Chapter One - Part Five

 

The letter נ   /noon/ = /n/   1.9.3

Practice writing: /noon/ ___________________________________ נ    

"I (am) /ah-NEE/______________________________________________ אני

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Reading Practice: 

אני      שנה      נֵר      בּנה      בּונֶה      שונֶה

 

1.9.4 תרְגיל כְתיבה

Write out the name for each letter below. Then listen to the audio to see if you answered correctly. In the audio you will hear the number, then the name of the letter.

1 . ל______         2 . ב ______       3 . ר ______

4 . ש ______         5 . י ______        6 . ו ______

7 . א ______       8 . ם ______         9 . ת ______

10 . ה ______      .11 ד ______     .12 מ ______

13 . ע _______

These red earphones are for audio with answers

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           1.10    שְמות  הגוּף:    יחיד  PRONOUNS - SINGULAR

Note that the pronoun for "I" אני is used for both masculine and feminine gender, but there are separate pronouns for "you". As in English, Hebrew has separate pronouns for "he" and "she".

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Pronouns

אני        I (masculine/feminine)

אתה            You masculine

את               You feminine

הוּא              He masculine

היא               She feminine

 

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Practice writing the following phrases:     

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מי אתה?_________     מי את _________

אני רמי _________       אני שושנה _________

שלום, רמי _________   ש לום שושנה _________

הוּא מֹשֶה _________    היא תמר _________  

שלום מֹשֶה _________   שלום תמר _________

 

1.11 הֶיכֵּרוּת: GETTING ACQUAINTED

Listen to the audio. Then you read, comparing your reading with the audio.      

 

Hello, Who are you? (m.)                   ? שלום' מי אתה

My name is Yonatan /yo-na-tan/                    שְמי יונתן

Pleased to meet you                                    נעים מְאוד

Hello, who are you?                       ?(f.) שלום' מי את

   My name is Yehudit /ye-hu-deet/            שְמי יהוּדית    

Pleased to meet you                               . נעים מְאוד *

My name is ( fill in your name ) _________________ שְמי *

* Notice that the phrase  נעים מְאוד    does not change with the gender of the speaker.

* Note the phrase: "My name is" (שְמי) also doesn't change with the gender of the speaker. (Don't worry about the grammar, for now)

 

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1.11.1 הכנה לְשימוש: " More Practice With "Getting Acquainted Dialogue

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Follow the text as you listen to the Audio    

בְבקשה לִקְרוא  

1 . שלום

2.  מי אתה?

3.  אני משֶׁה .

4. נעים מְאוד.

5 . שלום, מי את ?

6. אני דנה.

7. נעים מְאוד.

8. שלום, שְמי שושנה.

9 . מה שִמְךָ mah / shihm-xah/ ?

10 . שְמי דן /Dan/

11 . נעים מְאוד.

21 . שלום, שְמי רינה, מה שְמֵךְ / sh-mehx / ?

31 . שְמי שירה.

41. נעים מאוד

 

1.11.2   תרְגיל כְתיבה    Practice Writing 

שלום שְמי ______________________________________

מי את  __________________________________________

      השֵם שֶלי _________________________

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1.12 האלף־בּית: ק, צ, ץ - MORE LETTERS

koof  ק   = /k/

. 1.12.1

Start by writing a rehsh, then add a vertical stroke that continues below the line.

"only, just" /rahk/____________________________________________ רק

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Practice reading words you know:

בְבקשה      בְבקשה לִקְרוא      לקום      לְהקְשיב      שֶקֶל

TSAH-di = / ts / צ (as in ca ts) 1.12.2

 

The TSAH-dih is almost double the height of the regular letters      .

Write TSAH-di______________________________________ צ

Compare it to / /AH-yin/_________ ע              / TSAH-di/ __________ צ

Practice Reading:  

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צר     צם    צֵל     צלם     צום    לצוּם    מצה    צד עיר    על    עם    עולם    צלם    מֵעל

 

  FINAL TSAH - di       1.12.3  - ץ

 

TSAH-di is another letter that has a final form, TSAH-di soh-feet.

