This week’s word is, hotel, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced mah-lone. You can use it in sentences such as the following: Do you (masculine) know where the hotel is? Transliterated this reads: Ha-im ata yo-day-ah aye-fo ha-mah-lone neem-tsah?
And, We need two rooms in the hotel. Transliterated this reads: anach-nu tsrichim shnay chad-rei ha-mah-lone.
And, Does the [...]
This week’s word is the verb, to cook, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced l’va-shel. You can use it in sentences such as the following: I love to cook. Transliterated this reads: Ani oh-haiv l’va-shel. And, What are you (pl.) cooking? Transliterated this reads: Mah ah-tem m’vah-shlim? And, Was the chicken dry? Transliterated [...]
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 [...]
It’s that time of the year again where a funny looking candlabrum with nine branches is lit, a weird top with writing on the sides is spun and the currency is replaced with chocolate coins. That’s right, Chanukah is almost upon us! And so is that special vocabulary of chanukiah, dreidel and the Chanukah gelt. [...]
Last week, millions of students in North America from Pre-K and up - including thousands of Hebrew students from beginners to advanced - went back to school. Where have (the older) students turned to to share their excitement, complaints and ask questions about Hebrew this year? Twitter.com.
Twitter is a free micro-blogging social networking site that [...]
Israeli newspapers are a great resource for practicing Hebrew and learning new terms. For years Hebrew teachers have used them to give Hebrew students exposure to every day Hebrew and topics. The problem is that unless you know some key words of the topics usually discussed it can be hard to follow, especially when it [...]
I received an email a few days ago from friends of mine in Jerusalem recounting an event that happened to them when they were preparing for dinner on Friday night. One of the guests they invited for the meal was helping them prepare something when she cut her finger on a knife. The cut was [...]
Yesterday evening and today, religious Jews in Israel and throughout the world celebrated or are celebrating the Jewish Holiday, Shavuot. In English, Shavuot is known as Pentecost, however, most English speakers just call it Shavuot. Shavuot, is a unique word because it is also the plural of “Shavua,” which means “week” in English.
The name ‘Shavuot” [...]
It’s not a shock to hear that everyone who learns a new language makes mistakes. It’s part of the learning process. Common mistakes that a lot of people, both beginners and native speakers, make in Hebrew, have to do with using the right gender (for verbs and numbers), conjugating verbs, and saying the right word.
An [...]
