Hebrew for dummies
Book - 2022
Shalom! Are you ready to dive into an ancient-yet-modern and rich language full of nuance? Then open up Hebrew For Dummies and get started learning your way around Hebrew by immersing yourself in its sounds and rhythms. You'll start with the basics--like simple grammar and the Hebrew alphabet--before you move onto commonly used phrases and small-talk. This book gets you used to the more unfamiliar sounds of the Hebrew language--like gutturals--that English speakers aren't used to seeing. It will also help you: Recognize what Hebrew has in common with English (and what it doesn't), learn to read from right to left, get a handle on the basics of Hebrew grammar, and pick up your first few phrases, and discover commonly used expr...essions that help you get around, shop, eat, and have fun.
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley Publishing, Inc
[2022]
- Language
- English
Hebrew - Main Author
- Edition
- Second edition
- Item Description
- On cover: Learning made easy.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- xii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781119862024
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part 1. Getting Started
- Part 2. Hebrew in Action
- Part 3. Hebrew on the Go
- Part 4. Israeli Life
- Part 5. Sacred Hebrew
- Part 6. The Part of Tens
- Appendixes
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. Getting Started with Hebrew
- Chapter 1. You Already Know Some Hebrew
- Taking Stock of What's Familiar
- Speaking Hebrew Like a Native
- Stressing out (not)
- Getting out the gutturals
- Opening your mouth to say "Ah!"
- Counting in Hebrew
- Counting objects
- Counting higher
- Recognizing Tips to Help You Read Hebrew
- Figuring out the Hebrew alphabet's shapes, sounds, and stories
- Reading and writing from right to left
- Chapter 2. The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar
- Making Sense of Hebrew Syntax
- Putting your sentences in order
- Questioning
- Recognizing Parts of Speech
- Naming nouns
- Perfecting your pronouns
- Applying adjectives
- Pinpointing Hebrew verbs
- Detecting adverbs
- Spotting prepositions
- Understanding Gender and Number
- Chapter 3. Shalom, Shalom!: Meeting and Greeting
- Greeting and Saying Goodbye
- Greeting all day long
- Replying to a greeting
- Putting a name to a face
- Making Grand Introductions
- Introducing yourself
- Introducing others
- Getting Better Acquainted
- Finding out who speaks English
- Talking about where you come from
- Chatting about how you feel
- Extending and Responding to Invitations
- Asking Questions: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
- Asking yes or no questions
- Forming negative questions
- Part 2. Hebrew in Action
- Chapter 4. Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk
- Shootin' the Breeze
- Talking About Yourself and Your Family
- Chatting About the Weather
- Six Days You Shall Labor: Talking About Work
- Getting Addresses, Phone Numbers, Email, and Instagram/Twitter handles
- Asking and telling where you live
- Asking and giving a phone number, email address, or Instagram handle
- Chapter 5. Eat! Eat! You're So Thin!
- Jewish Love Means Never Having to Say "I'm Hungry"
- Quieting a growling stomach
- Taming a wild thirst
- Getting Down to Business: Food, Glorious Food!
- Starting the day with breakfast
- Enjoying lunch
- Eating dinner
- Raiding the refrigerator
- Going to Shabbat dinner
- Chefing it up at home
- Matching Adjectives and Nouns
- Taking Your Grocery List to the Market
- Going Out for a Bite
- Chapter 6. Going Shopping
- Exploring Places to Shop
- Selecting the Perfect Outfit
- Styling Your Clothes around the Seasons
- Fall fashion
- The winter look
- Spring attire
- Summer wear
- Sweatin' it out in the summer
- Color Me Beautiful
- The Israeli Fashion Scene
- Getting More (and Less) Than You Bargained For
- Making comparisons
- Speaking in hyperbole
- Chapter 7. Having Fun Hebrew Style
- Counting the Hours and Minutes
- Telling time like an American
- Knowing the time of day
- Relating time to the past, present, and future
- Discovering the Days in a Week
- Catching Some Culture
- Visiting museums and art galleries
- Going to the movies
- Enjoying live entertainment: Music and theater
- The Israeli Music Scene
- The Animals Went on the Ark Two by Two: Visiting the Zoo!
- Spicing Up Your Sentences with Adverbs
- Chapter 8. Enjoying Your Free Time: Hobbies, Sports, and Other Fun Activities
- Chatting About Your Hobbies
- Amassing an amazing collection
- Creating things with your hands
- Playing and Watching Sports
- Kickin' to score in soccer
- Shooting for three in basketball
- Swinging away at baseball
- Taking a dip in the pool
- Working up a sweat playing other sports
- Venturing Outdoors for Some Fun
- Boogieing Till You Drop
- Chapter 9. Talking on the Phone
- Dialing Up the Basics
- Finding someone's number
- Teiting someone to call you
- Socializing in fake time (also known as social media)
- Asking for People and Getting the Message
- Leaving a message
- Dealing with voicemail and other annoyances
- Making Arrangements over the Phone
- Talking About the Past: How Was Your Shabbat?
- Chapter 10. At the Office and Around the House
- Finding Your Way Around Your Job
- Supplying your office
- Searching for the perfect job
- Working from Home
- Hanging Out at Home
- Looking through the rooms
- Furnishing your humble abode
- Residing in an Apartment
- Hunting for your very own flat
- Giving your apartment some flair
- Keeping your apartment safe
- Commanding People: Do As I Say
- Part 3. Hebrew on the Go
- Chapter 11. Planning and Taking a Trip
- Choosing Your Final Destination (And When You Want to Go)
- Whittling down your choices - so many places you can go!
