Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
What should I wear today? Posted by Sean Young on Dec 31, 2012
How many times have you looked in your closet, looked over the dozens of items of clothing and thought “I have nothing to wear!” So you go to any one of these places to see what you can get: חנות כולבו – Department store קניונ – Shopping mall מידרחוב – flea market When you…
When an Emergency Arises Posted by Sean Young on Dec 30, 2012
No matter where you go, an emergency will pop up. Hopefully, you may never have to use these phrases…but it’s still useful to know them. I’ll start you out with common, attention-getting one word phrases: Say it in one word Fire! – שׂריפה! Help! – הצילו! Stop! – עצור! Thief! – גנב! Watch out!…
Chicken with Lemon Salsa (Israeli style) Posted by Sean Young on Dec 28, 2012
עוף בזעתר עם סלסת לימונים Vocabulary גר’ – grams (abbrev) חָזֶה עוֹף – chicken breast קָצוּץ – chopped קוּבִּיוֹת – dice(d) ס”מ (סֶנטִימֶטֶר) – centimeter(s) כַּפ – tablespoon כַּפוֹת – tablespoons אַבְקָת – powder(ed) זַעְתַּר – thyme שֶׁמֶן זַיִת – olive oil Start off with: 500 גר’ חָזֶה עוֹף – קצוץ לקוביות של 2…
Blessings Be Upon You (2) Posted by Sean Young on Dec 27, 2012
In part two of our look at Jewish blessings, we’re going to look at the blessings recited before reading Torah and after reading Torah. During Shabbat, anyone could be chosen to read a passage from the Torah (usually the reader will be chosen in advance and advised of this privilege so as to prepare.). The…
High Tech Hebrew – The Fakatsot Posted by Sean Young on Dec 25, 2012
Hey everyone! ^=? The Internet has become the breeding ground for new words, new knowledge. You may have seen and used things like LOL, OMG, BRB, TMI, ROFLMAO and so on. Hebrew is not immune to these changes. There is a slang that is growing fast online known as פקצית "fakatsit" and used mainly by…
Where are you from? Posted by Sean Young on Nov 24, 2012
Take a look at this sentence: שמי שון יאנג ואני מישראל. מתל אביב. You may see a familiar word there: שמי. If you read my last post you would see it means… (sorry, you’ll have to read the post to find out.). Next we’re going to talk about where you (or someone else) is from…
What is your name? Posted by Sean Young on Nov 23, 2012
Have you been remembering to hover your mouse cursor over the Hebrew words? In your life, you’re going to find that you’ll be asked for some personal information, such as your name, address, phone number, etc. So I’ll be going through a few lessons to help you learn how to give out this information and…