Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Hebrew. |
| Body |
| Eric: First we’ll learn how to say 'Hi I'm Dana.' in Hebrew. |
| Yaara: [Normal] שלום, אני דנה.(Shalom, ani Dana.) |
| Eric: First is a noun meaning 'Hi' |
| Yaara: [Normal] שלום [Slow] שלום (shalom) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning ‘I’ |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Last is the person's name, Dana. |
| Yaara: [Normal] דנה [Slow] דנה(Dana) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Dana.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] שלום, אני דנה. [Normal] שלום, אני דנה. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'Good Morning, I'm Dana Levy.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] בוקר טוב, אני דנה לוי. (boker tov, ani Dana Levy.) |
| Eric: First is a greeting expression meaning 'Good morning' |
| Yaara: [Normal] בוקר טוב [Slow] בוקר טוב (boker tov) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning ‘I’ |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Last is the person’s full name - Dana Levy. |
| Yaara: [Normal] דנה לוי [Slow] דנה לוי(Dana Levy) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Good morning, I'm Dana Levy.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] בוקר טוב, אני דנה לוי. [Normal] בוקר טוב, אני דנה לוי. |
| Eric: Next, we have a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] נעים מאוד. (na'im meod.) |
| Eric: First is an adjective meaning 'pleasant' |
| Yaara: [Normal] נעים [Slow] נעים(na'im) |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning 'very' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מאוד [Slow] מאוד(meod) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] נעים מאוד. [Normal] נעים מאוד. |
| Eric: Finally is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] נעים להכיר אותך.(na'im le'hakir ot’kha.) |
| Eric: First is an adjective meaning 'pleasant' |
| Yaara: [Normal] נעים [Slow] נעים(na'im) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to get to know' |
| Yaara: [Normal] להכיר [Slow] להכיר(le-hakir) |
| Eric: Last is the preposition meaning 'you' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אותך [Slow] אותך(ot'kha) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] נעים להכיר אותך. [Normal] נעים להכיר אותך. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yaara: When introducing yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Israel. If you don’t want to worry about using the right word for men or women, just say na'im meod meaning “Nice to meet you.” |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Yaara: !להתראות |
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