Exercises I

1. Read the text aloud, pay attention to the correct pronunciation.

2. Write down the meaning of these words and learn them.

adšato	this year	ܐܰܕܫܰܬܐ
b lebo fliġoyo	with mixed feelings	ܒܠܶܒܐ ܦܠܝܓ݂ܳܝܐ
beṯṣawbo	university	ܒܶܝܬ݂ܨܰܘܒܐ
casqo	difficult	ܥܰܣܩܐ
du šrolo	actually; to be honest	ܕܘ ܫܪܳܠܐ
ëḏcowa	she knew	ܐܷܕ݂ܥܳܘܰܐ
ëšqaḏ	last year	ܐܷܫܩܰܕ݂
fërce d yulfono	fields of study	ܦܷܪܥܶܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܳܢܐ
fuḥome	grades	ܦܘܚܳܡܶܐ
ḥulmono	health	ܚܘܠܡܳܢܐ
i šato d ëṯyo	next year	ܐܝ ܫܰܬܐ ܕܐܷܬ݂ܝܐ
iḏacṯo	knowledge; information	ܐܝܕ݂ܰܥܬ݂ܐ
kašërto	diligent (f.sg.); good (student)	ܟܰܫܷܪܬܐ
këbce	it needs; it ought to	ܟܷܒܥܶܐ
këbco	she wants; she would like to	ܟܷܐܒܥܐ
lo qadiro	she could not; she did not	ܠܐ ܩܰܕܝܪܐ
madrašto celayto	university	ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ ܥܶܠܰܝܬܐ
madrašto	school	ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܐ
malfoniṯo	teacher	ܡܰܠܦܳܢܝܬ݂ܐ
mbaṭela	she stopped; here: she dropped out of (study)	ܡܒܰܛܶܠܰܗ
maqëblalle	they accepted her	ܡܰܩܷܒܠܰܠܠܶܗ
mëjġela	she talked; here: she discussed	ܡܷܔܓ݂ܶܠܰܗ
mšabloniṯo du yulfono	study advisor	ܡܫܰܒܠܳܢܝܬ݂ܐ ܕܘ ܝܘܠܦܳܢܐ
mšawarla	she asked advice	ܡܫܰܘܰܪܠܰܗ
mu šuroyo	from the beginning	ܡܘ ܫܘܪܳܝܐ
pedagogi	pedagogy	ܦ݁ܶܕܰܓܳܓܝ
yulfono	study; knowledge	ܝܘܠܦܳܢܐ
tašrore	certificates	ܬܰܫܪܳܪܶܐ
ṭrela	she left; here: she broke it off	ܛܪܶܠܰܗ
xaṣiro	she lost	ܟ݂ܰܨܝܪܐ
yawme dat tarce ftiḥe	open days	ܝܰܘܡܶܐ ܕܰܬ ܬܰܪܥܶܐ ܦܬܝܚܶܐ
warqe du tëkṯiwo	registration forms	ܘܰܪܩܶܐ ܕܘ ܬܷܟܬ݂ܝܘܐ
zëdqe	law	ܙܷܕܩܶܐ
zërla	she visited	ܙܷܪܠܰܗ