Šlomo Surayt

Exercises

1. Read the texts of this lession aloud, mind your pronunciation.

2. Learn these words.

3. Organise the sentences into a time sequence.

1	I Saro w u Aday kokurxi cal arco.	Saro and Aday are looking for a lot.	ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܟܳܟܘܪܟ݂ܝ ܥܰܠ ‌ܐܰܪܥܐ.
7	I šërke mšarela bu tëcmiro du bayto.	The company started to build the house.	ܐܝ ܫܷܪܟܶܐ ܡܫܰܪܶܠܰܗ ܒܘ ܬܷܥܡܝܪܐ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ.
4	I bälädiye hula alle fsoso lu tëcmiro.	The municipality gave them permission to build.	ܐܝ ܒܱܠܱܕܝـܝܶܐ ܗܘܠܰܗ ܐܰܠܠܶܗ ܦܣܳܣܐ ܠܘ ܬܷܥܡܝܪܐ.
3	Azzën li bälädiye d ṭëlbi fsoso.	They went to the municipality to ask for a permit.	ܐܰܙܙܷܢ ܠܝ ܒܱܠܱܕܝـܝܶܐ ܕܛܷܠܒܝ ܦܣܳܣܐ.
5	Mšaralle d kurxi cal šërke du tëcmiro.	They began to search for a construction company.	ܡܫܰܪܰܠܠܶܗ ܕܟܘܪܟ݂ܝ ܥܰܠ ܫܷܪܟܶܐ ܕܘ ܬܷܥܡܝܪܐ.
2	U aršitakt ršëmle plan d bayto alle.	The architect drew them a plan for a house.	ܐܘ ܐܰܪܫܝܬܰܟܬ ܪܫܷܡܠܶܗ ܦ݁ܠܰܐܢ ܕܒܰܝܬܐ ܐܰܠܠܶܗ.
9	I iqarṯo d Be Marawge nqila lu bayto.	The Be Marawge family moved into the house.	ܐܝ ܐܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܐ ܕܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ ܢܩܝܠܰܗ ܠܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ.
6	Hënne w i šërke aṯën lë ḥḏoḏe.	They came to an agreement with a company.	ܗܷܢܢܶܐ ܘܐܝ ܫܷܪܟܶܐ ܐܰܬ݂ܷܢ ܠܷܚܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ.
8	Šafëc mëdde d šato hul d u bayto camër.	It took a year until the house was built.	ܫܰܦܷܥ ܡܷܕܕܶܐ ܕܫܰܬܐ ܗܘܠ ܕܐܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܥܰܡܷܪ.

4. Which answer is correct (šrolo) and which is wrong (ġalṭo)?

		ܫܪܳܠܐ	ܓ݂ܰܠܛܐ
		šrolo	ġalṭo
I Saro w u Aday lo këbci zawni bayto.	Saro and Aday do not want to buy a house.			ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܠܐ ܟܷܐܒܥܝ ܙܰܘܢܝ ܒܰܝܬܐ.
U aršitakt ršëmle u plan du bayto.	The architect drew the plan of the house.			ܐܘ ܐܰܪܫܝܬܰܟܬ ܪܫܷܡܠܶܗ ܐܘ ܦ݁ܠܰܐܢ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ.
I Saro w u Aday lo raḏën cal u plan du bayto.	Saro and Aday did not agree with the plan of the house.			ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܠܐ ܪܰܕ݂ܷܢ ܥܰܠ‌ ܐܘ ܦ݁ܠܰܐܢ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ.
I bälädiye lula fsoso lu tëcmiro.	The municipality did not give permission to build.			ܐܝ ܒܱܠܱܕܝـܝܶܐ ܠܘܠܰܗ ܦܣܳܣܐ ܠܘ ܬܷܥܡܝܪܐ.
I iqarṯo d Be Marawge mëdla bayto b këre.	The Be Marawge family rented a house.			ܐܝ ܐܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܐ ܕܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ ܡܷܕܠܰܗ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܒܟܷܪܶܐ.
I cmara du bayto mdawamla šato.	It took a year to build the house.			ܐܝ ܥܡܰܪܰܐ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܡܕܰܘܰܡܠܰܗ ܫܰܬܐ.
U bayto këtle ganṯo.	The house has a garden.			ܐܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܟܷܬܠܶܗ ܓܰܢܬ݂ܐ.
I iqarṯo d Be Marawge nqila l bayto ḥaṯo.	The Be Marawge family moved into a new house.			ܐܝ ܐܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܐ ܕܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ ܢܩܝܠܰܗ ܠܒܰܝܬܐ ܚܰܬ݂ܐ.

