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Jill Suzanne Jacobs. Hebrew For Dummies
Hebrew For Dummies® To view this book's Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “Hebrew For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box. Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Guide
Pages
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
Getting Started with Hebrew
You Already Know Some Hebrew
Taking Stock of What’s Familiar
INTRODUCING THE ACADEMY FOR HEBREW LANGUAGE
Speaking Hebrew Like a Native
Stressing out (not)
GESTURING LIKE THE BEST OF THEM
Getting out the gutturals
A PEOPLE DISPERSED, A LANGUAGE INTACT
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
Deciphering the consonant letters
Those dots and dashes they call vowels
Introducing the Shvah
Doing it with a Dagesh
HEBREW AS THE HOLY TONGUE — DON’T BITE IT
Reading and writing from right to left
The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar
Making Sense of Hebrew Syntax
Putting your sentences in order
Questioning
Recognizing Parts of Speech
Naming nouns
Directing your objects
Defining definite objects
Getting help from the definite article
Perfecting your pronouns
Clarifying this and that
Getting personal
Showing possession
Applying adjectives
Pinpointing Hebrew verbs
Putting verbs through their tenses
LIVING IN THE PRESENT
PUTTIN’ IT IN THE PAST
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Looking at some common verbs
Detecting adverbs
Spotting prepositions
Understanding Gender and Number
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
HOW MY FRIEND’S GRANDMOTHER INVENTED A HEBREW WORD
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 FOR A DATE
Asking Questions: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Asking yes or no questions
Forming negative questions
Hebrew in Action
Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk
Shootin’ the Breeze
Talking About Yourself and Your Family
Chatting About the Weather
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY: FUN HEBREW EXPRESSIONS WITH THE WORD “RAIN”
SPEAKIN’ SLANG WITH THE BEST OF @’EM!
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
MINDING YOUR MANNERS
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
SHAKSHUKA: AN “ALL MIXED UP” ISRAELI EGG DISH
Enjoying lunch
Eating dinner
Raiding the refrigerator
Going to Shabbat dinner
Chefing it up at home
Matching Adjectives and Nouns
BASIC BLESSINGS
Taking Your Grocery List to the Market
Going Out for a Bite
KEEPING THINGS KOSHER
Going Shopping
Exploring Places to Shop
BARGAINS GALORE AT THE FLEA MARKET
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
HEADS, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES: MODESTY RULES
GARBING YOURSELF FOR GOD
THE GREEN MAN
Color Me Beautiful
The Israeli Fashion Scene
Getting More (and Less) Than You Bargained For
Making comparisons
Speaking in hyperbole
MEASURING UP
Having Fun Hebrew Style
Counting the Hours and Minutes
Telling time like an American
On the hour
On the half hour
On the quarter hour
A few minutes before or after the hour
USING THE 24-HOUR CLOCK
Knowing the time of day
Relating time to the past, present, and future
HAVING FUN WITH ISRAELI SLANG
Discovering the Days in a Week
Catching Some Culture
Visiting museums and art galleries
Going to the movies
WATCHING ISRAELI FILMS AND TV SHOWS ON NETFLIX AND MORE!
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
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
GOING FOR JEWISH GOLD
ISRAEL AND THE OLYMPICS
Taking a dip in the pool
Working up a sweat playing other sports
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME … IN ISRAEL!
Venturing Outdoors for Some Fun
Boogieing Till You Drop
TAKING A SPIN AROUND THE DANCE FLOOR: FOLK DANCING ISRAELI-STYLE
Talking on the Phone
Dialing Up the Basics
Finding someone’s number
Telling 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
The dreaded voice mail-argh!
Dealing with voicemail
Dumping the dreaded telemarketer
Making Arrangements over the Phone
Talking About the Past: How Was Your Shabbat?
At the Office and Around the House
Finding Your Way Around Your Job
Supplying your office
Searching for the perfect job
LOOKING FOR JOBS IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES
Working from Home
Hanging Out at Home
Looking through the rooms
Furnishing your humble abode
DOING THE SPONJAH: HOUSECLEANING THE ISRAELI WAY!
