March 1, 2004

Handy Aramaic phrases...

When seeing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ", the Guardian gives you some handy Aramaic phrases: bq. Shluukh kleelaa d-kuubayk, pquud. Laa meshkakh naa d-ekhzey l-ketaan tsuur- aathaa. (Could you take off your crown of thorns, please? I can't see the screen.) bq. Ktaabaa taab hwaa meneyh. (It's not as good as the book. ) And: bq. Ma'hed lee qalleel d-Khayey d-Breeyaan, ellaa dlaa gukhkaa. (It sort of reminds me of Life of Brian, but it's nowhere near as funny. ) There are a bunch more. Heh... Posted by DaveH at March 1, 2004 3:28 PM