What would you like to do if you visit the Sea of Galilee?

Dear Sammy barrett,

Thanks for commenting on this lesson and sharing your suggestion!

I find your idea interesting, and sure that many students could benefit greatly from such an addition. However, I suspect that this will be a little overwhelming for many others, and distract their attention from simply learning and expanding their vocabulary...

We will keep this in mind for the future 😎

Keep up the great work!

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

May I ask why in the vocabulary section, you do not include which part of speech and or which בניינים (in the case of the verbs) that particular verb belongs to? Maybe it doesn't matter but I am just wondering the reason. Thank you.

Hi קמילה,

Thanks for this commenting and sharing this experience !

Yes, the כנרת can be very crowded sometimes - one has to choose the right date & spot to maximize the fun there 😅

Well written! Just note that פעם is a feminine noun. (הפעם הזו)

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

בקרתי פעם אחת בים הכנרת, לפני כמה שנים... הכנרת היתה יפה, אבל מזג האוויר היה חם ולח מאוד. בנוסף לזה, היה גם יום שבת וגם ראמאדאן, ביחד, אז בטיבריה הכל היה סגור. 😭 אז אם אני אלך שוב לכנרת, הפעם הזה אני ארצה לבקר בעיר... כמובן, אני אלך ביום חול!

Hi Matan Omansky,

Thanks for posting and for sharing your answer!

Please let us know in case you have any questions as well - we're here to assist :)

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

Answer to the question posted on the website:

If I visited the Sea of Galilee, I would probably swim. I like to swim a lot.

Hi David,

Thanks for posting and for sharing your question!

Well, as far as I know, there aren't rules for that, it depends on the context.

For example, "to walk around the building" will be "ללכת מסביב לבניין" (misaviv) while in order to say "to go around" one could say "ללכת סביב" - but this option is a little outdated and isn't in common use...

The best option here is: "להסתובב" (lehistovev) - literally means "to turn around", but used as "walking around".

Hope it's clearer now 😄

Yours,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

When I visited Israel and people asked me what I wanted to do there, I told them "to travel around" using "misaviv." Finally someone told me "misaviv" was used for "looking around" but not "moving around."

Were they completely incorrect? This lesson uses the word for "a trip around the world." Thank you.

Aug. 29, 2018

Hi Maribel

I'm glad it's all clear now, and that it'll help you understand verbs better. Aren't verbs grand? ?

Cheers,

Idit

Team HebrewPod101.com

Thanks again for your answer, Idit!

Your explanation makes a lot of sense for me and finally my doubts about verbs in the section "word of the day" have been solved with your help. ? From now on it will be easier for me. Thanks!!

(I'm still laughing imaging a dictionary with a laaarge section of words starting with ל, al of them, verbs ?? )

Hello Maribel,

Another good question.

The infinitive verb is, in Hebrew, merely a form of conjugation. It isn't the natural form of the verb.

When we teach or talk about or verbs, we always use the dictionary (natural) form. In Hebrew the dictionary form of verbs is ALWAYS: Singular, Male, Past tense.

This form is the simplest conjugation form, it is the easiest for finding the 3 or 4 letter 'root' of the verb, and it's the easiest to find the "Binyan" of the verb.

Imagine, if the dictionary had all the infinitive forms, how big the letter 'ל' will be compared to the other ones ?

By using the natural form (singular, male, past), we can find every verb in the dictionary by the first letter of the verbs' root, in this case, the letter 'ט'.

Hope this helps,

Idit

Team HebrewPod101.com.

Good morning! I have a question about Word of the day 2018-02-13.

The example is טילפן, traduced as "telephone" and considered it as a verb. But the verb is לטלפן, the infinitive form. If the word of the day is a verb, then the form for the example should be the infinitive. I don't know wich is the intention of using טילפן instead of the infinitive. I would appreciate very much an explanation.

thanks in advance.

Hi Maribel,

On behalf of Idit, you're welcome!

In case of any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Cristiane

Team HebrewPod101.com

Thanks Idit! Your explanation has been very useful for me. And also it has given me the chance to discover the video tool "questions answered by you thebrew teacher", that I just added to my dashboard. ?

Hi Maribel!

I understand your question. The proper pronunciation should be חֲדַר אֹכֶל (a sound). The word for "room" in Hebrew is חֶדֶר (E sound). So why the difference? that is because of the "Smikhut" of the two words (room+ food).

You can learn more about Smikhut in this lesson:

https://www.hebrewpod101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-questions-answered-by-your-hebrew-teacher-19-what-is-the-construct-state-smikhut-and-what-are-its-rules/

So, why did we put out two pronunciations if the "A "one is the correct one? Because many Hebrew speakers say "Cheder ochel" and not "chadar ochel", even though it's not the "proper" way of saying it. In speaking, people naturally gravitate towards the "original" sound of the word as it sounds to them more casual and natural, and less stiff.

hope it's clear. Keep enjoying Hebrew,

Idit

Team HebrewPod101.com

Good morning!

I have a doubt about "word of the day" 2018-02-07, so I'll post it since there's nowhere specifical to ask for it

About the word חדר אוכל

The examples are using two different pronunciations for חדר . The first example uses the sound E (like חֶ) and the rest uses the sound A (like חָ). Which is the correct. Both? Is there any reson for the change in pronunciation?Please note my question is about pronunciation, not about how vowels are written.

Thanks in advance for your answer!

Hi Ursula,

Thanks for your comment, good question!

The difference is - להפגש implies some intention behind the meeting (i.e - 2 people set a time and planned to 'meet up') while "לפגוש" can also be a little more coincidental, but not necessarily. (i.e - someone 'ran into' someone else).

Happy to help!

Roi

Team Hebrewpod101.com

שלום

?מה ההבדל בין להיפגש ולפגוש

Hi Ollie,

Thank you for your kind reply.

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.:wink:

Cristiane

Team HebrewPod101.com

Thankyou for deeper insight into how להצטרף and לחבר are used :wink: