LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #1 Self-Introduction: Basic Greetings in Hebrew CONTENTS 2 Hebrew 2 English 2 Romanization 2 Vowelled 3 Vocabulary 3 Sample Sentences 4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 5 Grammar 6 Cultural Insight # 1 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HEBREW ? . . :A .1 . . :B .2 . :A .3 . :B .4 ENGLISH 1. A: Hello. My name is Amir. What's your name? 2. B: Hello, Amir. My name is Shira. 3. A: Nice to meet you. 4. B: Me too. ROMANIZATION 1. A: Shalom. Sh'mi Amir. Mah shmekh? 2. B: Shalom Amir. Sh'mi Shira. 3. A: Na'im me'od. 4. B: Gam li. VOWELLED CONT'D OVER HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BAS IC BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - S ELF-INTRODUCTION: BAS IC GREETINGS IN HEBREW 2 ? . . :A .1 . . :B .2 . :A .3 . :B .4 VOCABULARY Hebrew Romanization English Class Gender shalom hello noun ani I or I am pronoun general meod much/great/very adjective li (to) me pronoun none gam also preposition na'im lovely, pleasant adjective SAMPLE SENTENCES ? , ? , Shalom, mah shlomekh Shira? shalom, ma shlomcha? Hello, how are you, Shira? Hello, how are you? (to male listener) . Ani ohev otakh. Ani me'od ohev kafeh. I love you. (male speaker to female I like coffee very much.(male speaker) listener) HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BAS IC BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - S ELF-INTRODUCTION: BAS IC GREETINGS IN HEBREW 3 . . ani meod raev. yesh li darcon. I am very hungry. (male speaker) I have a passport. ! . Gam ani ohev kafeh! Hayah nayim. I also love coffee! (male speaker) It was pleasant. VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE ".literally means "peace" but translates also as "hello means "I" or "I am" in Hebrew. There is no present tense form for the verb "to be," so if the .subject is not followed by a verb, the verb "to be" is implied For Example: . .1 Ani Amir. "I'm Amir." . .2 Ani mehan'des.. "I am an engineer." "means "to me "is " also Here is an example of both of these terms. For Example: . .1 am li. HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BAS IC BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - S ELF-INTRODUCTION: BAS IC GREETINGS IN HEBREW 4 "I'm hot." (literally, "hot to me") .2 gam li "me too" or "also to me" .means "my name." See the grammar section below for more information on this phrase means "pleasant," and we can use it to describe anything we find pleasant, such as the night, the atmosphere, the feel of something. We can also use it to describe a person as being "."nice ",is like the English "very." It can also mean "many" as in the phrase "many people . GRAMMAR The Focus of This Basic Bootcamp Lesson Is How to Ask Somebody for His or Her Name. . . . Shalom Amir. Sh'mi Shira. "Hello, Amir. My name is Shira." You can ask someone for his or her name by asking the simple question .? means "what," and means "your name." Here, the verb "to be" is implied because there is no present form for the verb "to be." It is just understood anytime there is no verb present. In Hebrew, you can show possession of nouns by adding a suffix to the end of the noun that indicates whose possession it is. In this case, we combine "name" and "your" -, to create the phrase "your name" . Here are the forms that you will use most often: Hebrew Romanization "English" sh'mi "my name" shim' kha "your (masculine) name" sh'mekh "your (feminine) name" HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BAS IC BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - S ELF-INTRODUCTION: BAS IC GREETINGS IN HEBREW 5 sh'mo "his name" sh'mah "her name" CULTURAL INSIGHT Meeting and Greeting in Israel In Israel, we greet each other for the first time with a handshake or a smile and a nod of acknowledgment. What you will use depends on the cultural and religious background of the person you are meeting. When greeting a new acquaintance in Israel, you should follow the person's lead on what form of physical greeting is acceptable. In the Orthodox Jewish faith, it is not acceptable for two people of the opposite sex to touch each other, so a handshake would not be appropriate in such a situation. If you are a woman greeting a man, follow the man's lead to see whether he offers you a hand and vice versa. You will usually be able to tell whether someone is religious by the person's mode of dress; if the person is a man, he will wear a yarmulke on his head at all times. HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BAS IC BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - S ELF-INTRODUCTION: BAS IC GREETINGS IN HEBREW 6 LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #2 Talking Nationality in Hebrew CONTENTS 2 Hebrew 2 English 2 Romanization 2 Vowelled 2 Vocabulary 3 Sample Sentences 3 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 3 Grammar 5 Cultural Insight # 2 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HEBREW . . . : .1 . . . : .2 ENGLISH 1. AMIR: Hello. My name is Amir. I'm Israeli. 