Archive for 'Learning Hebrew'
Looking for a Job? Posted by Sean Young on Nov 20, 2012
If I was paid to look for a job when I graduated back in the 1980’s I’d be a very rich man. looking for a job is a full time job in itself. The first place to look would be the עיתון in the מודעות דרושׁים . Some things to look for in an ad…
What Time Is It? Posted by Sean Young on Oct 28, 2012
Note: This post and future posts will be using a more interactive way to help you learn Hebrew. Hovering your mouse cursor over the Hebrew words (without clicking on them) will show you how to pronounce the word in Hebrew, along with the English translation. This will help you get used to reading Hebrew faster…
Hebrew Slang You Already Know Posted by Sean Young on Oct 23, 2012
Listening to conversational Hebrew (you know, what you hear when walking down the street, not the kind you hear in books or language courses), there’s going to be some words that sound familiar to the English ear. Here’s a listing of words that may be useful for you to use in your own conversations. You…
Going to the Bank Posted by Sean Young on Oct 18, 2012
If you’re going to be touring another city or country, it’s always good to carry some כֶּסֶף with you. So you go to a בַּנְק. There, you can cash or deposit a המחאה or למשוך some כֶּסֶף. Israeli Currency The שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ is the currency of Israel and has been in circulation since 1985. They come…
Arriving At The Hotel Posted by Sean Young on Aug 29, 2012
Vocabulary swimming pool – בְּרֵכַת שְׂחִיָּה (breh-kha seh-khee-yah) front desk – דֶּלְפֵּק קַבָּלָה (del-pahk kah-bahl-ah) to rest, relax – נָח (nakh) to fill out – למִלֵּא (l’mee-leh) key – מַפְתֵּחַ (mahf-teh-khah) (electronic) key card – כַּרְטִיס מְפַתֵּחַ אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִי (kar-tees maf-te-akh e-lek-tro-nee) view (scenery) – נוֹף (nokh) room service – שֵׁרוּת חֲדָרִים (she-root kha-dar-eem) form –…
Arrival – Ben Gurion International Airport Posted by Sean Young on Aug 24, 2012
Upon Landing Here I am on the tarmac of נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן (neh-mahl ha-teh-‘oo-fah Ben Gurion – Ben Gurion International Airport), taxiing to the מָסוֹף (mah-sof – terminal). Not a bad טִיסָה (tee-sah – flight). Had a bit of מְהוּמָה (me-hoo-mah – turbulance) over הַיָּם הַתִּיכוֹן (ha-yahm ha-tee-khon – the Mediterranean Sea). This נְמַל…
Planning Where to Go in Israel Posted by Sean Young on Aug 20, 2012
The first thing I like to do when I go on a trip is to find out what the מֶזֶג אֲוִיר (weather) is like over there at the time of year I plan to go. Since this is the middle of August, I went over to the Israel Meteorological Service’s website to check it out…