫܡܐ ܡܝ ܨܠܘܬ݂ܐ ܒܘ ܗܳܠܰܢܕܳܝܐ ܣܬܶܐ. |
| Maryam: Hawxa yo. Kolozam me meqëm mëjġolina cam u qašo. |
Maryam: That is right. We have to speak to the priest in advance. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ ܝܐ. ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡ ܡܶܐ ܡܶܩܷܡ ܡܷܔܓ݂ܳܠܝܢܰܐ ܥܰܡ ܐܘ ܩܰܫܐ. |
| Maryam: Mucdo kolozam mšarina bu ḥeḏoro. |
Maryam: We have to start the preparations now. |
ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܡܘܥܕܐ ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡ ܡܫܰܪܝܢܰܐ ܒܘ ܚܶܕ݂ܳܪܐ. |
