RULES WE SAW IN 2016-2017
31/08/16
- Subject personal pronouns
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning |
| אני | [ani] | I |
| אתהאת | [ata][at] | You (masculine)You (feminine) |
| הואהיא | [hoo][hee] | HeShe |
| אנחנו | [anaHnu] | We |
| אתםאתן | [atem][aten] | You (masculine plural)You (feminine plural) |
| הםהן | [hem][hen] | They (masculine)They (feminine) |
12/09/16
- to say something is X years old,
you say it is SON of X or DAUGHTER of X
בן 5 – [Ben 5 ] – 5 years old (male)
בת 5 – [Bat 5] – 5 years old (female)
- There is no verb TO BE in the present. It is implied.
So to say I AM TALL you simply say
I TALL -) אני גבוה (ANI GAVUA)
- There is no verb TO HAVE.
So to say I HAVE you say
‘THERE IS’ TO ME -) יש לי [YESH LI]
05/10/16
- regular 1st group Verb in the present: to learn [lilmod] ללמוד
| אני לומדאני לומדת | [ani lomed][ani lomedet] | I learn (masc.)I learn (fem.) |
| אתה לומדאת לומדת | [ata lomed][at lomedet] | You learn (masc.)You learn (fem.) |
| הוא לומדהיא לומדת | [hoo lomed][hee lomedet] | He learns (masc.)She learns (fem.) |
| אנחנו לומדיםאנחנו לומדות | [anaHnu lomdim][anaHnu lomdot] | We learn (masc.)We learn (fem.) |
| אתם לומדיםאתן לומדות | [atem lomdim][aten lomdot] | You learn (ma. pl.)You learn (fe. pl.) |
| הם לומדיםהן לומדות | [hem lomdim][hen lomdot] | They learn (masc.)They learn (fem.) |
12/12/16
There is no verb TO HAVE.
Instead we use the expression: ‘THERE IS’ [Yesh] to someone.
Example:יש לי ספר [yesh li sefer] –) ‘there is to me a book’ meaning: I have a book.
| יש לי | [yesh li] | I have |
| יש לךיש לך | [yesh leHa] (m)[yesh laH] (f) | You have (masc)You have (fem) |
| יש לויש לה | [Yesh lo][Yesh la] | He hasShe has |
| יש לנו | [Yesh lanu] | We have |
| יש לכםיש לכן | [Yesh laHem][Yesh laHen] | You have (masc)You have (fem) |
| יש להםיש להן | [Yesh lahem][Yesh lahen] | They have (m) They have (fem) |
EYN means ‘there isn’t’. To express ‘doesn’t have’, replace [YESH] by [EYN] in all of the above.
01/02/17
The indefinite article:
In English, it’s ‘a’. As in I wear a shirt.
In Hebrew, there is no word for it. We say ‘I wear shirt’.
WORDS WE SAW IN 2016-2017:
15/08/16
| Hebrew word | sound | meaning |
| ראשון | [rishon] | first |
| יש | [yesh] | There is |
| ראש | [rosh] | head |
| אני | [ani] | I / I am |
| שם | [shem] | Name |
| ירוק | [yarok] | Green |
| ירקות | [yerakot] | Veggies |
17/08/16
| סדר | [seder] | Order |
| בסדר | [beseder] | OK |
| בריאות | [briut] | Health |
| לבריאות | [labriut] | Bless you! (cough) |
21/09/16
| מחשבים | [maHshevim] | Computing |
| אומנות | [omanut] | Art |
| בית ספר | [beyt sefer] | school |
| גֵאוֹגרַפיָה | [geografia] | Geography |
| אנגלית | [anglit] | English |
| חשבון | [Heshbon] | Maths |
| הִתעַמְלוּת | [hitamlut] | Sports |
| מוּסִיקָה | [musika] | Music |
| תיאטרון | [teatron] | Drama |
| עִברִית | [ivrit] | Hebrew |
| הִיסטוֹרִיָה | [historia] | History |
| כְּתִיבָה | [kteeva] | Writing |
| אוכל | [oHel] | Lunch |
| מדעים | [madayim] | Science |
| עִפָּרוֹן | [eeparon] | Pencil |
| מוֹרֶה | [more/mora] | Teacher |
| הַפסָקָה | [hafsaka] | Interval |
| תלמיד\
תלמידה |
[talmid/
talmida] |
Pupil |
10/10/16
| סוף שבוע | [sof hashavua] | Weekend |
