Learn how to use Hebrew adjectives
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in Hebrew. |
| Body |
| Eric: First, we’ll learn how to say 'I’m tall.’ in Hebrew. |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני גבוה (ani gavoha.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני (ani) |
| Eric: Last is the adjective meaning ‘tall' |
| Yaara: [Normal] גבוה [Slow] גבוה(gavoha) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I’m tall.’ |
| Yaara: [Slow] אני גבוה. [Normal] אני גבוה. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'She’s smart.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] היא חכמה.(hi khakhama.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'She' |
| Yaara: [Normal] היא [Slow] היא (hi) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Smart' |
| Yaara: [Normal] חכמה [Slow] חכמה(khakhama) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'She’s smart.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] היא חכמה. [Normal] היא חכמה. |
| Eric: Next, we’ll learn how to say 'We’re shy.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אנחנו ביישנים.(anakh'nu baishanim.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'We' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אנחנו [Slow] אנחנו (anakh'nu) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'shy' |
| Yaara: [Normal] ביישנים [Slow] ביישנים(baishanim) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'We’re shy.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אנחנו ביישנים. [Normal] אנחנו ביישנים. |
| Eric: Finally, we have a phrase meaning 'You’re funny. ' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אתה מצחיק.(ata matz’khik.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'You' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אתה [Slow] אתה(ata) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Funny' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מצחיק [Slow] מצחיק(matz'khik) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'You’re funny. ' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אתה מצחיק. [Normal] אתה מצחיק. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yaara: If you want to emphasize an adjective in Hebrew, you can use the word Meod. |
| For example, you can say… |
| yafe meod, meaning very beautiful. |
| taim meod, meaning very delicious. |
| or nekhmadim meod, meaning “very kind” (in the plural masculine form.) |
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 |
13 Comments
HideHi Listeners! Let's practice these adjectives in the comments!
Hi Samuel Santos,
Thanks for commenting and for sharing your translation! very good! Please allow me to correct it where it's needed.
1st - my name is written almost as you wrote - the correct way is "רועי" with a "י" at the end. This is always the case at the end of a word when the vowel is "khirik" (ee) - we must add a "yod" to "close" the word.
Have a try is very important - not a coherent Hebrew grammar - one would phrase it as:
*חשוב לנסות*
Israel has a long and old history
ישראל יש היסטוריה ארוכה *ועתיקה*
"Gave Ten commandments to the world" - this sentence is missing the subject - who did this? this is missing in the Hebrew phrase as well and it's incorrect without...
נתן את עשרת הדיברות לכָל העולם
"In my country, there are many Hebrew names"
במדינה שלי הרבה שמות *עבריים* - a name" is a masculine noun in Hebrew "
Happy to assist :)
Best,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
שָׁלוֹם רוֹעִ!
First of all I wonder if your name is well written in Hebrew! Just tried a transliteration.
הַעַבוֹדָה שֶלִי הַיּוֹם
Have a try is very important
לעשות את הניסיון הוא חשוב
Israel has a long and old history
ישראל יש היסטוריה ארוכה ועתיק
Gave Ten comandments to the world
נתן את עשרת הדיברות לכָל העולם
In my country there are many Hebrew names
במדינה שלי הרבה שמות עבריות
like these:
כאלו:
Manuel, Maria, José
I have an Hebrew name
יש לי שם עברי
I am not too old to learn a new language.
אני לא מבוגר מדי בשביל ללמוד שפה חדשה.
Only possible with the help of a dictionary and some exemples
תוֹדָה רַבָּה👍
שמואל סאנטוס מפורטוגל
Hi Orsi,
Thanks for posting and for sharing!
Haha I can believe that! 😄
This is a great combination of characteristics that creates very fun people! 😉
Keep up the great work, and happy learning!
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
אני חכמה ומצחיקה ואני לא ביישנית בכלל.
I' m smart, funny, and not shy at all.
Hi Frankie,
Thanks for posting!
Please let us know in case you have any questions 👍
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
😊
Hello Nancy,
Thank you very much for your comment, we really appreciate it! Please enjoy the rest of our lessons.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Cheers,
Stan
Team HebrewPod101.com
simple, short and clear.
Hello Shelley,
Thank you very much for your comment! :smile::thumbsup:
We wish you lots of success with your studies!
Please don’t hesitate to ask us if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Albert
Team HebrewPod101.com
So happy when I get a sentence correct. Thank you.