| Caution - Dog in the Yard |
Zeh hi root' - Keh' lehv Bah 'hah tsehr' |
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Vocabulary אוצר מילים
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
| Dog (male) |
Keh' lehv |
כלב |
| Caution |
Zeh hee root' |
זהירות |
| Yard |
'Hah tsehr' |
חצר |
| In |
Beh |
ב |
| In the |
Bah |
ב |
Extended Vocabulary
| Dog (female) (bitch |
Kahl bah' |
כלבה |
| Dogs (any sex) |
Klah veem' |
כלבים |
| Dogs (female) |
Kahl boht' |
כלבות |
| Rabies |
Kah leh' vet |
כלבת |
| Cautious (masc. singular) |
Zah heer' |
זהיר |
| Be Cautious |
Hee zah hehr' |
הזהר |
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Grammar
In -
ב - is a useful letter. At the start of a word, it means
"In," It is usually pronounced "Beh." בישראל means "In Israel":
Beh Yees rah ehl'. בשלום means "in Peace: Beh Shalom.
בחצר, pronounced "Beh 'Hah tsehr' means "in a yard." More about this here:
Hebrew
ABC for Dummies-1
The - ה - is another
very useful letter. At the start of a word it means "the." It is usually pronounced "Hah." המדינה
means "The State": Ha Meh dee nah'. הארץ means The country: Hah
ah rets' - הארץ is the name of an Israeli newspaper. More about this
here: Hebrew
ABC for Dummies 2
In the - When we want to say "in the" in Hebrew, we write "ב".
We say "Bah" - ב + ה. So - בחצר
means "In the yard" - Bah 'Hah Tsehr.' More about this here:
Hebrew
ABC for Dummies 2
Plurals are usually formed by adding
ים (eem) to form masculine
plurals or ות (oht) to form feminine plurals. For many words like
כלב the plural form is irregular - the sounding of the word itself
changes. For others, it does not.
Feminine nouns can often (not always) be identified because they end in
ה and have an "ah" sound.
Word Roots - Semitic words are usually formed from three letter words. The same root can be an
adjective, a noun or a verb.
להזהר- to be cautious (Le Hee zah hehr') (verb infinitive)
הזהר - Be Cautious! (verb command)
זהירות - (Caution -
usually a noun. Can be used as a command).
זהיר - Zah heer' - Cautious (masculine adjective)
נזהר- Neez hahr' - is cautious, takes precautions.
Some Masculine Plurals
| Hammer |
Pah teesh' |
פטיש |
| Hammers |
Pah tee shim' |
פטישים |
| Donkey |
'Hah mohr' |
חמור |
| Donkeys |
'Hah mohr rem' |
חמורים |
| Cat |
'Hah tool' |
חתול |
| Cats |
'Hah too lim' |
חתולים |
| Yard |
'Hah tsehr' |
חצר |
| Yards |
'Hah tseh reem' |
חצרים |
| Boy |
Yeh' lehd |
ילד |
| Boys |
Yeh lah dim' |
ילדים |
Some Feminine Plurals
| Cat (female) |
'Hah too lah' |
חתולה |
| Cats |
'Hah too loht' |
חתולות |
| Meal |
Ah roo 'hah |
ארוחה |
| Meals |
Ah roo 'hoht' |
ארוחות |
| Flame |
Leh hah vah' |
להבה |
| Flames |
Leh hah voht' |
להבות |
| Row |
Shoo rah' |
שורה |
| Rows |
Shoo roht' |
שורות |
Some Irregular Plurals:
| One Time, an instance, |
Pah ahm |
פעם |
| Many Times |
Pah ah meem' |
פעמים |
פעם is a feminine noun with a masculine plural ending.
| Banana |
Bah nah' nah |
בננה |
| Bananas |
Bah nah noht' |
בננות |
בננה is a masculine noun with a feminine plural
ending!
| Woman |
Eeh shah' |
אשה |
| Women |
Nah sheem' |
נשים |
Plural Verbs and Adjectives
Plural Verbs and adjectives have the same properties as plural nouns - "eem" for
masculine, "oht" for feminine:
הוא אוכל - He is eating. (Hooh Oh khehl')
היא אוכלת - She is eating (Hee Oh khel' eht)
אנחנו אוכלים- We are eating (Anachnu Ohkh leem')
הכלבות אוכלות - The dogs are
eating (Ha Kahl boht' Okh loht')
כלב גדול - Big dog (Keh lev' Gah dohl')
כלבים גדולים - Big dogs (Klah veem' Gdoh leem')
כלבה גדולה Big Dog (f.) also - "quite a bitch." (Kahl bah'
Gdoh lah')
כלבות גדולות - Big dogs (feminine) (Kahl boht Gdoh loht')
Irregular:
פעם אחת - One time (Pah' ahm Ah khat')
פעמים רבות - Many Times (Peh ah meem' Rah bot')
בננה טוב - Good banana (Bah nah' nah Tov)
בננות טובים - Good Bananas (Bah nah not' Tohv oht')
Numbers
Hebrew number gender is confusing. Most numbers that modify masculine objects end in an "ah" sound.
The feminine numbers do not end in "heh." Feminine numbers are used for numbering and counting of money. That
means that either feminine or masculine number construction can be used for שקלים
(shkah leem') - the israeli currency.
שלוש ילדות (Shah lohsh' Yeh lah dot') - three girls
שלושה ילדים (Shloh shah' Yeh lah deem') - three boys.
ארבעה בנים (Ahr bah ah' Bah neem') - Four sons.
ארבע בנות - (Ahr bah' ah' Bah noht') - Four daughters.
ארבע שקלים- (Ahr bah' Shkah leem') - Four Shekels.
ארבעה שקלים - (Ahr bah' ah' Shkah leem') - Four Shekels.
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