Hebrew/Language
Talking about talking...
Prerequisite lesson: Lesson 1 - Pronouns, Introductions, Question words
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Nouns[edit | edit source]
סֵפֶר -- book say-fer
- מִלָה
- word mee-la
- הַמִלָה
- the word ha meela (the prefix "ha" ( הַ ) is "the")
- אוֹת
- letter ot
- שָׂפָה
- language safah
- שִׁיעוּר
- lesson shiur
proper nouns:
- אַנְגְלִית
- English
עִבְרִית -- Hebrew iv-reet
- עִבְרִית
- Hebrew
Phrases[edit | edit source]
phrases: ?"X" מַה זֶה What does X mean?
?"X" אֵיךִּ אוֹמְרִים How do you say "X"?
לא lo means no or not
Verbs[edit | edit source]
verbs: say/speak, understand, mean, read, write
translate or translation
- ּכוׄתְבִים
- write
- מְבִינָה
- understand (feminine)
- אוֹמְרִים
- say (masculine, pl.)
Sentences and Translations[edit | edit source]
- אני לא מבין
- I don’t understand. (masculine form) Ani lo mevin.
- אני לא מבינה
- I don’t understand. (feminine form) Ani lo mevina.
- ?אתה מדבר אנגלית
- Do you speak English? (masculine form) Atah medaber anglit?
- ?את מדברת אנגלית
- Do you speak English? (feminine form) At medaberet anglit?
- ?אתה מדבר עברית
- Do you speak Hebrew? (masculine form) Atah medaber ivrit?
- ?את מדברת עברית
- Do you speak Hebrew? (feminine form) At medaberet ivrit?
- אני מבינה
- I understand. (feminine form) Ani mevina.
- אני מדבר עברית
- I (masculine) speak Hebrew. (masculine form) Ani medaber ivrit.
Exercises[edit | edit source]
Hebrew to English Translations[edit | edit source]
What do the following words mean?
- עִבְרִית
- אֳנִי (review from Lesson 1)
- כֵּן (review from Lesson 1)
- מְבִינָה
English to Hebrew Translations[edit | edit source]
How would you say the following in Hebrew?
- Hebrew
- speak (singular, feminine)
- understand (singular, masculine)
- no
- word
- he (review from Lesson 1)
Without Diacritic and Vowel Marks[edit | edit source]
Since Hebrew usually does not have the diacritic and vowel marks, practice reading the following without the marks. (The first time through the translation is given as a hint.) Try to read each word aloud.
עברית (Hebrew)
את (you, feminine)
לא (no)
מבין (understand, masculine)
מדברת (speak, feminine)
אני (I)
מדבר (speak, masculine)
אתה (you, masculine)
אנגלית (English)
כן (yes)
מבינה (understand, feminine)
Now without the translation hints... how do you pronounce the word or phrase and what does it mean?
מדברת
את
אני לא מדברת אנגלית
לא
מדבר
אתה
אנגלית
מבין
אני
עברית
כן
מבינה