Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
Video: How are you? Posted by Sean Young on Mar 28, 2013
Our first video for learning Hebrew. In this one we’ll be asking after someone’s health and how to reply. The vocabulary we need is: מה – what שלום – peace / welfare טוב – good, well תודה – thank you מאוד – very And we’ll be learning the phrases מה שלומך? – how are you?…
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…
Who are you? I am David Posted by Sean Young on Feb 12, 2013
In this post, we’ll learn how to meet people, say who you are and ask who they are in an informal situation. Before we begin, take some time to look over the vocabulary used in this lesson and listen to the audio for the pronunciation: וְ (vuh/v) – and אֲנִי (ah-NEE) – I מַר (mahr)…
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…