A simple dialogue follows below that will help learn some core Aramaic words , personal pronouns, some nouns and sone basic grammar.
Aramaic verbs change theirs ending according to who is speaking or To to who are you speaking to. Male or female?
Thus the verb zavna/zaven ,I am buying,you are buying changes depending on to the gender of the speaker or the person you are addressing.
משכוכיתא, את זבנא ית חלבא
Mashkuhita at zabna yat khalava?
Mashkuhita are you buying milk?
אנא לא זבנא ית חלבא
La,ana la zavna yat khalava.
No, I'm not buying milk.
אית חלבא בביתא
It khalava be-beta.
There's milk at home.
משכוכיתא
Mashkuhita (female name)
את
At
You
זבנא
Zavna
You buy,are buying
ית
Yat
This word means that the following word is in the accusative case. 'I'm buying the book'.
Yat is not always used in some dialects while in others it isn't used at all.
חלבא
Khalava
Milk
לא
La
No/not
אנא
ana
I
זבנא
Zavna
I buy/ I'm buying.
Female form.
ב
Be
In,at
ביתא
Beta
The house.
םא את זבנא
Ma at zavna?
What are you buying?
אנא זבנא ית מישחא
Ana zavna yat mishkha.
I'm buying oil.
ברחא ואת מא זבינ
Barkha, ve-at ma zavin?
Barkha,and you what are you buying?
ברחא
Barkha
Male name
מא
Ma
What
ואת
Ve-at
And you
זבינ
Zavin
You buy,are buying.
Male form.
אנא זבין יאת מנרתא
Ana zavyn yat menarta
אנא
Ana
I
זבין
Zaven
I buy, I'm buying
Male form.
יאת
Yat
מנרתא
Menarta
Lamp
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