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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.

* 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:

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…

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You

Free Hebrew lessons – March 2011 – Training – Day 62

Shalom, ma shlom^em? (Hi, how are you (in plural)?) 

In our previous lesson we talked about the future tense. I chose a sentence from the Beatles song “All My Loving” and taught you how to say tisgeri (close, in the future tense – speaking to a woman), anashek (I will kiss) and etgaagea (I will miss (you)).

In our next lesson I will teach you how a woman would say the same sentence to a man, but in lesson 61, when I mentioned the sentence “And I’ll kiss you,” I promised to talk about the word you, today …     
 

Today’s menu: You and with you.

Attention: The underlined letters represent the accent.

In English you say:
– You are my love
– I love you
– I want to dance with you

In Hebrew, “you” is expressed using at least three different words…
A woman speaking to a man
– You are my love – Ata ahuvi
– I love you – Ani ohevet ot^a
– I want to dance with you  – Ani rotsa lirkod it^a
Ata, ot^a, it^a…

It will not be easy to explain “when” to use “what,” because I don’t really want to teach you complex Hebrew, it is not what we are trying to do here, but I will say this:

1) You use “ata” when “you” is a person doing something (an action, like drinking coffee), or when you would say “you are…” (like, you are wonderful).  I think the best way to learn this concept of “you” is to look at examples.

Here are some examples (speaking to a man):
   – You are going – Ata hole^
   – You are handsome – Ata nae
   – Are you drinking coffee? – Ata shote café? (I can also ask “ha’im ata shote café?“)
   – Where do you live? – Eifo ata gar?

2. Ot^a is when “you” isn’t doing an action, but an action IS being directed toward “you”.

Here are some examples (speaking to a man):
   – I met you – Pagashti ot^a
   – I see you – Ani roa ot^a  (a woman speaking to a man)
   – She photographed you – Hi tsilma ot^a  
   – He will catch you – Hu itpos ot^a

3.  It^a is simply “with you.”

Here are some examples (speaking to a man):
   – I am going with you – Ani hole^et It^a (a woman speaking to a man)
   – She is coming with you – Hi baa It^a
   – They will do that with you – Hem yaasu et ze It^a

Is it just me, or did this seem like the longest month ever? Maybe it’s because February is a short month; I don’t know, but wow, tomorrow is finally April and I’m ready to say “hello Spring!”  😉

Lehitraot in lesson 63…

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