| כיף | [kef] | Fun |
| משעמם | [meshamem] | boring |
| למה | [lama] | Why |
| מה | [ma] | What |
| ממש | [mamash] | Really |
| כל הכבוד | [kol hakavod] | Well done |
| גן | [gan] | Garden |
| גן חיות | [gan Hayot] | Zoo |
31/10/16
| עַכשָׁיו | [aHshav] | Now |
| מוּזָר | [muzar] | Strange |
| חולה | [Hole/Hola] | Sick |
| סִפְרִיָה | [seefreeya] | Library |
28/11/2016 Weather
| שֶׁמֶש | [shemesh] | Sun |
| גֶשֶׁם | [geshem] | Rain |
| יוֹרֵד גֶשֶׁם | [yored geshem] | It’s raining (rain falls) |
| קֶשֶׁת | [keshet] | Rainbow |
| בָּרָק | [baraq] | Lightning |
| שֶׁלֶג | [sheleg] | Snow |
| רוּחַ | [ruaH] | Wind |
| עָנָן | [anan] | Cloud |
| חוֹם | [Hom] | Heat |
| קוֹר | [kor] | Coldness |
| חם לי | [Ham lee] | I’m hot |
| קר לי | [kar lee] | I’m cold |
28/11/2016
| עָצוּב | [atsuv] | Sad |
| חַיִים | [Haim] | Life |
-W: weather words
| שֶׁמֶש | [shemesh] | Sun |
| גֶשֶׁם | [geshem] | Rain |
| יוֹרֵד גֶשֶׁם | [yored geshem] | It’s raining (rain falls) |
| קֶשֶׁת | [keshet] | Rainbow |
| בָּרָק | [baraq] | Lightning |
| שֶׁלֶג | [sheleg] | Snow |
| רוּחַ | [ruaH] | Wind |
| עָנָן | [anan] | Cloud |
| חוֹם | [Hom] | Heat |
| קוֹר | [kor] | Coldness |
| חם לי | [Ham lee] | I’m hot |
| קר לי | [kar lee] | I’m cold |
30/11/2016 – lesson 22 – Weather
| סְעָרָה | [seara] | Storm |
| עוֹנָה | [ona] | Season |
| מֶזֶג אֲוִיר | [mezeg avir] | Weather |
| אוֹבֶך | [oveH] | Mist |
| יָבֵשׁ | [yavesh] | Dry |
25/01/2017 – clothes
| מִכְנָסַיִים | [meeHnasayim] | trousers |
| שִׂמְלָה | [seemla] | Dress |
| חוּלְצָה | [Hooltsa] | Shirt |
| נעליים | [naalayeem] | Shoes |
| גַרבַּיִם | [garbayim] | Socks |
| עֲנִיבָה | [aneeva] | tie |
| חֲצָאִית | [Hatsayit] | Skirt |
| כּוֹבַע | [kova] | hat |
08/02/2017 – more clothes
| בְּגָדִים | [b’gadeem] | clothes |
| סְווֶדֶר | [sveder] | sweater |
| מְעִיל | [m’eel] | coat |
| נַעֲלַיִים | [na’alaim] | shoes |
| מַגָפַיִים | [magafiyim] | boots |
| סַנְדָלִים | [sandalim] | sandals |
| צָעִיף | [tsayif] | scarf |
| אני לוֹבֵשׁ
אני לוֹבֵשׁת |
[ani lovesh]
[ani loveshet] |
I wear (m)
I wear (f) |
20/02 my bedroom
| Hebrew word | sound | meaning |
| מדף | [madaf] | Shelf |
| מגרה | [magera] | Drawer |
| מנורה | [menorah] | Lamp |
| שטיח | [shatiaH] | Carpet |
| דלת | [delet] | Door |
| חלון | [Halon] | Window |
| ארון | [aron] | Wardrobe |
| שולחן | [shulHan] | Table |
| מיטה | [meeta] | Bed |
| מראה | [mara] | Mirror |
| פח | [paH] | Bin |
| חדר | [Heder] | Room |
| בתוך – ב | [betoH – b] | Inside – in |
| ליד | [leyad] | Beside |
| על | [al] | On |
| מתחת | [metaHat] | Under |
13/03/17 – descriptions
| גָדוֹל | [gadol] | Big |
| קָטָן | [katan] | Small |
| רָזֶה | [raze] | Thin |
| שָׁמֵן | [shamen] | Fat |
| גָבוֹהַ | [gavoah] | Tall |
| נָמוּךְ | [namuH] | Short |
| עֵינַיִים יְרוּקוֹת, עֵינַיִים כְּחוּלוֹת, עֵינַיִים חוּמוֹת | [aynayeem yerakot/ kaHolot/ Humot] | Green/ blue/ brown eyes |
| מִשְׁקָפַיִים | [meeshkafayim] | Glasses |
| צַמוֹת | [tsamot] | braids |
| שֵׂעָר אָרוֹךְ | [saar aroH] | Long hair |
| שֵׂעָר קָצָר | [saar katsar] | Short hair |
| שֵׂעָר מְתוּלְתָל | [saar metultal] | Curly hair |
19/04 conversation
| חָבֵר | [Haver] | friend |
| קָשֶׁה | [kashe] | hard |
| מָתַי? | [matay] | When? |
