Archive for August, 2012
Arriving At The Hotel Posted by Sean Young on Aug 29, 2012
Vocabulary swimming pool – בְּרֵכַת שְׂחִיָּה (breh-kha seh-khee-yah) front desk – דֶּלְפֵּק קַבָּלָה (del-pahk kah-bahl-ah) to rest, relax – נָח (nakh) to fill out – למִלֵּא (l’mee-leh) key – מַפְתֵּחַ (mahf-teh-khah) (electronic) key card – כַּרְטִיס מְפַתֵּחַ אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִי (kar-tees maf-te-akh e-lek-tro-nee) view (scenery) – נוֹף (nokh) room service – שֵׁרוּת חֲדָרִים (she-root kha-dar-eem) form –…
Ready to Run? Posted by Sean Young on Aug 27, 2012
There’s going to be a big event in Tel Aviv on Tuesday October 30th 2012. It is the NIKE Nightrun – held in Tel Aviv. There will be thousands of runners from all over the world participating (I heard last year they had about 15,000!!!). It’s a 10 km run (about 6.2 miles) that starts…
Arrival – Ben Gurion International Airport Posted by Sean Young on Aug 24, 2012
Upon Landing Here I am on the tarmac of נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן (neh-mahl ha-teh-‘oo-fah Ben Gurion – Ben Gurion International Airport), taxiing to the מָסוֹף (mah-sof – terminal). Not a bad טִיסָה (tee-sah – flight). Had a bit of מְהוּמָה (me-hoo-mah – turbulance) over הַיָּם הַתִּיכוֹן (ha-yahm ha-tee-khon – the Mediterranean Sea). This נְמַל…
Planning Where to Go in Israel Posted by Sean Young on Aug 20, 2012
The first thing I like to do when I go on a trip is to find out what the מֶזֶג אֲוִיר (weather) is like over there at the time of year I plan to go. Since this is the middle of August, I went over to the Israel Meteorological Service’s website to check it out…
Let’s Explore Israel! Posted by Sean Young on Aug 17, 2012
שלום! I’m sorry for the lack of posts recently, but there’s going to be a change in the blogs for a while. Recently I’ve been planning and researching and thought about exploring Israel. Travelling through the different cities in the country and see what they have to offer. I’ll be visiting museums, eating at some…
Learning Hebrew Through Movies Posted by Sean Young on Aug 10, 2012
Learning a language can be fun. If you have your course books, audio CDs, MP3 files, etc. you’ll find that after a while, you probably want to take a break from learning. That’s okay. You can relax and still keep your language skills sharp and refreshed simply by watching a movie in Hebrew. There are…