Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
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…
What are these? Posted by Sean Young on Jul 26, 2012
Today we’re going to expand on the plural nouns post. Remember when we learned about the pronouns זֶה (zeh) and זֹאת (zot)? The plural form for these is אֵלֶה (eh-leh), meaning ‘these’. The good news is, you don’t have to learn two different forms of this word. It can be used for either mascuilne or…
Testing Yourself (2) Posted by Sean Young on Jun 27, 2012
Today’s date: 7th of Tammuz, 5772 – ז׳ בתמוז תשע״ב Last week I gave you some exercises, readings, etc. to check your Hebrew skills so far. How did you do? This week has the answers, along with audio so you can practice. Activities It is 1:00 on a Saturday afternoon and you see Rabbi Kohen…
Testing Yourself Posted by Sean Young on Jun 19, 2012
Today’s date: 29th of Sivan, 5772 – כ״ט בסיון תשע״ב שלום! How’s it going? Today I want to see how well you’ve been learning Hebrew. We’re going to build up on what I’ve posted and make an actual conversation where you meet someone, greet them, ask how they are doing, where they’re from, etc. okay?…
Counting in Hebrew Posted by Sean Young on Jun 13, 2012
Numbers in Hebrew can be a confusing topic. So I hope by the end of this post, you’ll have a basic understanding of the Hebrew number system and how to read and write them. In English we have two types of numbers: cardinal (one, two, three, four, etc) and ordinal: first, second, third, fourth and…
Building Your Vocabulary Posted by Sean Young on Jun 11, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post on Hebrew You Already Know. A language can be a powerful, yet flexible tool. Learning new words is a constant activity in language learning. While memorizing vocabulary lists is helpful, it is more important to learn the words you need in a real situation. Your…