Chaldean Aramaic

Basics

Click a topic below to see the grammar goals and conversational goals for each chapter.

• Say Hello
  

  Basics

  Say Hello

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Engage in Conversation
  • Express Gratitude
  • Greet People
  • Say "Goodbye"

  • Be Introduced to the Imperative Form
  • Form Possessive and Prepositional Structures
  • Learn ܗܘܵܝܵܐ (To Be) in the Present Tense
  • Understand the Use of Masculine and Feminine Adjectives
  • Use Personal Pronouns
• Talk About Yourself
  

  Basics

  Talk About Yourself

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Tell Where Someone Is From
  • Ask Someone if They Speak, Read, Write a Language
  • Ask Someone What Their Name Is
  • Become Familiar with Names and Culture of Syriac
  • Introduce Yourself and Someone Else, and Respond to Introductions

  • Negate Sentences
  • Form Nationality Nouns
  • Learn Simple Present Verbs
  • Learn Singular Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Practice Possessive Suffixes
• Directions
  

  Basics

  Directions

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask Someone to Help You with Directions
  • Describe Locations for Someone
  • Get Help Finding Places Using a Map
  • Understand How Directions Are Given to You

  • Be Introduced to Compound Words
  • Form Imperatives
  • Form Possessive Structures
  • Learn and Use Locative Prepositions
  • Learn The Verb ܐܝܼܬܼ (There Is)
• Times and Days
  

  Basics

  Times and Days

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Tell Time and Date
  • Request That Someone Does Something
  • Express the Distance Using Time
  • Tell Event’s Starting and Ending Time

  • Be Introduced to Plural Nouns
  • Learn How to Use Numbers
  • Learn the Masculine & Feminine Forms of Numbers 1 - 10
  • Practice the Imperative
• Weather and Seasons
  

  Basics

  Weather and Seasons

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Express Admiration
  • Express Likes, Dislikes, and Preferences
  • Talk About the Weather

  • Be Introduced to Object Suffixes
  • Form Comparative Adjectives
  • Learn Numbers 10 -100
  • Practice Present Tense Verbs
  • Use Adverbs of Frequency
• How Do You Say This In Syriac?
  

  Basics

  How Do You Say This In Syriac?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask/Answer What the Meaning of a Word or Phrase Is
  • Ask/Tell What a Written Word or Phrase Means
  • Ask/Tell What One Is Doing
  • Request to Repeat, Slow Down, or Speak Up

  • Be introduced to Present Progressive
  • Learn How to Form the Verb "Can"
  • Practice Object Suffixes
  • Practice the Present Tense
  • Use Demonstrative Pronouns
• Chores And Ailments
  

  Basics

  Chores And Ailments

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Describe Health Situations
  • Express Obligation
  • Offer Help
  • Talk About Body Parts and Ailments
  • Talk About What One Is Doing

  • Be Introduced to Future Tense
  • Form Sentences With ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ to Express "Have To"
  • Practice Present Progressive Tense
  • Practice the Imperative
  • Understand How to Use ܐܝܼܬܼ to Say "Have"
• Shopping
  

  Basics

  Shopping

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Negotiate Basic Transactions at Stores
  • Understand How to Use Numbers
  • Understand Syriac Food Culture

  • Learn Regular and Irregular Plurals
  • Practice Numbers
  • Practice the Imperative
  • Use ܐܝܼܬܼ to Express "To Have" and Form its Negation
• Welcome to Our House
  

  Basics

  Welcome to Our House

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Refer to Rooms and Locations in a House
  • Describe What Color Something Is
  • Make a Suggestion
  • Use Location and Relational Words

  • Practice the Plural Object Pronoun ܟܼܘܼܢ
  • Use ܒ or ܒܓܵܘܸܐ ܕ to Express Location
  • Practice Plural Nouns
  • Practice ܫܘܼܕ in Suggestions
  • Use Color Adjectives
• At the Dining Table
  

  Basics

  At the Dining Table

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Learn About Syriac Cultural Food and Drinks
  • Offer to Help Prepare a Dish
  • Say You Like or Dislike Certain Foods
  • Tell Others How to Prepare a Dish

  • Practice Frequency Adverbs
  • Practice the Imperative Form and the Object Suffixes
  • Use ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ to Express "Need"