Learn how to express gratitude
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Intro |
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| Shira: Hello and welcome to HebrewPod101.comโs Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 8 - Here is a Traditional Israeli Gift for You. Iโm your host, Shira. |
| Amir: Shalom, Iโm Amir. |
| Shira: In this lesson, you will learn how to express gratitude in Hebrew. |
| Amir: The conversation takes place at the airport. |
| Shira: Itโs between Peter and Sarah. |
| Amir: The dialogue is formal because Peter and Sarah donโt know each other well yet. |
| Shira: Letโs listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
| Sarah: ืคืืจ, ืืืช ืืืืจืช ืืฉืจืืืืช ืืฉืืืื. |
| (Peter, zot mazโkeret yisโrelit bishโvilโkha.) |
| Peter: ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื. |
| (Ani modeh lach meโod.) |
| Sarah: ืขื ืื ืืืจ! |
| (Al lo davar!) |
| Shira: Letโs listen to the conversation one more time slowly. |
| Sarah: ืคืืจ, ืืืช ืืืืจืช ืืฉืจืืืืช ืืฉืืืื. |
| (Peter, zot mazโkeret yisโrelit bishโvilโkha.) |
| Peter: ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื. |
| (Ani modeh lach meโod.) |
| Sarah: ืขื ืื ืืืจ! |
| (Al lo davar!) |
| Shira: Letโs listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Sarah: ืคืืจ, ืืืช ืืืืจืช ืืฉืจืืืืช ืืฉืืืื. |
| (Peter, zot mazโkeret yisโrelit bishโvilโkha.) |
| Shira: Peter, this is an Israeli souvenir for you. |
| Peter: ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื. |
| (Ani modeh lach meโod.) |
| Shira: I thank you very much. |
| Sarah: ืขื ืื ืืืจ! |
| (Al lo davar!) |
| Shira: Not at all! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Amir: So what cultural tidbit are we sharing with our listeners in this lesson? |
| Shira: Souvenirs! |
| Amir: Souvenirs are plentiful in Israel since there are so many people who come every year as tourists. |
| Shira: The best places to find them are in the Old City in Jerusalem or at the many archeological sites all over Israel. |
| Amir: If youโre looking in the Old City of Jerusalem be sure to come ready to barter otherwise you will end up paying too much for something. |
| Shira: In these shops you can find wooden camels or t-shirts or even rosaries. |
| Amir: The most popular items are olive wood carvings and ceramic plates with ornate paintings on them. |
| Shira: So have fun browsing! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Shira: Now letโs go to the vocabulary for this lesson. First we have: |
| Amir: ืืืืจืช (Mazโkeret) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: Souvenir |
| Amir: ืืืืจืช (Mazโkeret) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืืืืจืช (Mazโkeret) [natural native speed]. |
| Shira: Next: |
| Amir: ืืฉืจืืืืช (Yis'ra'elit) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: Israeli (feminine) |
| Amir: ืืฉืจืืืืช (Yis'ra'elit) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืืฉืจืืืืช (Yis'ra'elit) [natural native speed]. |
| Shira: Next: |
| Amir: ืืฉืืืื (Bish'vil'kha) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: For you (masculine) |
| Amir: ืืฉืืืื (Bish'vil'kha) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืืฉืืืื (Bish'vil'kha) [natural native speed]. |
| Shira: Next: |
| Amir: ืืืืืืช/ืืืื (Le-hodot/hodah) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: To thank. |
| Amir: ืืืืืืช/ืืืื (Le-hodot/hodah) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืืืืืืช/ืืืื (Le-hodot/hodah) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: Next: |
| Amir: ืขื (al) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: On. |
| Amir: ืขื (al) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืขื (al) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: And last: |
| Amir: ืืืจ (davar) [natural native speed] |
| Shira: Thing. |
| Amir: ืืืจ (davar) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. ืืืจ (davar) [natural native speed]. |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Shira: Letโs take a closer look at the usage for some of the words in this lesson. The first word is ืืืืจืช (Maz'keret). |
| Amir: A ืืืืจืช (Maz'keret) is โa souvenir.โ It comes from the root ืืืจ or โto rememberโ. |
