Exercises II

5. Practise this dialogue.

Maryam: Karin, aydarbo këzze u hërgo du Surayt?	Maryam: Karin, how is the Surayt lesson going?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܟܰܪܝܢ، ܐܰܝܕܰܪܒܐ ܟܷܐܙܙܶܗ ܐܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ ܕܘ ܣܘܪܰܝܬ؟
Karin: Ṭawwo, tawdi.	Karin: Good, thank you.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܛܰܘܘܐ، ܬܰܘܕܝ.
Maryam: Sëmlaxlax ḥawrone?	Maryam: Did you make any Friends?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܣܷܡܠܰܟ݂ܠܰܟ݂ ܚܰܘܪܳܢܶܐ؟
Karin: E, ġäläbe.	Karin: Yes, many.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܐܶ، ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ.
Maryam: Kmo yolufe këtxu bu sëdro?	Maryam: How many students do you have in the class?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܟܡܐ ܝܳܠܘܦܶܐ ܟܷܬܟ݂ܘ ܒܘ ܣܷܕܪܐ؟
Karin: Ḥamšacsar.	Karin: 15.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܚܰܡܫܰܥܣܰܪ.
Maryam: Man yo u malfonaṯxu?	Maryam: Who is your (pl.) teacher?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܡܰܢ ܝܐ ܐܘ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܰܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ؟
Karin: U Aday yo.	Karin: It is Aday.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܝܐ.
Maryam: I saca bak kmo konëfqitu li afṯo?	Maryam: What time ist your break?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܝ ܣܰܥܰܐ ܒܰܟ ܟܡܐ ܟܳܢܷܦܩܝܬܘ ܠܝ ܐܰܦܬ݂ܐ؟
Karin: I saca bac csar.	Karin: At ten o'click.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܐܝ ܣܰܥܰܐ ܒܰܥ ܥܣܰܪ.
Maryam: Ayna hërgo kobosamlax?	Maryam: Which class do you like?	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܗܷܪܓܐ ܟܳܒܳܣܰܡܠܰܟ݂؟
Karin: U hërgo du Englišoyo. Hat ayna kobosamlax?	Karin: The English class. And which do you like?	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܐܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ ܕܘ ܐܷܢܓܠܝܫܳܝܐ. ܗܰܬ ܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܟܳܒܳܣܰܡܠܰܟ݂؟
Maryam: U hërgo du Surayt.	Maryam: The Surayt class.	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܐܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ ܕܘ ܣܘܪܰܝܬ.
Maryam: Ṭawwo, fëš bë šlomo.	Maryam: Good, see you again.	ܡܰܪܝܰܡ: ܛܰܘܘܐ، ܦܷܫ ܒܷܫܠܳܡܐ.
Karin: Zax bë šlomo.	Karin: See you again.	ܟܰܪܝܢ: ܙܰܟ݂ ܒܷܫܠܳܡܐ.

