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alik! (“go!”)
alkam/alkīm (“come here!”)
anāku u atta (“you and I”, literally “me and you”)
aqabbīšum (“I will talk to him”)
atamma! (“I swear!”)
(epēšam) ul ele''i (“I can't (do), I'm not able (to do)”)
(epēšum) ul damiq (“it's not good (that you do/did something)”)
gimlanni (“please”, literally “do me a favour”)
ina epšētim anniātim (“by doing so”, literally “by these deeds”)
ina kīttim, ikkīttim (“in truth...”)
ina uznīya (mamman) ešme (“I hear (someone) with my own ears”)
kiam iqbiam (“he/she told me that...”, literally “thus he/she told me”)
mannum tappûtī illak? (“who will help me?”, literally “who will go to my partnership/assistance?”)
mimma lemnam ē-taqbi/taqbî (“you (m/f) shouldn't say anything bad”)
minâm eppeš? (“what shall I do?”)
mādiš aḫdu (“I was very happy”)
mīnam taqbi/taqbî? (“what did you (m/f) say?”)
nīš Šamaš atma (“I swore by the life of Šamaš”)
ṭēm (alākīka) šupram/ṭēm (alākīki) šuprīm (“let me know about (your arrival)”, literally “send me information (of your arrival)”)

Interrogatives

am-mīnim? (“why?”, literally “for what?”)
ayyum ...? (“which ...?”)
mannum? (“who?”)
minâm/mīnam? (“what?”)

Common actions

amši (i) (“I forgot”)
ana bītim atâr (au) (“I'll go back home”)
ina pānīšu aqbi (“I talk to him face to face”, literally “I talked in his face/in front of him”)
mādam ākul (au) (“I ate a lot”)
narkabtam (ana ayyišamma) arakkab (a) (“I'll drive (somewhere)”)
šikaram ašatti (i) (“I'll drink beer”)
šiprī eppeš (“I'll do the work assigned to me (my job)”)

Idioms

(ana epēš mimma) qabâm aškun (“I promised (to do something)”, literally “I put (my) saying”)
ina lā idim (“without any reason”)
mimma šumšu (“anything”, literally “whatever its name”)
pānīya ubil (“he forgave me”, literally “he carried my face”)
qātīya (ana epēš mimma) ašakkan (au) (“I'll begin (to do sth)”, literally “I will put my hand (towards doing something)”)
šumma libbaka (“if you want/wish”, literally “if it's your heart”)
ṣeḫram ana mārūtim elqe (“I adopted a child”, literally “I took a child into a status of son”)

Time and place

Time

amšālim (“yesterday”)
ina ebūrim (“at harvest-time”)
ina mêšu (“at birth”, literally “with its (amniotic) fluid”)
ina rēš šattim annītim (“at the beginning of this year”)
ina warkiāt ūmim/ūmī (“in the future”)
ina šattim annītim (“in this year”)
ina šattim šâti (“in that year”)
ina ūmim šâti (“on that day”)
inanna (“now, nowadays”)
kīma inanna (“right now”)
timāli (“yesterday”)
urram (tomorrow)
urram šēram (in the future, one day)
warki ummīni (“after our mother's death”, literally “the time after our mother”)
warkānum (“later on, afterwards”)
šērum (“morning”)
ūmam (“today”)

Place

ina bābtīni (“in our neighbourhood/area/district”)
itā bāb bītim (“next to the gate of the house”)
ištu... adi... allik (“I went from... to...”)
kibrātum arba'um (“the whole world”, literally “the four regions”)

Everyday life

People

amtum (“female slave”)
awīltum (“free woman, lady”)
awīlum (“human being; free man, boss”)
awīlum aḫûm (“a foreign man”)
bā'erum (“fisherman; a class of soldier”)
bēl dīnim (“adversary in court”)
bēl lišānim (“interpreter, translator”)
bēl ḫubullim (“creditor”)
bēltum (“lady, female owner”)
bēlum (“lord, owner”)
ibrum (“friend, colleague, person of equal status”)
itinnum (“builder”)
lāsimum (“courier, express messenger”)
lē'ûm (“expert”, literally “able, capable”)
meḫrum (“person of same rank”)
muškēnum (“commoner, dependant”)
mār bīt ṭuppim (“state scribe”)
mār šiprim (“messenger”)
nadītum (“childless woman; celibate priestess”)
našparum (“envoy, messenger”)
nišū ekallim (“the palace staff”)
nišū kalûšina (“all the people”, literally “the people all of them”)
nārum (“musician”)
qurqurrum (“metal-worker, coppersmith”)
rubûm (“prince”)
rubātum (“princess”)
rē'ûm (“shepherd”)
rēdûm (“foot-soldier, attendant, escort”)
sinništum (“woman”)
tamkārum (“merchant, trader”)
tappûm (“partner, business associate”)
targumannum (“interpreter”)
wardum (“slave”)
ālikum (“traveller, messenger”)
šamallûm (“trading agent, merchant's assistant”)
šarratum (“queen”)
šarrum (“king”)
ṣuḫārtum (“girl, female servant”)
ṣuḫārum (“boy, male servant”)
ṭupšar ummānim (“military scribe”)
ṭupšarrum (“scribe”)

Family

abum (“father”)
aššatum (“wife”)
aḫum (“brother”)
aḫûm (“outsider (not a family member)”)
aḫī ṣeḫrum (“my younger brother”)
kallatum (“daughter-in-law, bride”)
kimtum (“family”)
mutum (“husband”)
mārtum (“daughter”)
mārum (“son”)
mārū mādūtum (“many children”)
ummum (“mother”)
šugītum (“junior wife”)
ḫā'irum, ḫāwirum (“(first) husband”, literally “the mate-chooser”)
ḫīrtum (“wife of equal status, "the chosen as mate"”)

Places

abullum (“city gate”)
ašar Šamši (“in the open”)
aštammum (“tavern, hostel”)
bītum (“house; temple”)
dūrum (“city wall”)
puḫur ālim (“city council”)
āl palêm (“capital city”)

Geography

erṣetum elītum (“the upper country”)
nārum elītum (“the upper river”)
nārum šaplītum (“the lower river”)

Home

Phrases

ana igrim anaddin (“I'll rent out”)
bītam eššam eppeš (“I'll build a new house”)
ina ḫarrānim wašābum (“to live on the road”)

Vocabulary

aptum (“window”)
bābtum (“neighbourhood”)
bītum (“house”)
igrum (“rent”)
igārum (“wall”)
itûm (“neighbour”)
mušālum ((metal) mirror)
naglabum (“razor, shaving blade”)
nišū bābtim annītim (“the people in this neighbourhood”)
simmiltum (“stair, staircase”)
uršum (“bedroom”)
uršumma (“in the bedroom”)
ḫarrānum (“road, way”)

Shopping

Phrases

kī maṣi? (“how much?”)

Vocabulary

kanīkum (“receipt”)
šīmam nadānum (“to sell”, literally “to give a purchase”)
šīmam šâmum/leqûm (“to make a purchase, to buy”, literally “to buy/take a purchase”)
šīmum (“purchase; purchase price”)
šīmātim eppeš (“I engage in commerce/trading”)

Food & drinks

akal šīmim (“bought bread”)
muṭībum (“sweetener”)
mû suluppim (“date juice”)
mû šīrim (“meat broth”)
suluppum (“date (fruit)”)
ûm ana akālim (“grain to eat”)
šakāru (“to be(come) drunk”)
šikaram appal (“I'll pay the beer”)
šikarum ana šatêm (“beer to drink”)
šākiru (“drunkard”)

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