| Exercises |
| 1. Repeat after the recording and pay attention to the differences. |
| v – w | viza-wazo | Visa – goose | ܒܼܝܙܰܐ܇ܘܰܙܐ |
| j – ž | Jërjo-žižo | George – hedgehog | ܔܷܪܔܐ܇ܙ̰ܝܙ̰ܐ |
| z -ḏ | cezo-ceḏo | goat – feast | ܥܶܙܐ܇ܥܶܕ݂ܐ |
| z – s | muze-muse | bananas – razor blade | ܡܘܙܶܐ܇ܡܘܣܶܐ |
| s - ṣ | soyam-ṣoyam | to make – to fast | ܣܳܝܰܡ܇ܨܳܝܰܡ |
| s - ṯ | basyo-maṯyo | enough! – coming | ܒܰܣܝܐ܇ܡܰܬܼܝܐ |
| ṯ - ḏ | barṯo-barḏo | daughter – hail | ܒܰܪܬܼܐ܇ܒܰܪܕ݂ܐ |
| f -ṯ | afṯo-aṯto | break – woman | ܐܰܦܬܼܐ܇ܐܰܬܼܬܐ |
| t -ṭ | talyo-ṭalyo | hidden - boy | ܬܰܠܝܐ܇ܛܰܠܝܐ |
| ṭ- t | ṭino-teno | clay – fig | ܛܝܢܐ܇ܬܶܢܐ |
| c –ġ | camo-ġamo | people – worry | ܥܰܡܐ܇ܓ݂ܰܡܐ |
| q – k | quro-kuro | cold – forge | ܩܘܪܐ܇ܟܘܪܐ |
| k – q | muklo-muqro | food – egg yolk | ܡܘܟܠܐ܇ܡܘܩܪܐ |
| ḥ - x | ḥalyo-xalyo | sweet – empty | ܚܰܠܝܐ܇ܟܼܰܠܝܐ |
| ḥ - c | ḥeloyo-celoyo | early – high | ܚܶܠܳܝܐ܇ܥܶܠܳܝܐ |
| r - c | rezo-cezo | rice – goat | ܪܶܙܐ܇ܥܶܙܐ |
| 2. Write the letters of the alphabet with each vowel sign. |
| ܐܰ ܒܰ ... | ܰ←ܐܰ ܒܰ |
| ܐܳ ܒܳ ... | ܳ←ܐܳ ܒܳ |
| ܐܶ ܒܶ ... | ܶ←ܐܶ ܒܶ |
| ܐܱ ܒܱ ... | ܱ←ܐܱ ܒܱ |
| ܐܷ ܒܷ ... | ܷ←ܐܷ ܒܷ |
| 3. Learn to connect the letters and pay attention to the correct pronunciation of the syllables. |
| ab… | ܐܰܒ ... | ܐܰܒ... |
| ṣaw… | ܨܰܘ ... | ܨܰܘ... |
| bi… | ܒܝ ... | ܒܝ... |
| bay… | ܒܰܝ ... | ܒܰܝ... |
| cëm… | ܥܷܡـ ... | ܥܷܡـ... |
| čan… | ܫ̰ܰܢـ ... | ܫ̰ܰܢـ... |
| daw… | ܕܰܘ ... | ܕܰܘ... |
| du.. | ܕܘ... | ܕܘ... |
| fi… | ܦܝ ... | ܦܝ... |
| gab… | ܓܰܒـ ... | ܓܰܒـ... |
| hër | ܗܷܪ ... | ܗܷܪ... |
| ḥmo… | ܚܡܳـ ... | ܚܡܳـ... |
| war… | ܘܰܪ... | ܘܰܪ... |
| hi… | ܗܝ... | ܗܝ... |
| 4. Write these words in Latin letters. |
| wacdo | appointment | ܘܰܥܕܐ |
| ṭëbbax | august | ܛܷܒܒܰܟܼ |
| xabro | word | ܟ݂ܰܒܪܐ |
| aḥuno | brother | ܐܰܚܘܢܐ |
| cezo | goat | ܥܶܙܐ |
| bayto | house | ܒܰܝܬܐ |
| talgo | snow | ܬܰܠܓܐ |
| čaket | jacket | ܫ̰ܰܟܶܬ |
| femo | mouth | ܦܶܡܐ |
| jirane | female neighbour | ܔܝܪܰܢܶܐ |
| 5. Write these words in Syriac letters. |
| qḏolo | neck | ܩܕ݂ܳܠܐ |
| ṣërto | picture | ܨܷܪܬܐ |
| fujo | honeydew melon | ܦܘܔܐ |
| cayno | eye | ܥܰܝܢܐ |
| villa | villa | ܒ݂ܝܠܠܰܐ |
| sësyo | horse | ܣܷܣܝܐ |
| jëddo | grandfather | ܔܷܕܕܐ |
| kaġat | paper | ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬ |
| qaḥwa | coffee | ܩܰܚܘܰܐ |
| šato | year | ܫܰܬܐ |
| 6. Listen and write in both alphabets. |
| kṯowo | C | book | C | ܟܬܼܳܘܐ |
| dëžmën | C | enemy | C | ܕܷܙ̰ܡܷܢ |
| rabëc | C | spring | C | ܪܰܒܷܥ |
| sëdro | C | class | C | ܣܷܕܪܐ |
| dayro | C | monastery | C | ܕܰܝܪܐ |
| rastorant | C | restaurant | C | ܪܰܣܬܳܪܰܢܬ |
| darġo | C | stair | C | ܕܰܪܓ݂ܐ |
| zabno | C | time | C | ܙܰܒܢܐ |
| čanṭa | C | bag | C | ܫ̰ܰܢܛܰܐ |
| dašëšto | C | milk rice | C | ܕܰܫܷܫܬܐ |