hello / hi (peace)
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ
shlama
Phrases
Everyday Assyrian, with Syriac and a transliteration
Greetings
hello, peace be upon you (to a man)
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂shlama alokh
hello, peace be upon you (to a woman)
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝshlama allakh
hello, peace be upon you (to a group)
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢshlama allawkhon
hello / welcome (reply to shlama)
ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐb shayna
how are you? (to a man)
ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟dakhi iwet?
what's up? / how are you? (to a man)
ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂؟ma minokh?
what's up? / what's going on?
ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐ ܠܲܝܬma ith ma layt
good morning (to a man)
ܨܲܦܪܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐsaprokh brikha
good morning (reply) (to a man)
ܨܲܦܪܘܿܟ݂ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐsaprokh tawa
good morning (alt.) (to a man)
ܩܲܝܕܲܡܬܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐqaydamtokh brikhta
good afternoon (to a man)
ܛܲܗܪܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐtahrokh brikha
good evening (to a man)
ܪܲܡܫܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐramshokh brikha
good evening (reply) (to a man)
ܪܲܡܫܘܿܟ݂ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐramshokh tawa
good night (to a man)
ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐlayle tawa
or
ܪܲܡܫܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐramshokh breekha
have a good day (to a man)
ܝܵܘܡܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐyawmokh brikha
have a nice day (to a man)
ܝܵܘܡܘܿܟ݂ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐyawmokh basima
welcome
ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂bshayna the lokh
welcome (anticipating a visit)
ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܬ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐathet bshayna
nice to meet you (to a man)
ܚܕܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܙܵܝܬܘܿܟ݂khde li bkhzaytokh
nice to meet you / pleasure / thanks
ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐbasima
so-so
ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐhadkha w hadkha
have a blessed week
ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐbrikh shawoa
blessed Sunday
ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐkhawshabba brikha
I'm fine / good
ܨܦܵܝܝ ܝܘܸܢspayewin
How are you? (to a woman / to a group)
ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܵܬܝdakheet wat
or
ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝ ܝܬܘܿܢdakheeton?
Politeness
thank you
ܬܲܘܕܝܼtawdi
thank you very much
ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܪܲܒܵܐtawdi rabba
or
ܬܲܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼtawdi saggi
thank you / I appreciate it (to a man)
ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐhawet basima
thank you / I appreciate it (to a woman)
ܗܵܘܝܵܬܝ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܬܵܐhawyat basimta
thank you / I appreciate it (to a group)
ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܹ̈ܐhawiton basime
thank you (God give to you) (to a man)
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܿܟ݂allaha yawil lokh
thank God
ܛܲܝܒܘܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐtaybu l allaha
please (to a man)
ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂in basma lokh
you're welcome
ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐb shayna
you're welcome / no worries (it doesn't cost)
ܠܹܐ ܕܵܩܪܵܐleh daqra
you're welcome / it's nothing
ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼla ileh kha mindi
yes / okay
ܐܹܝܢen
or
ܗܹܐheh
no
ܠܵܐla
God willing
ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐbkhayla d allaha
God bless you / thank you (to a man)
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܒܲܪܸܟ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂allaha mbarrikh lokh
God keep you / thank you (to a man)
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܸܪ ܠܘܿܟ݂allaha natir lokh
get well soon (to a man)
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܒܲܣܸܡ ܠܘܿܟ݂allaha mbassim lokh
bon appétit (before eating, to a man)
ܗܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂!hane lokh!
bon appétit / bless the meal (after eating) (to a man)
ܨܵܠܹܐ ܘܒܵܢܹܐ!sale w bane!
good luck (to a man)
ܓܲܕܘܿܟ݂ ܢܲܨܝܼܚܵܐgadokh nasikha
be careful! (to a man)
ܙܗܘܿܪzhor
bon voyage / safe travels (to a man)
ܐܘܼܪܚܘܿܟ݂ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐurkhokh pthikhta
be quiet! / shut up (blunt, to a man)
ܫܬܘܿܩshtoq
thank you / I appreciate it (alt., to a man)
ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂ ܡܸܢܬ݂ܵܐminokh mintha
may it be far from here (after mentioning misfortune)
ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐrakhuqa min akha
excuse me / sorry
ܦܵܚܲܠܬܵܐpakhkhalta
or
ܡܵܚܠܵܝܬܵܐmakhlayta
Questions
what?