- Finding your way around
- Packing
- Booking a trip
- Traveling internationally
- Coming and Going: Knowing Where You Are
- Discussing the Future: Verb Forms and Popular Expressions
- Finding the Hotel That's Right for You
- Making your reservations
- Asking about the price
- Checking In: Names, Addresses and Room Numbers
- Filling out the registration form
- Settling into your room
- Checking Out and Paying the Bill
- Asking for your bill
- Asking about special charges
- Leaving the hotel
- Staying at an Airbnb
- Making Sure You Don't Get Lost
- Giving and Understanding Directions For Lost Souls
- Keeping North, South, East, and West Straight
- Chapter 12. Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding
- Getting Through the Airport
- Checking in
- Suffering through the flight
- Getting your feet back on the ground
- Renting a Vehicle and a Phone to Go with It
- Renting a car
- Understanding the rental contract
- Navigating Public Transportation
- Traveling by taxi
- Watching the wheels on the bus go round and round
- Traveling on trains and the light rail
- Reading maps and schedules
- Being Early or Late
- Chapter 13. Money, Money, Money
- Going to the Bank
- Talking to tellers
- Counting your change
- Changing Money
- Flowing with the Currency
- Using Credit Cards
- Using Electronic and Digital Currency
- Directing Your Objects
- Chapter 14. Handling Emergencies
- Tackling Your Uncooperative Car
- Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News
- The knee bone's connected to the leg bone: Identifying your body parts
- Describing your symptoms
- Explaining your unique medical needs
- Receiving a thorough examination
- Paying attention to the diagnosis
- Going to the pharmacy
- Getting Help After You've Been Robbed
- Part 4. Diving Deeper into Hebrew Life
- Chapter 15. An Introduction to Israel
- Discovering Multicultural Israel
- Touring Israeli Cities and Towns
- Starting at the Beginning: A Brief History Lesson
- Fleeing to and from Europe
- Wanting to be in charge: Nationalism, self-determination, and the Jewish State
- Chapter 16. War and Peace
- The Big Bang
- War
- Paths to Peace
- Environmental Cooperation May Be the Key
- Part 5. Sacred Hebrew
- Chapter 17. Let's Get Biblical
- Figuring Out the Word Order in Biblical Hebrew
- Emphasizing When God Really Meant It
- Wishing, Intending, and Prohibiting
- Deciphering One-Word Wonders
- Counting Down the Greatest Biblical Hits
- Chapter 18. Like a Prayer
- Blessing: The Basics
- Deciphering the blessing formula
- Identifying some basic blessings
- Spiritually Speaking: Figuring Your Way around the Prayer Book
- The Sh'ma and her blessings
- Dissecting the Standing Prayer
- Concluding prayers
- Praying for peace
- Making Prayer Meaningful
- Chapter 19. Sacred Time, Sacred Space
- Going to a Synagogue
- Checking Out Holy Words for Holy Days
- Shabbat: The Sabbath
- Rosh HaShanah: The Jewish New Year
- Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
- Sukkot: The Fall Harvest Festival
- Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: Praying for Rain and Rejoicing in the Torah
- Celebrating Sigd: The Holiday of Ethiopian Jews
- Hanukkah: The Jewish Festival of Lights
- HaHag shel HaHagim: The Festival of Festivals
- Tu BiShevat: The Birthday of the Trees
- Purim: A Jewish Mardi Gras
- Pesach: Passover
- Yom HaShoah V'Ha'G'vurah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Yom HaZikaron: Israeli Memorial Day
- Yom HaAtzma'ut: Israeli Independence Day
- Lag B'Omer: The 33rd Day of the Omer
- Shavuot: The Festival of Weeks
- Tisha B'Av: The Ninth of Av
- Tu B'Av: The Holiday of Love
- All My Life's a Circle: Jewish Life-Cycle Events
- Brit/Simchat Bat: Welcome to the family
- B'nai Mitzvah: Coming of Age
- Kiddushin: Sacred Partnership
- Baruh Dayan HaEmet: End of Life
- Part 6. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 20. Ten Books on Hebrew You Just Gotta Have
- Hebrew Roots. Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World
- Hebrew: The Eternal Language
- The Tongue of the Prophets: The Life Story of Eliezer Ben Yehuda
- The Hebrew Alphabet: A Mystical Journey
- Hebrew Talk: 101 Hebrew Roots And The Stories They Tell
- Aleph-Bet Yoga: Embodying the Hebrew Letters for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being
- The Word: The Dictionary that Reveals the Hebrew Source of English
- How the Hebrew Language Grew
- The Story of Hebrew
- Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems
- Chapter 21. Ten Favorite Hebrew Expressions
- Mazal Tov
- B'Karov Etzlehh
- Titchadesh
- BTeavon
- B'Ezrat HaShem
- Yishar Koahh
- Dash
- Nu
- Kol HaKavod
- L'Haim
- Chapter 22. Ten Great Israeli Phrases
- Mah Pitom
- Yesh G'vul L'Chol Ta'alul
- Pa'am Shlishit Glidah
- Im K'var, Az K'var
- B'Shum Panim VaOfen Lo
- Stam
- Betahh
- Haval Al HaZ'man
- Hazak V'Amatz
- Yehiyeh Tov
- Appendix A. Verb Tables
- Appendix B. Hebrew-English Mini-Dictionary
- Appendix C. Answer Key
- Index