It’s a wonderful afternoon here. Sunshine finally and a quiet street outside. So, here goes Pimsleur Hebrew lesson 3… Main conversation: Woman: Shalom, ma shlomcha? Man: Tov toda. Woman: Ah! atta mevin ivrit! Man: Ken, ktsat. Woman: Atta amerikai? Man: Ken. Woman: Aval atta mevin ivrit tov meod! New words and phrases: But: Aval = אבל Israeli (male): Yisraeli = ישראלי Israeli (female): Yisraelit = ישראלית And: ve = ו And you (to male): veatta = ואתה And you (to female): veatt = ואת No...

Who is the most influential woman in Israel? Arguably it would be Tsippi Livni, one of my favorite politicians. Livni fears that Benjamin Netanyahu (who is ironically one of my favorite politicians as well), is too strong to loose the coming elections, and she feels that there is just one man who could win over Bibi. Shimon Peres, the president of the State of Israel. So, Livni has been talking to Peres on the phone and held a meeting with him in his office on Hanassi Street in Jerusalem. They w...

The word blessing in Hebrew is “bracha”. Here is how it is written in Hebrew: ברכה Here is how to write it with niqqud (Hebrew vowels): בְּרָכָה Hebrew letters used in writing the word blessing in Hebrew: ב = bet = like “b” in English ר = resh = like rolled “r” in Spanish or the weird French “r” sound. However, the normal English “r” sound is perfectly acceptable. כ = kaf = like the “ch” sound in Spanish “j” letter as in trabajo or the Scottish word “loch” ה = heh = like “h” in English.

Wondering what the Western Hebrew months sound like? It’s very common in Israel to use the Gregorian (Western) Calendar, after all, this is the global calendar that even anti-Christians are using today, so why wouldn’t Israel? PS: If you want to learn how to write and pronounce months of the year in Hebrew, you can use these printable worksheets and audio pronunciation guide here. Here are the Western/Gregorian Hebrew months January in Hebrew yanuar – יָנוּאָר February in Heb...