| Shira: Next up is ืืฉืจืืืืช (Yis'relit) and this is the feminine singular adjective for โIsraeliโ. The feminine version agrees with ืืืืจืช (Maz'keret) because it is a feminine noun. |
| Amir: The next word is ืืฉืืืื (Bish'vil'kha) or โfor youโ. This word can be broken down into two parts. |
| Shira: ืืฉืืื (bish'vil) means "for," and -ื (kha) means โyouโ. |
| Amir: You can add other pronoun endings to this instead of the suffix for โyouโ. |
| Shira: This preposition ืืฉืืื (bish'vil) can stand alone, which is different from other prepositions we have seen so far. |
| Amir: Hereโs an example of this ืืืช ืืชื ื ืืฉืืื ืื ื (Zot matanah bish'vil Dana). |
| Shira: This is a present for Dana. |
| Amir: The next word that we want to talk about is ืืืืืืช (Le-hodot) which means โto thankโ. |
| Shira: In the dialogue the verb appeared as ืืืื (modeh) which is a little bit different from the infinitive form. |
| Amir: Yes, this verb changes form when it is conjugated in the present tense. |
| Shira: This would be considered an irregular verb in Hebrew. |
| Amir: Hebrew verbs are generally very structured and regular, but there are some irregular verbs like in other languages. |
| Shira: Usually, the reason that verbs are irregular in Hebrew is because they have โweakโ letters that change sounds when theyโre conjugated. |
| Amir: Thatโs exactly the reason ืืืืืืช (lehodot) is irregular. |
| Shira: The next word is ืขื (al) which means โonโ and can be used to show the position of something. |
| Amir: Like ืืืชืื ืืืฉื ืขื ืืกืคื (Ha-ฤงatul yoshev al ha-sapah). |
| Shira: "The cat is sitting on the sofa." Al can also be used like โaboutโ in English. |
| Amir: For example, ืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืืืืืืจ (Hu medaber al mezeg ha-avir). |
| Shira: "He is talking about the weather." |
| Amir: The last vocabulary we want to talk about is a phrase ืขื ืื ืืืจ (Al lo davar). |
| Shira: This is translated as โnot at allโ but when you break it down, youโre actually saying โon no thingโ. It means that you really donโt need to thank me for anything. Okay, letโs move on to the grammar section. |
Lesson focus |
| Shira: In this lesson, you will learn how to show appreciation in Hebrew. |
| Amir: ืชืืื ืจืื (toda raba). Weโve already learned that so we can wrap up the lesson already. |
| Shira: Hey, come back here! I want to get a little more formal than that. |
| Amir: Oh, okay, Iโm coming back! Formal, huh? |
| Shira: Yes, in our dialogue Peter and Sarah still donโt know each other very well, so they used something a little more formal than ืชืืื ืจืื (toda raba). |
| Amir: Thatโs right. Peter said, ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื (Ani modeh lakh me'od), which is a little more formal that you would use every day. |
| Shira: But still, you do use it when youโre talking to someone you donโt know very well or someone that you really want to show your appreciation to when a simple ืชืืื ืจืื (toda raba) wonโt do. |
| Amir: You start this sentence out with ืื ื (ani) or "I." After that, you say ืืืื (modeh). |
| Shira: Or ืืืื (modah) if you are a woman. |
| Amir: After that you need to decide if youโre talking to a man or a woman. For a man you would say ืื (lekha). |
| Shira: If you were talking to a woman, you would say ืื (lakh). And finally add a ืืืื for โvery muchโ. |
| Amir: So if you are a man talking to a man, you would say, ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื (Ani modeh lekha me'od). And if youโre talking to a woman, you would say ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื (Ani modah lakh). |
| Shira: If you are a woman talking to a man, it would be ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื (Ani modah lekha me'od) and if you were talking to another woman ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืื (Ani modah lakh me'od). |
| Amir: Of course there are many other options and if youโre interested in learning more, take a look at the lesson notes. |
Outro |
| Shira: Okay, thatโs it for this lesson. |
| Amir: Make sure to leave us a comment on HebrewPod101.com! |
| Shira: See you next time! |
| Amir: Shalom! |
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