Assyrian Speech Lessons Book 1

Assyrian Speech Lessons

Foundation Level Book 1 - Student Manual

Second Edition (Oct. 2015) (460 Pages)

This book, the first of four books teaching Assyrian speech in Foundation Level, enables students to introduce themselves and others, tell their name, place of birth, nationality, occupation, personality traits and their physical appearance, by using the Simple Present tense of the verb “to be”. It covers many names of persons, continents, countries, and cities; as well as occupations, nationalities, and the most commonly used masculine, feminine and plural adjectives. It is not a self-teaching book as its approach is based on hearing and repeating, the method by which we learn our mother tongue; therefore a teacher is needed to initiate the lessons and act as mentor. Students may use this book in conjunction with the online speech course since it follows closely the oral lessons.

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Follow the Online course

Based on the Second Edition

of the Speech Book Student Manual

Introduction to Online Speech Course

Part 1:

http://youtu.be/KF1Lw8Gh0j0

In the first part of the introduction to the Assyrian speech course the purpose and the method of the sessions, as well as the requirements and tips to succeed are explained.

Part 2:

http://youtu.be/YKHipGvEu1E

In the second part of the introduction the role of the roots is briefly explained to show how the Assyrian language is constructed.

Speech Lesson 1

This lesson covers the present tense of the verb to be for the first singular masculine person in four parts.

Part 1.1 Part 1.2

http://youtu.be/ZRrRGoq23eg http://youtu.be/yJporwm0o_Y

Part 1.3 Part 1.4

http://youtu.be/bsCapikqxe8 http://youtu.be/swELXUh9Ki8

Speech Lesson 2

Speech lesson Two teaches the present tense of the verb to be for the first singular feminine person in four parts.

Part 2.1 Part 2.2

http://youtu.be/4-GkBBUrbwA http://youtu.be/0LcEq9FYe9M

Part 2.3 Part 2.4

http://youtu.be/3UKRQRwhkiw http://youtu.be/u6SFrfmNous

Speech Lesson 3

Speech Lesson Three covers the present tense of the verb to be for the second singular masculine person. It consists of four parts.

Part 3.1 Part 3.2

http://youtu.be/OYhUH0taCe4 http://youtu.be/CSBd17s3hCI

Part 3.3 Part 3.4

http://youtu.be/hyYDaeerVcw http://youtu.be/l1CkdDC9X60

Speech Lesson 4

Speech Lesson Four, consisting of four parts, teaches the present tense of the verb to be for the second singular feminine person.

Part 4.1 Part 4.2

http://youtu.be/0_XpHPWd9-c http://youtu.be/DOwn7x6LWgE

Part 4.3 Part 4.4

http://youtu.be/NG0mJ_eiX1c http://youtu.be/0-uH5-uTGy0

Speech Lesson 5

The four parts of Speech Lesson Five cover the present tense of the verb to be for the third singular masculine person.

Part 5.1 Part 5.2

http://youtu.be/f-5SVVhyuL4 http://youtu.be/34z16rXFTZ8

Part 5.3 Part 5.4

http://youtu.be/n37-qu2Jjiw http://youtu.be/TBzFTsQjLHw

Speech Lesson 6

Speech Lesson Six teaches the present tense of the verb to be for the third singular feminine person in four sessions.

Part 6.1 Part 6.2

http://youtu.be/atckQcPALjs http://youtu.be/PnUkYipC5f4

Part 6.3 Part 6.4

http://youtu.be/-hvYp4Lti3s http://youtu.be/e4xYbz2TDUE

Speech Lesson 7

The four parts of Speech Lesson Seven cover the present tense of the verb to be for the first plural person. The same verb is used for both genders.

Part 7.1 Part 7.2

http://youtu.be/--fG-bOrRl8 http://youtu.be/Y4QofIMNxqs

Part 7.3 Part 7.4

http://youtu.be/Lq-26JoldTY http://youtu.be/As4iURL3PfQ

Speech Lesson 8

Speech Lesson Eight, consisting of four parts, teaches the present tense of the verb to be for the second plural person (feminine and masculine).

Part 8.1 Part 8.2

http://youtu.be/YZzCjN9Ulho http://youtu.be/eNTuDK85F38

Part 8.3 Part 8.4

http://youtu.be/afdS6s-R-lE http://youtu.be/0tTUWydYwuQ

Speech Lesson 9

Speech Lesson Nine teaches the present tense of the verb to be for the third plural person (feminine and masculine). Feminine plural adjectives are introduced for the first time since some, in particular plural feminine nationalities, are currently used in speech.

Part 9.1 Part 9.2

http://youtu.be/ck7uLDuLiVM http://youtu.be/fTg8vdlMYI8

Part 9.3 Part 9.4

http://youtu.be/yBsWKp3SAY0 http://youtu.be/YLcbDyUSww4

Speech Lesson 10

Speech Lesson 10, consisting of six parts due to its length, is a revision of the first nine lessons. Some new forms of sentences using the present tense of the verb to be are introduced. The feminine plural adjectives are practiced in some of the exercises.