Archive for 'Grammar'
Hebrew Verbs in Action: lagur be… (to live in) Posted by Sean Young on May 9, 2013
In November last year, I wrote a post to learn how to ask where someone is from. Today I’m going to write how to say where you live through the use of the verb לָגוּר – ‘to live’. The form of “לָגוּר” in linguistic terms is in the infinitive. That means it is like…
Insight into Hebrew: The Divine Name Posted by Sean Young on Apr 17, 2013
In the King James translation of the Old Testament, the name of God appears only four times – Psalm 83:18, Exodus 6:3, Isaiah 12:2 and Isaiah 26:4. It is also used three times as a part of a name of an altar or place (Genesis 22:14, Exodus 17:15 and Judges 6:24). Otherwise, the name of…
How are you? Posted by Sean Young on Feb 18, 2013
Now that we’ve met our friends, it’s usual to ask after their health. Here’s the vocabulary list we’ll be working with, and listen to the audio file to hear how to pronounce them. מָה (mah) – what שָׂלוֹם (shah-LOHM) – peace, welfare שְׁלוֹמכֶן (sh’lohm-EE) – my peace, welfare שְׁלוֹמְךָ (sh’lohm-KHAH) – your peace, welfare (masc)…
Who Are You? – Part 2 Posted by Sean Young on Feb 15, 2013
In our last post, we met David and Sarah Williams, Johanan Kohen and Johanan’s friend Janai. Today we’re going to look at meeting Mr. and Mrs. Williams in a situation such as waiting for them at the airport, or the library, etc. The new words for this lesson are: אַתֶם (ah-TEM) – you אַתֶן…
Visiting a Home Posted by Sean Young on Jan 27, 2013
Now that you got the invitation to someone’s home, you’ve arrived! But, before you go in the door, there are a few things to keep in mind. You can never go wrong with bringing a מַתָּנָה. The perfect choices would be flowers or a bottle of יַיִן כָּשֵׁר. Gifts can be in the $5 –…
Meeting And Greeting Posted by Sean Young on Jan 26, 2013
When meeting and greeting someone in Hebrew, most language courses will give you the commonly used ones shown here: Hello – שלום Good morning – בוקר טוב Good afternoon – יום טוב Good evening – ערב טוב Good night – לילה טוב And to ask how you are doing: How are you? – מה שלומך?…
Invitations To Dinner Posted by Sean Young on Jan 26, 2013
You’ve got your friends. What if they want to invite you to dinner at their home? Or maybe to a party? Well, let’s find out if that’s what is going on – you don’t want to miss out on the fun and being with friends, right? Let’s get together! – בּוֹאוּ נִיפָּגֵשׁ In this…