Hebrew/Language

Talking about talking... Prerequisite lesson: Lesson 1 - Pronouns, Introductions, Question words Vocabulary Nouns 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 phrases: ?"X" מַה זֶה What does X mean? ?"X" אֵיךִּ אוֹמְרִים How do you say "X"? לא lo means no or not Verbs verbs: say/speak, understand, mean, read, write translate or translation ּכוׄתְבִים write מְבִינָה understand (feminine) אוֹמְרִים say (masculine, pl.) Sentences and Translations אני לא מביןI don’t understand. (masculine form) Ani lo mevin. אני לא מבינהI don’t understand. (feminine form) Ani lo mevina. ?אתה מדבר אנגליתDo you speak English? (masculine form) Atah medaber anglit? ?את מדברת אנגלית Do you speak English? (feminine form) At medaberet anglit? ?אתה מדבר עבריתDo you speak Hebrew? (masculine form) Atah medaber ivrit? ?את מדברת עבריתDo you speak Hebrew? (feminine form) At medaberet ivrit? אני מבינהI understand. (feminine form) Ani mevina. אני מדבר עבריתI (masculine) speak Hebrew. (masculine form) Ani medaber ivrit. Exercises Hebrew to English Translations What do the following words mean? עִבְרִית אֳנִי (review from Lesson 1) כֵּן (review from Lesson 1) מְבִינָה English to Hebrew Translations 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 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 Answers