Residing in an Apartment
Hunting for your very own flat
Giving your apartment some flair
Keeping your apartment safe
DANGER ON THE ROOF!
Commanding People: Do As I Say
Hebrew on the Go
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
MAKING YOUR WAY TO MACHTESH RAMON
Booking a trip
Traveling internationally
Mini-RECITING THE TRAVELERS’ PRAYER
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
RISE AND SHINE: BREAKFASTS AT ISRAELI HOTELS
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
PROVIDING DIRECTIONS THE ISRAELI WAY
Keeping North, South, East, and West Straight
Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding
Getting Through the Airport
Checking in
REACHING FOR A BARF BAG AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
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
DRIVING LIKE AN ISRAELI
Navigating Public Transportation
Traveling by taxi
Watching the wheels on the bus go round and round
GETTING SPECIFIC ABOUT THE ISRAELI BUS SYSTEM
Traveling on trains and the light rail
Reading maps and schedules
Being Early or Late
YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, AND LAST NIGHT
Money, Money, Money
Going to the Bank
Talking to tellers
Counting your change
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: ISRAELI COINS
CONSIDERING WEALTH IN JEWISH THOUGHT
Changing Money
Flowing with the Currency
Using Credit Cards
Using Electronic and Digital Currency
Directing Your Objects
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
THE RED SHIELD OF DAVID: REACHING OUT TO OTHERS IN NEED
Getting Help After You’ve Been Robbed
Diving Deeper into Hebrew Life
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
War and Peace
The Big Bang
War
Paths to Peace
Environmental Cooperation May Be the Key
Sacred Hebrew
Let's Get Biblical
Figuring Out the Word Order in Biblical Hebrew
Emphasizing When God Really Meant It
NAMING THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Wishing, Intending, and Prohibiting
Deciphering One-Word Wonders
Counting Down the Greatest Biblical Hits
Like a Prayer
Blessing: The Basics
Deciphering the blessing formula
Identifying some basic blessings
Before eating bread
Before drinking wine
Over Sabbath candles
For special occasions
Before reading the Torah
After reading the Torah
When witnessing the wonder of nature
After a meal
Spiritually Speaking: Figuring Your Way around the Prayer Book
The Sh’ma and her blessings
THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF PRAYER
PRAYER GEAR
Dissecting the Standing Prayer
Concluding prayers
CHOOSING THE SITE FOR THE HOLY TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM
Praying for peace
A PRAYER FOR PEACE
Making Prayer Meaningful
Sacred Time, Sacred Space
Going to a Synagogue
LOOKING AT CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN ISRAEL
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
Ḥanukkah: 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
Baruḥ Dayan HaEmet: End of Life
The Part of Tens
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
Ten Favorite Hebrew Expressions
Mazal Tov
B’Karov Etzlehḥ
Titchadesh
B’Teavon
B’Ezrat HaShem
Yishar Koahḥ
Dash
Nu
Kol HaKavod
L’Ḥaim
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
Betahḥ
Ḥaval Al HaZ’man
Ḥazak V’Amatz
Yehiyeh Tov
Verb Tables
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Answer Key. Chapter 1: You Already Know Some Hebrew
Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar
Chapter 3: Shalom, Shalom! Meeting and Greeting
Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk
Chapter 5: Eat! Eat! You’re So Thin!
Chapter 6: Going Shopping
Chapter 7: Having Fun Hebrew Style
Chapter 8: Enjoying Your Free Time: Hobbies, Sports, and Other Fun Activities
Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone
Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House
Chapter 11: Planning and Taking a Trip
Chapter 12: Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding
Chapter 13: Money, Money, Money
Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies
Chapter 17: Let’s Get Biblical
Chapter 18: Like a Prayer
Chapter 19: Sacred Time, Sacred Space
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About the Author
Dedication
Author’s Acknowledgments
WILEY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
