Family
Free Heblish Challenge – May 2010 – Training – Day21:
Shalom ima (hello, Mom)!
Day 21 and today I won’t bother you with a mountain of words.
In our previous lesson we read the beginning of Conny’s story, corrected her Heblish and also learned many new Hebrew words such as: yom (day), hayom (today), ^adash (new), kniyot (shopping), kesef (money), etc… If you need a refresher, please go back to the end of lesson 20 and look at the table of new words we learned in that lesson.
Today I planned to continue with Conny’s story – but since Sunday is the Mother’s Day holiday, we will take a break and continue with Conny’s story next week.
Today’s menu: Family
Attention: The underlined letters represent the accent.
Mother
For mother and mom you should say “ima” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Mother / mom | Ima | |
| My mother | Ima sheli | Imi |
| Your mother (a man’s mother) | Ima shel^a | Im^a |
| Your mother (a woman’s mother) | Ima shela^ | Ime^ |
| His mother | Ima shelo | Imo |
| Her mother | Ima shela | Ima |
Father
For father and daddy you should say “aba” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Father / daddy | Aba | |
| My father | Aba sheli | Avi |
| Your father (a man’s father) | Aba shel^a | Avi^a |
| Your father (a woman’s father) | Aba shela^ | Avi^ |
| His father | Aba shelo | Aviv |
| Her father | Aba shela | Aviha |
Brother
For brother you should say “a^” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Brother | A^ | |
| My brother | A^ sheli | A^i |
| Your brother (a man’s brother) | A^ shel^a | A^i^a |
| Your brother (a woman’s brother) | A^ shela^ | A^i^ |
| His brother | A^ shelo | A^iv |
| Her brother | A^ shela | A^iha |
Note: Remember, the “^” has an unusual sound. Listen to it again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJoip09FnU&feature=related
Sister
For sister you should say “a^ot” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Sister | A^ot | |
| My sister | A^ot sheli | A^oti |
| Your sister (a man’s sister) | A^ot shel^a | A^ot^a |
| Your sister (a woman’s sister) | A^ot shela^ | A^ote^ |
| His sister | A^ot shelo | A^oto |
| Her sister | A^ot shela | A^ota |
Grandmother
For grandmother and grandma you should say “savta” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Grandmother / grandma | Savta | |
| My grandmother | Savta sheli | Savati |
| Your grandmother (a man’s grandmother) | Savta shel^a | Savat^a |
| Your grandmother (a woman’s grandmother) | Savta shela^ | Savate^ |
| His grandmother | Savta shelo | Savato |
| Her grandmother | Savta shela | Savata |
Grandfather
For grandfather and grandpa you should say “saba” in Hebrew.
| English | Hebrew / Heblish | Short Form |
| Grandfather / grandpa | Saba | |
| My grandfather | Saba sheli | Savi |
| Your grandfather (a man’s grandfather) | Saba shel^a | Sav^a |
| Your grandfather (a woman’s grandfather) | Saba shela^ | Save^ |
| His grandfather | Saba shelo | Savo |
| Her grandfather | Saba shela | Sava |
As a special Mother’s Day treat, below is a coupon for $20 off any one purchase at Goood Israeli Jewelry. Redeem your coupon today and tomorrow only(!) – Thursday May, 6 2010 and Friday May, 7 2010. One coupon per customer.
To redeem your coupon, simply enter the Code from the coupon in the “Notes” section of your order and $20 will be deducted from your total amount. You will receive an automated response which will not reflect your discount – but as soon as I process your order, I will send another e-mail confirming your $20 discount.
Lehitraot in lesson 22… 😉