6. Which answer is possible?

Ayko yalëf u Aday lišono?	Where did Aday learn the language?	ܐܰܝܟܐ ܝܰܠܷܦ ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ؟
bu bayto	at home	ܒܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ
bi madrašto	in school	ܒܝ ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ
bu cwodo	at work	ܒܘ ܥܘܳܕܐ
B mën kokëṯwina?	With what do we write?	ܒܡܷܢ ܟܳܟܷܬ݂ܘܝܢܰܐ؟
bu hërgo	during the lesson	ܒܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ
bu kṯowo	in the book	ܒܘ ܟܬ݂ܳܘܐ
bu qanyo	with the pen	ܒܘ ܩܰܢܝܐ
Ayko koyëlfina?	Where do we learn?	ܐܰܝܟܐ ܟܳܝܷܠܦܝܢܰܐ؟
bu bayto	at home	ܒܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ
bu cwodo	at work	ܒܘ ܥܘܳܕܐ
bu sëdro	in the class	ܒܘ ܣܷܕܪܐ
B mën koqorina?	With what do we read?	ܒܡܷܢ ܟܳܩܳܪܝܢܰܐ؟
bi čanṭo	with the bag	ܒܝ ܫ̰ܰܢܛܰܐ
bu kṯowo	with the book	ܒܘ ܟܬ݂ܳܘܐ
bu daftar	with the notebook	ܒܘ ܕܰܦܬܰܪ
Cal mën koyëtwina?	Where do we sit on?	ܥܰܠ ܡܷܢ ܟܳܝܷܬܘܝܢܰܐ؟
cal u kursi	on the chair	ܥܰܠ ܐܘ ܟܘܪܣܝ
cal u sëdro	in the class	ܥܰܠ‌ ܐܘ ܣܷܕܪܐ
cal u hërgo	on the lesson	ܥܰܠ‌ ܐܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ
Mën kosaymina bi madrašto?	What do we do at school?	ܡܷܢ ܟܳܣܰܝܡܝܢܰܐ ܒܝ ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ؟
komaḥkina	we tell somthing	ܟܳܡܰܚܟܝܢܰܐ
koyëlfina	we learn	ܟܳܝܷܠܦܝܢܰܐ
kofëhmina	we understand	ܟܳܦܷܗܡܝܢܰܐ
Man komolaf bi madrašto?	Who teaches at school?	ܡܰܢ ܟܳܡܳܠܰܦ ܒܝ ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ؟
ay yolufe	the students	ܐܰܝ ܝܳܠܘܦܶܐ
u malfono	the teacher	ܐܘ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ
i emo	the mother	ܐܝ ܐܶܡܐ
Mën yo u Aday?	Who is Aday?	ܡܷܢ ܝܐ ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ؟
yolufo	a student	ܝܳܠܘܦܐ
malfoniṯo	a teacher (f.)	ܡܰܠܦܳܢܝܬ݂ܐ
malfono	a teacher (m.)	ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ
U malfono kokoṯaw u hërgo	The teacher writes the lesson ...	ܐܘ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ ܟܳܟܳܬ݂ܰܘ ܐܘ ܗܷܪܓܐ
cal i luḥo	on the board	ܥܰܠ‌ ܐܝ ܠܘܚܐ
cal i ṭëbliṯo	on the table	ܥܰܠ‌ ܐܝ ܛܷܒܠܝܬ݂ܐ
cal i laḥayto	on the eraser	ܥܰܠ ‌ܐܝ ܠܰܚܰܝܬܐ

7. DThis is Karin's report, fill in the example below for a fictive Person.

	Tašroro	report	ܬܰܫܪܳܪܐ
Ëšmo	---			ܐܷܫܡܐ
Sëdro	---			ܣܷܕܪܐ
Madrašto	---			ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ
Siqumo	---			ܣܝܩܘܡܐ
	Ṭawwo – ܛܰܘܘܐ	Maqëblo – ܡܰܩܷܒܠܐ	Mḥilo – ܡܚܝܠܐ
Qrayto	---	---	---	ܩܪܰܝܬܐ
Kṯawto	---	---	---	ܟܬ݂ܰܘܬܐ
Mamlo	---	---	---	ܡܰܡܠܐ
Ḥšawto	---	---	---	ܚܫܰܘܬܐ
Tarbiṯo	---	---	---	ܬܰܪܒܝܬ݂ܐ
Swiḥuṯo	---	---	---	ܣܘܝܚܘܬ݂ܐ

8. Form correct sentences with the following words.

u Aday – u dawro – mkamele – du lišono.	ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ – ܐܘ ܕܰܘܪܐ – ܡܟܰܡܶܠܶܗ – ܕܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ.
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b zabno karyo – bu lišono – maxlaṣ ruḥe – qadër.	ܒܙܰܒܢܐ ܟܰܪܝܐ – ܒܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ – ܡܰܟ݂ܠܰܨ ܪܘܚܶܗ – ܩܰܕܷܪ.
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d korax – mšarele – cwodo – cal – di malfonuṯo.	ܕܟܳܪܰܟ݂ – ܡܫܰܪܶܠܶܗ – ܥܘܳܕܐ – ܥܰܠ – ܕܝ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܘܬ݂ܐ.
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bayn – lay yolufe – hawi mamlo – w lu malfono.	ܒܰܝܢ – ܠܰܝ ܝܳܠܘܦܶܐ – ܗܰܘܝ ܡܰܡܠܐ – ܘܠܘ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ.
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këtla – i Karin – Suryoye – ḥawrone.	ܟܷܬܠܰܗ – ܐܝ ܟܰܪܝܢ – ܣܘܪܝܳܝܶܐ – ܚܰܘܪܳܢܶܐ.
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ḥa – maf falqe – u lišono – di hiyuṯo – yo.	ܚܰܐ – ܡܰܦ ܦܰܠܩܶܐ – ܐܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ – ܕܝ ܗܝـܝܘܬ݂ܐ – ܝܐ.
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u bahro – dat tre – u yulfono – yo.	ܐܘ ܒܰܗܪܐ – ܕܰܬ ܬܪܶܐ – ܐܘ ܝܘܠܦܳܢܐ – ܝܐ.
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