Hi everyone!

What places you go usually at night?

Hi תָמֳרָ קְרִסְטִנְ,

Thank you for your comment!😄

Yes, in Hebrew, you can express the idea of "anywhere" using the word "כל מקום" (kol makom), which means "anywhere" or "everywhere." That's when it's in the nuance of "everywhere." In the "negative" nauance it would be "שום מקום" (shum makom) like "nowhere." So, to say "I don't go anywhere," you could say "אני לא הולכת לשום מקום." (Ani lo holekhet le'shum makom).

Happy learning!

Yours,

Tal

Team Hebrewpod101.com

Would there be another word for “anywhere”, then? As in “I don’t go anywhere?”

Hi תָמֳרָ קְרִסְטִנְ,

Thank you for your comment!😄

"אני לא הולכת בדרך כלל לכל מקום."

"אני" (ani) - "I"

"לא" (lo) - "not"

"הולכת" (holekhet) - "go" (feminine singular, present tense)

"בדרך כלל" (bederekh k'lal) - "generally" or "usually"

"לכל מקום" (lekhol makom) - "everywhere" or "to all places"

So, altogether, this sentence means "I generally don't go everywhere."

"אני נשארת בבית."

"אני" (ani) - "I"

"נשארת" (nish'eret) - "stay" or "remain" (feminine singular, present tense)

"בבית" (ba'bait) - "at home"

This sentence translates to "I stay at home."

Yours,

Tal

Team Hebrewpod101.com

אני הוֹלֶכֶֶת ל מקומות במינף שלי. 😁

באופן יותר ספציפי, אני ִנִשְׁאֶרֶת בּבּית ו , קוֹרֵאת ספרים, כּוֹתֶבֶת, ו לוֹמדת עברית.

בְּדֶרֶך כְּלַל לֹא הוֹלֶכֶת בְּכָל מָקוֹם. אני ִנִשְׁאֶרֶת בּבּית.

Hi Zachery Zirzow,

Thank you for your comment!😄

The verb ללכת is one of a number of unusual verbs in the Hebrew language, which have a different and complex conjugations.

The verb "ללכת," which means "to go" is a special case. The dictionary form (infinitive) is ללכת - to go

its root is הלך which is similar to its past form הלך, "went" and in binyan pa'al.

Happy learning!

Yours,

Tal

Team Hebrewpod101.com

Hello,

Why does ללכת change the root to הלך? Wouldn't it be לכת? And then wouldn't "I walk" be לוכת? The lessons keep referring to -ה, but I missed it in the lesson where it places that letter in the conjugation. Why does the -ת disappear? I thought that was in the case of double consonant.

I am just a little confused. 😅

תודה רבה

Hi Charles,

Thank you for your comment!😄

Ba'erev ani ro'eh televiz'yah ve'be'eser ani holekh lishon. - At the evening I'm watching TV and at 10:00pm I'm going to sleep.

Very good!

Have a pleasant learning!

Yours,

Tal

Team Hebrewpod101.com

Shalom!

Ba-erev, ani olekh before my TV set, akhore'i, ve be esré be-dyiuk ani olekh be ha-bed sheli.

Hello Saumya,

You are very welcome. 😊

Don't hesitate to let us know if you need anything!

Sincerely,

Ali

Team HebrewPod101.com

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation Roi. It was super helpful.

Appreciate your help.

Shalom Saumya,

Thanks for following up on these issues.

Although one could think that the phrase "At tz'richah le-lechet le-k'niyot." should work in Hebrew, it is simply not the proper way to speak. This is simply because "k'niyot" is not a place one could "go" to. A closer solution would be "At tz'richah le-lechet liknot" - using the infinitive form of "to shop" - but in this case one would expect a specification of the thing that must be bought (i.e. "At tz'richah le-lechet liknot lekhem).

The phrase 'to go shopping" is simply translated in Hebrew as "לעשות שופינג" or "לעשות קניות" and therefore my suggested translation from the last comment.

1. The verb "to go" is lalekhet. In this case, the "la" component isn't a prefix but an integral part of the verb. Actually, as a rule, it might help to remember that all infinitives begin with the letter ל.

2. The connector "and" in Hebrew (ו) can have different nikud vowels according to the word's first letter. When it appears one of the letters ב', ו', מ' ,פ', the vowel on the Vav turns into a shuruk. This is aimed at making pronunciation simpler.

I hope that answers all your questions :) If anything is still unclear please let us know 👍👍

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

Hi Team,

Thanks for reverting but I am still not clear.

Why we have used a new word la’asot in the dialogue?

If “li” was an incorrect preposition used in the dialogue, can’t we simply change the dialogue as below to correct it?

At tz'richah le-lechet le-k'niyot.

Also, can you please help me with my below pending questions as well?

1. If "la" means "to the", should not the verb for "to go" be " le lekhet" in Hebrew instead of "la lekhet"?

2. In the below dialogue by David, why "I and Peter" written as "ani u-Peter" instead of "ani ve-Peter".

Dialogue from lesson- "Sarah, ha-yom be-erev ani u-Peter hol'khim le-pab. Tavo'i itanu?"

Thanks in advance!

Dear Saumya,

Thanks for commenting on this lesson and posting your questions!

There seems to be a mistranslation in the second phrase, which is the reason for your difficulty. We apologize for the inconvenience. The correct entry would be:

אַתְּ צְרִיכָה לָלֶכֶת לַעֲשׂוֹת קְנִיּוֹת

At tz'rikhah lalekhet la'asot k'niyot.

I hope that helps 👍 We'll also update the text in the lesson ASAP.

Keep up the excellent work!

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

Hi Team,

From the below comments, I understand that the preposition "la" mean "to the" and "le" means "to" in English.

However, in the below example given in the lesson focus, there is a third preposition "li". Is it the same as "le" or different? when should we use "li" instead of "le"?

Example- At tz'richah la-lechet li-k'niyot.

Also, if "la" means "to the", should not the verb for "to go" be " le lekhet" in Hebrew instead of "la lekhet"? Kindly clarify.

Thanks!

Hi Team,

In the below dialogue by David, why "I and Peter" written as "ani u-Peter" instead of "ani ve-Peter".

Dialogue from lesson- "Sarah, ha-yom be-erev ani u-Peter hol'khim le-pab. Tavo'i itanu?"

Thanks!

Dear אברהם,

Thanks for posting and sharing your Hebrew sentence!

Well done - this is almost 100% correct!

Note that the verb "I go" is "הולך", therefore:

אני הולך עם הבנים שלי לבית הכנסת כל ערב

Another note - אם is "if" while "עם" is with. 😄

Keep up the great work!

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

אני לך אם הבנים שלי לבית הכנסת כל ערב

In Windows 10 you can choose Hebrew as a second language and also get a Hebrew keyboard shown so you just have to choose the Hebrew letters you want (no need to memorize where the Hebrew characters should appear on the QWERTY keyboard). As mentioned googling for ‘online Hebrew keyboard’ should show you how to do this also.