Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
Building Your Vocabulary: Eating Out (1) Posted by Sean Young on Oct 26, 2013
We’re going to visit the restaurant again, but this time, let’s build up our vocabulary and phrases so we can enjoy the experience better. Arriving at the restaurant A table for two? – שׁוּלְחָן לִשְׁנַיִים? A table for five, please – שׁולחן לחמישה, בבקשה. Looking over the menu May I have a menu? – אֶפְשָׁר…
Insight into Hebrew: Shibboleth Posted by Sean Young on Oct 24, 2013
The term originates from the Hebrew word שִׁבֹּלֶת (shee-BOH-let), which literally means the part of a plant containing grains (an ear of corn or a stalk of grain). The modern usage derives from an account in the Hebrew Bible, in which pronunciation of this word was used to distinguish Ephraimites, whose dialect lacked a “sh”…
Using Facebook in Hebrew Posted by Sean Young on Oct 17, 2013
About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article on planning a Hebrew immersion day. And as a part of that immersion experience, I thought about Facebook and how you can use it to help you learn Hebrew. VOCABULARY לְהִכָּנסֵ – log in שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ – username סִיסְמָה / סִיסְמָא – password Signing…
Hebrew verbs in action: to want Posted by Sean Young on Sep 30, 2013
This afternoon as I was ordering lunch, I looked at the menu and wondered what to drink with my meal. I decided on tea. As I waited, I thought about how to say I want tea in Hebrew. The Hebrew verb meaning ‘to want’ is לרצות (leer-TSOHT). It’s pretty regular when conjugating it, especially in…
Let’s have the children sing along! Posted by Sean Young on Sep 26, 2013
Today we’re going to let the children get involved. I have a couple of videos of children’s song that are fun to learn and sing. This first one is of a little rabbit who forgot to close the door of his house and caught a cold because of it. Let’s take a look at the…
Video Vocabulary – Where are you going? Posted by Sean Young on Aug 31, 2013
In this video, we have the question לְאָן, literally translated “to where?” or “whither”. It’s to ask someone where they’re going. To say where you are going, you simply add on the prefix לְ, meaning “to (a place)”. In the video we have the following sentences: לְקוֹנְצֶרְט – to the concert לְדִיסנִילֶנד – to Disneyland…
Hebrew Verbs in Action: to learn Posted by Sean Young on Jul 30, 2013
How are you doing with your Hebrew lessons with Transparent Language? I hope you’re doing well. While learning Hebrew, you may want to express that fact, especially if you’re confronted with an answer to your question that has a two minute long answer…. The verb ‘to learn’ is לִלְמוֹד. The main part of this word…