Learn how to ask 'What are you doing?'
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘What are you doing?’ in Hebrew. |
| Body |
| Eric: First, we’ll learn how to say 'What are you doing?' in Hebrew. |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה אתה עושה?(ma ata ose?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative meaning 'What' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה [Slow] מה (ma) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'You' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אתה [Slow] אתה(ata) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'Do' |
| Yaara: [Normal] עושה [Slow] עושה(ose) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] מה אתה עושה? [Normal] מה אתה עושה? |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'What’s she doing?' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה היא עושה?(ma hi osa?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative meaning 'What' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה [Slow] מה (ma) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'She' |
| Yaara: [Normal] היא [Slow] היא(hi) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'Do' |
| Yaara: [Normal] עושה [Slow] עושה(osa) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What’s she doing?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] מה היא עושה? [Normal] מה היא עושה? |
| Eric: Next, we’ll see how to say 'I’m studying.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני לומד.(ani lomed.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'Learn’ or ‘study' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לומד [Slow] לומד(lomed) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I’m studying.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אני לומד. [Normal] אני לומד. |
| Eric: Finally, we’ll see how to say 'I'm not doing anything special.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני לא עושה שום דבר מיוחד.(ani lo ose shum davar meyukhad.) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'No' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לא [Slow] לא(lo) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'Do' |
| Yaara: [Normal] עושה [Slow] עושה(ose) |
| Eric: Next is the idiom meaning 'Nothing' |
| Yaara: [Normal] שום דבר [Slow] שום דבר(shum davar) |
| Eric: Last is the adjective meaning 'Special' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מיוחד [Slow] מיוחד(meyukhad) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm not doing anything special.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] אני לא עושה שום דבר מיוחד. [Normal] אני לא עושה שום דבר מיוחד. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yaara: In Hebrew, we often say Ma na’ase ba-erev? Which means “What are we going to do tonight?" For example, if you’re with some friends at night and you haven't decided your plans yet, you can ask this question and it will sound very natural: Ma na’ase ba-erev? |
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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