Sahidic Coptic Examples
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Hello! How are you doing today?
Ⲡⲁⲣϣⲁⲗⲟⲙ! (Parshalom!) Ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲑⲏϩ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲱⲛ; (Piere en-pithi ne-iote jemon?)
I can't believe what just happened to me.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲉⲥⲓⲧⲉⲩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉϥⲥⲁϫ (anok niethesiteuam pe mefsaj)
The weather outside is absolutely beautiful.
ϩⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲗⲏⲃⲏ ϩⲁⲓⲣⲓⲱⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲟⲥ (hentaji pelēbē hairiōs nte kros)
I'm running a bit late — please wait for me.
ⲫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲙⲡⲣⲉ ϣⲙⲉⲛ· ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲙⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲩ (phentempre shmen; piperimene hnau)
This is the best thing I've ever experienced.
ⲡⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲡⲏⲇⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩⲫⲉⲣⲓⲁ (pte peripēdos hennouf hannouphēria)
Have you eaten anything yet today?
ⲓⲉϥⲥⲉⲉϫ ⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲣⲉ; (iefseej ente eisot pere?)
Life is too short to waste on boring things.
ⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲓ βραχύς· μὴ σⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲛⲉⲓⲛ ἐπὶ τὰ βαρεῖα. (Bios esti brachus; mē spatalanein epi ta bareia.)
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