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Saying thank you in Aramaic.

אנא מוד Ána móde I'm thankful. Thank you. When a man is speaking. אנא מודיא Ána módia I'm thankful. Thank you. When a woman is speaking. אנחנא מודן AnáHna módan We are thankful. When men are speaking. אנחנא מודין AnàHna módian We are thankful. When women are speaking. ‌ לך LaH to you when speaking to a man. ‌ ליך LeH When speaking to a woman. לכון LeHon To you When speaking to men. לחינן léHen To you  When speaking to women. For example when a man wants to say thank to a woman would say: אנא מוד ליך Ána móde leH. I'm thankful to you. I thank you. Thank you. Or when a woman wants to thank women would say אנא מודיא לחינן ána módia léHen I (a woman) thank you (women). Back to short Aramaic lessons.

Some Aramaic greetings

I have collected some greetings in various Aramaic dialects. So far I have found these phrases.In the future I will be updating the post should I find more. Ancient Aramaic שלמא Shlama Peace שלמא עליחשן Shlama alekhun Peace to you. Galilean Aramaic Galilean Aramaic was the language Jesus Christ spoke. It belongs to the Western branch of Aramaic. The sole survivor of the Western branch in modern times is the Aramaic dialect spoken in the Syrian village of Maalula. Shlamlak -hello (to a man) Shlamlek-hello (to a woman) שְׁלָמ לְךְ‏ / ܫܠܵܡܠܸܟ݂ܝ - (šlāmleḵ) Syriac   Shlama(eastern Syriac)  Shlomo(western Syriac) Hello šlama/ šlomo in the Syriac MadnKhaya script Ejdar bo hat? How are you? Tovo/Kajiso Good Aloho amich/amoch Bye (God be with you) Basic Syriac Aramaic greetings. ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܛܳܒܳܐ Yaumo tobo Good day! ܒܪܺܝܟ ܨܰܦܪܳܐ Brikh ṣafro Good morning! ܒܪܺܝܟ ܪܰܡܫܳܐ Brikh ramsho Good evening! ܠܺܠܝܳܐ ܬܳܒܳܐ.           Lilyo t...