This week’s word is, mall, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced ken-yone. You can use it in sentences such as the following: I’m going to the mall, would you like to come? Transliterated this reads: Ah-nee ho-lech-et l’ken-yone, ah-tah rotz-eh la’voh?
And, What are you doing at the mall? Transliterated this reads: Mah aht oh-sah b’ken-yone?
And, I am [...]
This week’s word is, clock/watch, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced shah-ohn. You can use it in sentences such as the following: Do you have a wrist watch? Transliterated this reads: Yesh l’chah (m.) shah-ohn yad?
And, My watch doesn’t work, what time is it? Transliterated this reads: Ha-shah-ohn sheh-lee lo oh-vaid, mah ha-sha-ah?
And, Did [...]
This week’s word is, yellow, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced tsa-hove. You can use it in sentences such as the following: He gave her yellow flowers. Transliterated this reads: Hu na-tan la p’ra-chim tsa-hov-im. And, Do you (pl. masculine) have a yellow pencil? Transliterated this reads: yesh la-chem ee-pah-rone tsa-hove? And, You [...]
This week’s word is the flu, or, in Hebrew,
Pronounced shah-pah-aht.
You can use it in sentences such as the following:
He is sick with the flu.
Transliterated this reads: Hu choleh eem shah-pah-aht.
And
She is also sick with the flu.
Transliterated this reads: He gam cholah eem shah-pah-aht.
And
If you (male) have the flu, you (male) need to rest in bed.
Transliterated [...]
Several people have mentioned to me that they thought Hebrew was a dead language. Aside from them, this seems to be a popular misconception in general. A hundred years ago that may have been the case, but as there are several million people in the world who currently speak the modern, revived version of it, [...]
If you want to learn or practice Hebrew on the go and are one of the millions who own an iPhone or iPhone 2.0 or are considering getting one, you should know that it can be very beneficial for learning languages, such as Hebrew. Here is a partial list of ways its features can help [...]
Israel is a young country (60 years old) that has had a constant influx of immigrants from all over the world since its establishment. In the 1950s and 1960s there was a huge influx of (Mizrachi) Jews moving from surrounding Arab countries to Israel. After the fall of the Soviet Union, hundreds of thousands of [...]