Look at the word מיץ below. The slanted line on the left goes below the letter.    

Write / TSAH-dih soh-fiht/____________________________

See Software chapter 1:3 for a
writing demonstration

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"juice" / mitz/______________________ מיץ

"runs" / rahtz/________________________ רץ

"land" /eh-rehtz/__________________ אֶרֶץ

"kibbutz" /kih-bootz/_______________ קיבּוּץ

 

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  שיר     A SONG IS NOT JUST WORDS : 1.13

 

Here is the beginning of a song that you will be learning. Practice reading the words to the song.

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A song is not just words   שיר שיר, הוּא לֹא רק מילים

      A song is not just notes צְלילים   רק שיר שיר, הוּא לֹא ר

Copy the two Hebrew lines. Can you read them in your own writing?

     ________________________________________________________________________

     ________________________________________________________________________

Can you sing as you read?

Click on the picture to listen to a "youtube" presentation of the song.

(After you listen to the youtube - click on the arrow on the top left of the youtube screen to return.)

1.14 האלף־בּית : ח , ע , וו, ג, אי - MORE LETTERS, PLUS DIPTHONGS

xeht = /ch/ ח as in Ba ch. 1.14.1

 

Linguists (language experts) use the symbol / x/ to represent the sound / xeht / = /ch / ח . This is a common sound in Hebrew and must be practiced carefully until you get it right.

Do not pronounce it as /h/ or /k/.  

To write / xeht/, start with a /rehsh/, then add a / vahv/._____________   ________ ח   

"hole" / xohr______________________/ חור

"Sabbath bread" /x ah-lah____________________/ חלה

"hot bread" / LEH-xem xahm_____________/ לֶחֶם חם

Be sure not to confuse the writing of / xeht/ ח with the / tahv/ ת .

חורים ___________ /xoh-rihm/ = holes

תורים ________ /toh-rihm/ = turns, queues

 

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Practice Reading:  בְבקשה לִקְרוא

זֶה / zeh/ התור שֶל חיים לְדבֵּר                    (It's Haim's turn to talk)

אחרֵי חיים, זֶה / zeh/ התור שֶל רִינה       (After Haim, it's Rina's turn)

בְבקשה לְדבֵּר בְּקול רם           (Please speak louder {in a loud voice])

איפֹה / eh-foh/ המחְבֶּרֶת ?                                         (Where is the tablet?)

בְבקשה לְהקְשיב                                                                 (Please listen)

אני מתל־אביב                                         (I'm from Tel Aviv)

Substitute other names or pronouns in the sentences above. Say the new sentences out loud

ח xeht/ and ע /AH-yeen/ at the end of a word 1.14.2

These two letters must be preceded by an /ah/ sound when either one is the last letter in the word.

  • If the consonant that comes before a ח has a vowel that is not an / ah/ vowel sound, then an /ah/ nis inserted before the ח is sounded. For example: / ROO-ahx / "spirit, wind" רוּחַ .

  • As opposed to / kahx / קח where you do have the vowel sound / ah / in the preceding consonant ק .

  • In this book the vowel symbol will be written under the ח at the end of the word when it is to be read / ahx /. / ROO-ahx / "spirit, wind" רוּחַ / MOH-ahx / "brain" מ וחַ .

  • In the case of the ע , where we do not sound the letter (in "western" dialect) you simply pronounce the inserted / ah / vowel sound. For example: / shoh-MEH-ah / "hears" שומֵעַ .

  • However: Never insert a /y/ don't say: / shoh-mey-yah/. Again, The nikkud (vowel symbol) will be written under the  ע at the end of the word when it is to be read / ah /.

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Practice Reading:    בְבקשה לִקְרוא  

 

  שומֵעַ לוּחַ הלוּחַ קורֵעַ ניצֵחַ

בְבקשה לִקְרוא לקוּם לְהקְשיב שֶקֶל

חור חלה לֶחֶם חם תורים אחֵר המחְבֶּרֶת

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