5. Fill in the following words in the gaps.

ܒܳܝܰܐ – ܡܰܛܒܰܟ݂ – ܒܰܐܢܝܐ – ܩܶܠܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ – ܟܶܦܶܐ – ܓܰܢܬ݂ܐ – ܫܘܪܳܢܶܐ

šurone – ganṯo – kefe – qeloyoṯe – banyo – maṭbax – boya

U bayto kocomar mak kefe w mi čimanto.	The house is built from stones and cement.	ܐܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܟܳܥܳܡܰܪ ܡܰܟ ܟܶܦܶܐ ܘܡܝ ܫ̰ܝܡܰܢܬܐ.
I boya dat tarce w daš šaboke semaqto yo.	The paint of the doors and windows is red.	ܐܝ ܒܳܝܰܐ ܕܰܬ ܬܰܪܥܶܐ ܘܕܰܫ ܫܰܒܳܟܶܐ ܣܶܡܰܩܬܐ ܝܐ.
Bëṯre du bayto kit ganṯo rabṯo w šafërto.	Behind the house there is a nice, big garden.	ܒܷܬ݂ܪܶܗ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܟܝܬ ܓܰܢܬ݂ܐ ܪܰܒܬ݂ܐ ܘܫܰܦܷܪܬܐ.
Bu maṭbax kit dolabe las sefoqe w gurno lu tešiġo.	In the kitchen there is a cupboard for the dishes and a sink for washing the dishes.	ܒܘ ܡܰܛܒܰܟ݂ ܟܝܬ ܕܳܠܰܒܶܐ ܠܰܣ ܣܶܦܳܩܶܐ ܘܓܘܪܢܐ ܠܘ ܬܶܫܝܓ݂ܐ.
Bu banyo okit duš w gurno lu ḥyofo.	In the bathroom there is a shower and a bath.	ܒܘ ܒܰܐܢܝܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܘܫ ܘܓܘܪܢܐ ܠܘ ܚܝܳܦܐ.
Be Marawge këtte tlëṯ qeloyoṯe lu dmoxo.	The Be Marawge’s have three bedrooms.	ܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ ܟܷܬܬܶܗ ܬܠܷܬ݂ ܩܶܠܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܠܘ ܕܡܳܟ݂ܐ.
Aš šurone du bayto me lawġël biṭon ne.	The walls of the house are constructed out of concrete.	ܐܰܫ ܫܘܪܳܢܶܐ ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ ܡܶܐ ܠܰܘܓ݂ܷܠ ܒܝܛܳܢ ܢܶܐ.

6. Construct good sentences with the following words.

Be Marawge – b šawṯo ḥaṯto – bayto – mqafalle.	ܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ – ܒܫܰܘܬ݂ܐ ܚܰܬ݂ܬܐ – ܒܰܝܬܐ – ܡܩܰܦܰܠܠܶܗ.
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ršëmle – plan d bayto – u aršitakt – šafiro.	ܪܫܷܡܠܶܗ – ܦ݁ܠܰܐܢ ܕܒܰܝܬܐ – ܐܘ ܐܰܪܫܝܬܰܟܬ – ܫܰܦܝܪܐ.
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kobac – man nacime – dilonayto – qelayto – kul ḥa.	ܟܐܒܰܥ – ܡܰܢ ܢܰܥܝܡܶܐ – ܕܝܠܳܢܰܝܬܐ – ܩܶܠܰܝܬܐ – ܟܘܠ ܚܰܐ.
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cam – mbayzarre – ġäläbe – šërkat – di cmara.	ܥܰܡ – ܡܒܰܝܙܰܪܪܶܗ – ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ – ܫܷܪܟܰܬ – ܕܝ ܥܡܰܪܰܐ.
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du bayto – rabe ne – aš šaboke – w aq qeloyoṯe.	ܕܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ – ܪܰܒܶܐ ܢܶܐ – ܐܰܫ ܫܰܒܳܟܶܐ – ܘܐܰܩ ܩܶܠܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ.
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b mëdde – macmarla – d šato – u bayto – i šërke.	ܒܡܷܕܕܶܐ – ܡܰܥܡܰܪܠܰܗ – ܕܫܰܬܐ – ܐܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ – ܐܝ ܫܷܪܟܶܐ.
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i iqarṯo – lu bayto – ḥaṯo – nqila – d Be Marawge.	ܐܝ ܐܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܐ – ܠܘ ܒܰܝܬܐ – ܚܰܬ݂ܐ – ܢܩܝܠܰܗ – ܕܒܶܐ ܡܰܪܰܘܓܶܐ.
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7. Write a few sentences in Surayt about how you live.

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8. Complete the words below by filling in the missing letter; choose from (ḥ - h - c / ܥ - ܗ - ܚ).

ḥarayto	final, last	ܚܰ‍ܪܰܝܬܐ
hënne	they	ܗܷܢܢܶܐ
hawxa	so	ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ
arco	piece of land, groun, lot, earth, field	ܐܰܪܥ‍ܐ
hula	she has given	ܗܘܠܰܗ
yarḥo	month	ܝܰܪ‍ܚ‍ܐ
tëcmiro	building	ܬܷ‍ܥ‍ܡܝܪܐ
cawode	employee	ܥ‍ܘܳܕܶܐ
arbco	four	ܐܰܪܒـ‍ܥ‍‍ܐ
harke	here	ܗܰܪܟܶܐ
ḥḏo	one (f)	ܚ‍ܕ݂ܐ
ḥaṯo	new (m.)	ܚܰ‍ܬ̣ܐ
maḥwele	he showed	ܡܰـ‍ܚ‍ܘܶܠܶܗ
šrëḥle	he explained	ܫܪܷ‍ܚ‍ܠܶܗ