DECEMBER 2009

chaldean for KIDS
Christmas Greetings!
BY MELODY ARABO AND MARGARET SHAMOUN
Give your grandparents the greatest
Christmas present ever –
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greet them in Chaldean! Hurry –
you have a few weeks to get these
chaldean for KIDS
expressions memorized
in time for the big day.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
What better way to celebrate Christmas than learning some
Chaldean words pertaining to the holiday?
BY MELODY ARABO AND MARGARET SHAMOUN
“LOOK AT
HOW BEAUTIFUL
THE TREE IS”
“Khor ma khleetha
eela hee-la-nah”
“MERRY
CHRISTMAS”
“Ethokhoon
breekha”
Snow:
tell-ga
“JESUS
IS BORN”
“Ee-shoa
hweli”
“LET’S LEAVE MILK AND
COOKIES FOR SANTA”
“B’shokookh khilya
(haleep) ew koolachi
te Baba Noel”
“I HOPE
SANTA COMES”
“Inshalla b’dathi
Baba Noel”
Chaldean for Kids is a series of books designed to teach the
Chaldean language through English. Available titles include
Volume 1 - Numbers, Colors, Parts of the Body, Prayers;
and Volume 2 - Animals, Clothing, Food, Nursery
Rhymes. All books are hardcover and include an audio CD
to ensure correct pronunciation. Visit www.chaldeanforkids.com.
Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.
PRONUNCIATION KEY
h =
s =
t =
th =
th =
hard h sound,
no English
equivalent
hard s sound,
no English
equivalent
hard t sound,
no English
equivalent
hard th sound
as pronounced
in THE
soft th sound as
pronounced
in THING
gh =
kh =
rr =
ll =
gurgling sound,
no English
equivalent
clearing of the
throat, no English
equivalent
rolling r sound,
similar to a cat
purring
soft l sound
often found in the
French language,
no English
equivalent
All other letters follow traditional sounds and patterns found
in the English language. All words were formulated by
breaking sounds apart into syllables and choosing the most
effective pattern for each to ensure accurate pronunciation.
Chaldean for Kids is a series of
books designed to teach the Chaldean
language through English. Available titles
include Volume 1 - Numbers, Colors, Parts
of the Body, Prayers; and Volume 2 -
Animals, Clothing, Food, Nursery Rhymes.
All books are hardcover and include an
audio CD to ensure correct pronunciation.
Visit www.chaldeanforkids.com.
Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.
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