Basic Sumerian Phrases
𒁲𒈠𒃶𒈨𒂗
silima hemen
Welcome, farewell (lit. "may you be healthy/prosperous").
𒁲
silim
Hello, goodbye (lit. "peace").
𒁲𒈨𒂗
silimen
Are you healthy? (= "how are you?")
Can also be translated as "I am in good health/I am prospering".
𒊷𒂵𒈨𒂗
sagamen
I am (doing) well.
𒅆𒌨𒈨𒂗
hulmen
I am (doing) bad.
𒅴𒂠 𒂊𒍪𒅇𒀀𒀭
emegir ezuam
Do you speak Sumerian?
𒅴𒂠𒋫 𒅗 𒂊𒁕𒁄𒂊𒂗
emegirta inim edabala'en
Yes, I speak Sumerian.
𒀀𒁀𒀀𒀭 𒈬𒍪
abam muzu
What is your name?
... 𒈬𒈬𒌝
... muĝu
My name is ... (see our page on Sumerian personal names)
You can also say: ... 𒈨𒂗, pronounced ... men (literally "I am...")
𒈨𒀀 𒋼𒈨𒂗
me'a temen
Where are you from?
... 𒋼𒈨𒂗
... temen
I am from ...
𒆠 𒈬𒊏𒉘𒂗
ki muraĝen
I love you.
silima hemen
Welcome, farewell (lit. "may you be healthy/prosperous").
𒁲
silim
Hello, goodbye (lit. "peace").
𒁲𒈨𒂗
silimen
Are you healthy? (= "how are you?")
Can also be translated as "I am in good health/I am prospering".
𒊷𒂵𒈨𒂗
sagamen
I am (doing) well.
𒅆𒌨𒈨𒂗
hulmen
I am (doing) bad.
𒅴𒂠 𒂊𒍪𒅇𒀀𒀭
emegir ezuam
Do you speak Sumerian?
𒅴𒂠𒋫 𒅗 𒂊𒁕𒁄𒂊𒂗
emegirta inim edabala'en
Yes, I speak Sumerian.
𒀀𒁀𒀀𒀭 𒈬𒍪
abam muzu
What is your name?
... 𒈬𒈬𒌝
... muĝu
My name is ... (see our page on Sumerian personal names)
You can also say: ... 𒈨𒂗, pronounced ... men (literally "I am...")
𒈨𒀀 𒋼𒈨𒂗
me'a temen
Where are you from?
... 𒋼𒈨𒂗
... temen
I am from ...
𒆠 𒈬𒊏𒉘𒂗
ki muraĝen
I love you.