Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Hebrew. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Hebrew. |
| Yaara: [Normal] בן כמה אתה?(ben kama ata?) |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'How old' |
| Yaara: [Normal] בן כמה [Slow] בן כמה (ben kama) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אתה [Slow] אתה(ata) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] בן כמה אתה? [Normal] בן כמה אתה? |
| Eric: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'How old are you?' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אפשר לשאול לגילך?(efshar lish'ol legil'kha?) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'Possible' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אפשר [Slow] אפשר (efshar) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to Ask' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לשאול [Slow] לשאול(lish'ol) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'your age' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לגילך [Slow] לגילך(legilkha) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אפשר לשאול לגילך? [Normal] אפשר לשאול לגילך? |
| Eric: Next we’ll take a look at how to say 'I’m 17.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני בן שבע-עשרה.(ani ben shva-esre.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Last is the phrase meaning '17 years old' |
| Yaara: [Normal] בן שבע עשרה [Slow] בן שבע עשרה(ben shva-esre) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I’m 17.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אני בן שבע-עשרה. [Normal] אני בן שבע-עשרה. |
| Eric: Finally, we have a way to say 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני מעדיף לא להגיד.(ani ma'adif lo lehagid.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'Prefer' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מעדיף [Slow] מעדיף(ma'adif) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'No' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לא [Slow] לא(lo) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'to say' |
| Yaara: [Normal] להגיד [Slow] להגיד(lehagid) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אני מעדיף לא להגיד. [Normal] אני מעדיף לא להגיד. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yaara: In more formal situations, it’s common to guess one’s age by asking if he or she is a university student or working after graduation and so on. University students’ ages in Israel are different than in other countries - mostly it varies between 20-25 years old. So keep that in mind! |
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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