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, 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 cereal, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced d’ga-nay bo-ker. You can use it in sentences such as the following: I want (m.) cereal for breakfast. Transliterated this reads: Ani ro-tzeh d’ga-nim l’aru-chat boker.
And, when in a supermarket, Where is the cereal aisle? Transliterated this reads: Ay-fo ma-ah-var d’ga-nay bo-ker?
And, Is there milk? (for [...]
This week’s word is bus, or, in Hebrew, Pronounced auto-boose. You can use it in sentences such as the following: Where is the bus stop/station? Transliterated this reads: Aye-pho ta-chah-nat ha-auto-boose? And How much is it to ride the bus? Transliterated this reads: Kah-ma zeh oh-leh leen’soh-ah ba-auto-boose? [...]
This week’s word is moon, or, in Hebrew,
Pronounced yah-ray-ach.
You can use it in sentences such as the following:
Did you (male/female) see the moon last weekend?
Transliterated this reads: Rah-eeta (male)/Rah-eet (female) et ha-yah-ray-ach b’sof ha-shah-vuah she-avar?
And
The moon was very bright.
Transliterated this reads: Ha-yah-ray-ach ha-yah meh-ode moo-eh-ret.
And
The moon also looked bigger.
Transliterated this reads: Gam ha-ya-ray-ach neer-eh [...]
As mentioned last week, at the beginning of every week we will post an entry that highlights a word selected by our followers on Twitter. This week’s word is
Pronounced eh-nehr-gi-a, it is known as “energy” in English.
You can use it in sentences such as the following:
We hope you have enough energy to get through the [...]
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. [...]
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. While many over there will be celebrating, many expats living abroad, including in Israel, will as well. No matter where you are and who you’re with, here’s a list in Hebrew of some Thanksgiving terms and food that you can share.
Additionally, if you want to learn more [...]
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, [...]
