Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
Resolutions For The New Year Posted by Sean Young on Jan 1, 2014
Here it is, the year 2014 (On the Jewish calendar, it’s the year 5774). And many millions of people make their New Year’s Resolutions. How long they keep them is another story. Want to see the top Resolutions of all time? Here they are: 1 – לִקְרֹא יוֹתֵר – (lik’ro yoter) – Read more. 2…
Listen…do you want to know a secret? Posted by Sean Young on Dec 28, 2013
Can you keep a secret? You will not believe what I heard. Well, it’s really no secret, but if you did have one, how would you express that? Let’s start with a rumor that has been going around and you want to know if it’s true… שְׁמוּעוֹת אוֹמְרוֹת שְׁאתה לומד עברית – Rumor has…
How do you write that? Posted by Sean Young on Dec 27, 2013
In this post, I’ll be showing you how to do something that I haven’t written about since this blog began – writing Hebrew in the cursive style. Looking at the alphabet here in handwritten Hebrew, can you see how similar the letters look to their printed counterparts? This is the style you’ll most likely find…
I want a big breakfast today Posted by Sean Young on Dec 12, 2013
Starting this month, we’ll be mixing in dialogs entirely in Hebrew to keep yourself in practice with the language. Each dialog includes vocabulary and some grammar points whenever needed. Let’s get started with our first conversation with two friends מִירִי and לֵאָה. לֵאָה וּמִירִי חֲבֵרוֹת טוֹבוֹת. הֵן נִפְגָּשׁוֹת בְּכָל יוֹם לִפְנֵי הָעֲבוֹדָה וְאוֹכְלוֹת יַחַד…
Conversational Hebrew: It’s not available Posted by Sean Young on Nov 30, 2013
In the previous article, we learned how to ask if something is available using the word “yesh”. let’s do a quick review here… יש לחם? יש מיץ? יש קוקה־קולה? יש גלידה? יש סוכּר? As we know, there is the possibility that everything on our list will be missing an item or two. So, maybe there…
Real World Hebrew: Health Risks of Smoking Posted by Sean Young on Nov 19, 2013
In this article, we’ll be looking at some warning labels about health issues, specifically about smoking. The one word you see here is the big red one – אַזהָרָה– Warning! עשן הסיגריות פוגע בבריאות ילדיך וכל הסובבים אורחןCigarette smoke harms your child’s health and all those around. עָשָׁן– smoke סִיגַרִיָה– cigarette פּוֹגֵעַ– offensive, harmful, injurious…
Building Your Vocabulary: Eating Out (2) Posted by Sean Young on Oct 30, 2013
At the restaurant, cafe, or snack bar, wherever you go to eat or have a snack, you may have some dietary restrictions to keep in mind. Some are voluntary, others may be for health reasons. So you need to be prepared with the following phrases – just in case you need them. Eating kosher or…