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Free Hebrew lessons – April 2011 – Training – Day 63
Shalom,
In our previous lesson we talked about “you” and “with you,” but only how to speak to a man. In lesson 61 we learned some new words in the future tense, but only how to speak to a woman.
Therefore, today we will learn both genders.
You can also take it as a good refresher for the last two lessons.
Today’s menu: Completion of lessons 61 & 62.
Attention: The underlined letters represent the accent.
| Words & sentences | Speaking to a woman | Speaking to a man |
| Close your eyes | Tisgeri et ha’einaim shela^ | Tisgor et ha’einaim shel^a |
| Close | Tisgeri | Tisgor |
| Your | Shela^ | Shel^a |
| Eyes | Einaim | Einaim (the same) |
| And I’ll kiss you | Va’ani anashek ota^ | Va’ani anashek ot^a |
| And I | Va’ani | Va’ani (the same) |
| I will kiss | Anashek | Anashek (the same) |
| You * | Ota^ | Ot^a |
| Tomorrow I’ll miss you | Ma^ar etgaagea elai^ | Ma^ar etgaagea ele^a |
| Tomorrow | Ma^ar | Ma^ar (the same) |
| I will miss | Etgaagea | Etgaagea (the same) |
| You * | Elai^ | Ele^a |
* Here you can see that we have the word “you” twice, but in Hebrew it is not the same word. Don’t try to understand the rules for when to use Ota^ for “you” and when to use Elai^ (speaking to a woman). You will learn it from our examples during our Heblish lessons.
You
In Hebrew, “you” is expressed using at least four different word. Today we will learn three of them:
| English | Speaking to a woman | Speaking to a man |
| You are going | At hole^et | Ata hole^ |
| You are handsome/beautiful | At yafa | Ata nae |
| Are you drinking coffee? | At shota café? | Ata shote café? |
| Where do you live? | Eifo at gara? | Eifo ata gar? |
| English | Speaking to a woman | Speaking to a man |
| I met you | Pagashti ota^ | Pagashti ot^a |
| I see you | Ani roa ota^ (a woman speaking to a woman) | Ani roa ot^a (a woman speaking to a man) |
| She photographed you | Hi tsilma ota^ | Hi tsilma ot^a |
| He will catch you | Hu itpos ota^ | Hu itpos ot^a |
| English | Speaking to a woman | Speaking to a man |
| I am going with you | Ani hole^et ita^ (a woman speaking to a woman) | Ani hole^et it^a (a woman speaking to a man) |
| She is coming with you | Hi baa ita^ | Hi baa it^a |
| They will do that with you | Hem yaasu et ze ita^ | Hem yaasu et ze it^a |
Wow, we learned a lot of new words this week. Putting them all together to make real sentences is fun, isn’t it? Let’s have a challenge – who can send me one sentence using the most words from the tables above… are you up for it?
Next week we will have an easy lesson. Don’t miss it!
Lehitraot in lesson 64…