ܡܘܿܕܝܼmodi
where?
ܐܲܝܟܵܐayka
what's wrong? (to a man)
ܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂؟ma lokh?
what's wrong with you? (to a man)
ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܘܿܟ݂؟ma ith bokh?
what time is it?
ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇؟shaath kma ilah?
isn't it? / right?
ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂؟la ileh hadakh?
so what? / why not?
ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂؟ma ith?
what's your name?
ܫܡܘܟ ܒܫܝܢܐshimokh bshayna?
where is the bathroom?
ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܝܵܦܵܐ؟ekela bet khyapa?
how much is it?
ܒܟܡܵܐ ܝܼܠܹܗ؟b'kma eleh?
I don't understand
ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܡ ܦܲܪܡܘܼܝܹܐlewin parmooyeh
do you speak English/Assyrian?
ܡܨܲܘܬܸܬ ܣܘܼܪܸܬ݂/ܐܸܢܓܠܹܙܝܼmsawtit soret/englizi?
Feelings
cheers! (toast)
ܒܚܘܼܒܘܿܟ݂!b khubbokh
no way! / impossible!
ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ !la ke hawe!
no way! (alt.)
ܠܲܝܬ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂!layt hadakh!
of course / I know, right?
ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐilla ma
it's hot
ܚܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗkhimma ileh
it's cold
ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇qartha ilah
it's raining
ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇mitra ilah
it's sunny
ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇shimsha ilah
never! / not at all!
ܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡla lalam
I love you (male to female)
ܒܵܥܹܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂bayinnokh
or
ܒܵܥܹܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝbayinnakh
I love you (female to male)
ܒܵܥܝܵܢܝ ܠܘܼܟ݂bayannokh
or
ܒܵܥܝܵܢܝ ܠܵܟ݂ܝbayannakh
Farewells
goodbye (to a man)
ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐpush bshlama
goodbye (to a woman)
ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐposh bshlama
goodbye (to a group)
ܦܘܼܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐpushun bshlama
goodbye (reply) (lit. 'be in peace')
ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐposh b'shena
God be with you / farewell
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂allaha amokh
Church and holidays
happy holiday — Easter, Christmas, New Year (to a man)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐedhokh brikha
Merry Christmas and happy New Year (to a man)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐedhokh brikha w shetta b khadhutha
happy birthday (to a man)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ !edh mawladhokh brikha!
happy new year (to a man)
ܪܹܝܫ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐresh shetokh brikha
glory to his name (Easter reply)
ܫܘܼܒ݂ܚܵܐ ܠܫܸܡܹܗshuwkha lshimmeh
blessed Communion (to a man)
ܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐqurbanokh brikha
in the name of God / oh my God
ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐbshimma d allaha
in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܐܸܒܪܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐbshimma d awa w ibra w rukha dqudsha
amen
ܐܵܡܹܝܢamen
"blessed bath" (said after a bath/shower) (to a man)
ܚܝܵܦܬܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐkhyaptokh brikhta
may God rest his soul
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܝܸܚ ܠܹܗallaha manyikh leh
of blessed memory (deceased man)
ܕܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐdkhira b tawta
good morning (reply, lit. may all your days be blessed)
ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܲܘܡܵܬ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐkullhon yawmathokh brikhe
Christmas (holiday name)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐedha dmawladha
Easter (holiday name)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܝܵܡܬܵܐedha d qyamta
Christ is risen (Easter greeting)
ܩܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܲܢqim leh maran
Food and family
water
ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐmayya
bread
ܠܲܚܡܵܐlakhma
mother
ܝܸܡܵܐyimma
father
ܒܵܒܵܐbaba
I'm hungry
ܟܦܝܼܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢkpeenewin
or
ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܝܘܵܢkpentewan
Directions
here
ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐakha
left / right / straight ahead
ܣܡܠܐsimmala
or
ܝܡܝܢܐyamina
or
ܚܕܪܝܫܐkharresha