2. SHIRA: Hello, I'm Shira. I'm American. ROMANIZATION 1. AMIR: Shalom. Sh'mi Amir. Ani yisra'eli. 2. SHIRA: Shalom. Ani Shira. Ani amerika'it. VOWELLED . . . : .1 . . . : .2 VOCABULARY Hebrew Romanization English Class Gender shalom hello noun HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BA S I C BOOT CA MP S 1 #2 - T A LKI NG NA T I ONA LI T Y I N HEBREW 2 sh'mi my name phrase Israeli yisra'eli (Masculine) noun masculine amerika'i American noun masculine ani I or I am pronoun general SAMPLE SENTENCES ? , ? , Shalom, mah shlomekh Shira? shalom, ma shlomcha? Hello, how are you, Shira? Hello, how are you? . . Sh’mi Brad Pitt. Sh'mi Rut. My name is Brad Pitt. My name is Ruth. ! . Hummus ze ha-ochel ha-israeli ha-ahuv alai! Ha-horim sheli yisra'eli'im. Hummus is my favorite Israeli food! My parents are Israeli. , . Lo, ani Amerikai. Ani ohev otakh. No, I'm American. I love you. VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE To say that you are a certain nationality, just say , which means "I (am)" and add after it at the end. "I am American." To change nationality to, say Russian, use the same and just add the word for "Russian" at the end .. GRAMMAR HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BA S I C BOOT CA MP S 1 #2 - T A LKI NG NA T I ONA LI T Y I N HEBREW 3 The Focus of This Lesson Is to Teach You How to Talk about Nationality. . . . . Shalom. Ani Shira. Ani amerika'it. "Hello, I'm Shira. I'm American." Let's take a look at the dialogue again. . . : . . . : We start with a self-introduction ("Hello, my name is Amir."). Then we say our nationality, . The point that needs special attention here is gender. The phrase "I'm Israeli" sounds different for women and men. Let's take a look at the examples with both genders, feminine and masculine: Feminine Hebrew Voweled Romanization "English" . . Ani yis'ra'elit. "I'm Israeli." . . Ani rusit. "I'm Russian." . . Hi amerika'it. "She's American." . . Hi britit. "She is British." "Are you ? ? At yapanit? Japanese?" ? ? At sinit? "Are you Chinese?" Ha-everah sheli "My girlfriend is . . tzar'fatit. French." HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BA S I C BOOT CA MP S 1 #2 - T A LKI NG NA T I ONA LI T Y I N HEBREW 4 Ha- everah sheli "My girlfriend is . . ital'kit. Italian." Masculine Hebrew Voweled Romanization "English" . . Ani yis'ra'eli. "I'm Israeli." . . Ani rusi. "I'm Russian." . . Hu amerika'i "He's American." . . Hu briti. "He's British." "Are you ? ? Atah yapani? Japanese?" ? ? Atah sini? "Are you Chinese?" Ha- aver sheli "My boyfriend is . . tzar'fati. French." Ha- aver sheli "My boyfriend is . . ital'ki. Italian." CULTURAL INSIGHT The Israeli Melting Pot Aliyah is at the foundation of present day Israel. Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the land of Israel. Anyone who has at least one Jewish grandparent has the right to make aliyah. Because Jewish people were scattered all over following their exile from the land of Israel, those who have come back to Israel have come from all over the world. The first modern aliyah began in 1882 and brought Jews from the Russian Empire and Yemen. They were followed by Jews from eastern and western Europe, Arab countries, Ethiopia, North Africa, and South America. So what you find in Israel today is a huge mix of cultures and backgrounds, all of them Israeli. HEBR EW POD1 0 1 . C OM BA S I C BOOT CA MP S 1 #2 - T A LKI NG NA T I ONA LI T Y I N HEBREW 5 LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #3 Useful Phrases for Learning Hebrew CONTENTS 2 Hebrew 2 English 2 Romanization 3 Vowelled 3 Vocabulary 4 Sample Sentences 6 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 8 Grammar 10 Cultural Insight # 3 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HEBREW ? ' , : .1 : .2 . , . , : .3 : .4 , : .5 - : .6 . , : .7 ENGLISH 1. SHIR: Excuse me, how do you say "cheese" in Hebrew? 2. AMIR: Cheese. 3. SHIR: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Is it possible to say it once again, please? 4. AMIR: Cheese. 5. SHIR: Is it possible to speak more slowly, please? 6. AMIR: Che-ese. 7. SHIR: Could you write it, please? ROMANIZATION CONT'D OVER HEBR EW POD1 0 1 .