{"id":2624,"date":"2020-06-22T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2020-06-02T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:59:49","slug":"free-online-hebrew-learning-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/free-online-hebrew-learning-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Online Hebrew Learning Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2626\" style=\"width: 562px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2626\" class=\" wp-image-2626\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop-350x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Learning a foreign language is hard. Regardless of your level of proficiency, struggling with new vocabulary, grammar and syntax is not easy. Using the right tools can help you enjoy the way. Here is a list of free online tools to help you immerse in Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Israeli television<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watching television is a fun way to practice the language and get familiar with the culture. Three big Israeli websites provide a variety of TV shows. You can find Hebrew comedy, drama, documentary, reality television, game show, thriller, soap opera and more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mako.co.il\/mako-vod\">Mako<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vod.walla.co.il\/tvshows\">Walla<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kan.org.il\/page.aspx?landingPageId=1039\">Kan<\/a> websites.<\/p>\n<p>On YouTube you can watch the children TV show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sg3Pl4ZrrJk&amp;list=PLErYJg2XgxyX7c9LjwlY22F3cjpI5h6V_\"><em>Rinat and Mimi in the Words Land<\/em><\/a>. The show fits intermediate learners. With short episodes, less than 10 minutes each, every episode focuses on one basic word and how to use it. The first episode, for example, teaches the words for <em>animals<\/em>, including Hebrew animals names, their sounds in Hebrew, and related verbs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e8\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea \u05d2\u05d1\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 \u05d4\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd  \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 1 - \u05d7\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sg3Pl4ZrrJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook in Hebrew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Food vocabulary is essential. We eat and drink every day, cook frequently, and there\u2019s nothing like showing off our language skills when going out to an Israeli restaurant. For basic practice you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/reshimati\/shopping_checklist\">these<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xn--9dbhp2bfj.com\/shopping-lists\/supermarket-shopping-list\/\">websites<\/a> to prepare a Hebrew shopping list before heading to the supermarket. Cooking shows are the best way to practice related vocabulary. For basics, start with the short episodes on YouTube of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZmDEmT6ix4&amp;list=PLeJhKFJDU6iQtQR8H9DlID2zmTZeqfeSf&amp;index=1\"><em>Cooking with Children<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kwaMyBoNqTc\"><em>Sugat Recipes<\/em><\/a>. Then move on to the TV cooking shows from the Israeli TV links above. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.co.il\/food\/food-news\">this<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/food.walla.co.il\/category\/905\">this<\/a> website for food news, restaurants reviews and recipes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to Israeli radio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many Israeli radio stations offer online live streaming, and full recorded episodes of their regular shows. Check out the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/glz.co.il\/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A6\">Galgalatz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eco99fm.maariv.co.il\/\">Eco99fm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/102fm.co.il\/\">Radio Tel-Aviv<\/a>, and <a href=\"103fm.maariv.co.il\">103fm<\/a>. Listen to a snippet from the daily morning program on 103fm, in which the hosts surprise a famous celebrity every day on the phone:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0\u05d4 \u05de103 \u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d4\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05e0\u05d8 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e0\u05d4\u05d2 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9, \u05ea\u05e9\u05de\u05e2\u05d5 \u05de\u05d4 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AILKsgcp0Y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read news online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular Israeli websites provide news around the clock: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynet.co.il\/home\/0,7340,L-8,00.html\">Ynet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mako.co.il\/\">Mako<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walla.co.il\/\">Walla<\/a>. But there\u2019s nothing like the experience of flipping through the newspaper, leafing through the headlines. If you can\u2019t buy the paper edition, some newspapers offer a free digital edition: the free newspaper <a href=\"http:\/\/digital-edition.israelhayom.co.il\/Olive\/ODN\/Israel\/\">Israelhayom<\/a>, and the popular newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maariv.co.il\/Tags\/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F\">Maariv<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know the weather in Israel and also enrich your related vocabulary, you can check the weather broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.ynet.co.il\/\">here<\/a>. If you want to stay up-to-date with The\u00a0Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and also practice Hebrew, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tase.co.il\/he\">TASE website<\/a>. If you wish to read only good news, Hebrew items that will bring smile to your face, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mako.co.il\/good-news\">this<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepositiv.com\/\">this<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sing in Hebrew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/00KIWWmIcX1Kypj5AY9FCb\">Spotify channel<\/a> you can listen to six popular Israeli tunes of various musical styles. You are welcome to contribute to our playlist, and tell us what are your favorite Hebrew songs? Leave a comment (here or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hebrew.language\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/speakHebrew\">Twitter<\/a>), tell us which Israeli song you listen to.<\/p>\n<p>On YouTube there are longer playlists of Hebrew songs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9nkCDDaMEh0&amp;list=PLbcPx112gbe1o9VbN46WXL4mpSzczgVlo\">This<\/a> playlist includes some of the best Israeli classics. For modern songs I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S3Z3iXyCjBg&amp;list=PLd5W7cvBGkGvQkra6EAnacS-_7N2Gv_sh\">this<\/a> playlist, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VMSm0sDPx68&amp;list=PLT7e_wQ2TCfVp05v50mqKTc473sFDL_Sx\">this<\/a> one, too. If you are interested in songs for children, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2smELAnCdOY\">here<\/a> you can find all the well-known Israeli nursery rhymes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shironet.mako.co.il\/\">Shironet<\/a> is an Israeli website that presents the\u00a0lyrics\u00a0of\u00a0Hebrew\u00a0songs. It is the largest of its kind, and includes the songs\u2019 chords, video clips and general information about the musicians. It provides search results by artists, albums, lyrics, titles, and themes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to Hebrew podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s largest podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastim.org.il\/\">website<\/a> contains links to all podcasts in Hebrew. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastim.org.il\/%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%93%d7%a7%d7%90%d7%a1%d7%98%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%93%d7%99%d7%9d\/\">Podcasts for children<\/a> are a good way to learn Hebrew, practice listing comprehension, and enrich your vocabulary<em>. A Head Full of Stories<\/em>, for example, devotes every episode to a different famous Hebrew children\u2019s writer, and his or her writings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcastim.org.il\/%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%a9-%d7%9e%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%a1%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d\/\" aria-label=\"Podcast\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2625\"  alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"348\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/podcast.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/podcast.png 347w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/podcast-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Play games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Academy of the Hebrew Language offers Hebrew quizzes on its <a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew-academy.org.il\/topic\/%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%94\/%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA\/\">website<\/a>. You can find many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orianit.edu-negev.gov.il\/shafamcm\/cp\/homepage\/shashohome.htm\">quizzes<\/a> of this sort over the internet, to help you practice spelling, learn synonyms, and phrases. Answering trivia questions in Hebrew is another way to practice the language and having fun. For basic vocabulary check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hida.co.il\/\">this<\/a> website with questions suitable for children. For advanced questions and vocabulary check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mako.co.il\/Tagit\/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9F+%D7%94%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%94+%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%A7\">this<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn a new word everyday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daily practicing is important to improvement of language proficiency. Use our free service of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/word-of-the-day\/today\/hebrew.html#facebook\">Hebrew word of the day<\/a> to enrich your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use social media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hebrew.language\">Facebook<\/a>. Follow the Academy of the Hebrew Language on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hebrew_academy\/\">Instagram<\/a>. Follow an Israeli celebrity to practice modern daily Hebrew. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, for example, or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gantzbe\">Benny Gantz<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use these adverbs of frequency to create your own sentences, and share them in the comments below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew!<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop-350x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/02\/laptop.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learning a foreign language is hard. Regardless of your level of proficiency, struggling with new vocabulary, grammar and syntax is not easy. Using the right tools can help you enjoy the way. Here is a list of free online tools to help you immerse in Hebrew. 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