Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including conversational phrases and common adjectives
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| Hi everybody, my name is Lenny. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Hebrew Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מה קורה? |
| (Mah koreh?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מה קורה? |
| (SLOW) |
| מה קורה? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| What's up? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| היי, מה קורה? |
| (Hai, mah koreh?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hi, what's up?" |
| (SLOW) |
| היי, מה קורה? |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| עגול |
| (agol) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| עגול |
| (SLOW) |
| עגול |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| round |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| גלגל עגול |
| (galgal a'gol) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round wheel" |
| (SLOW) |
| גלגל עגול |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| גדול |
| (gadol) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| גדול |
| (SLOW) |
| גדול |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| big |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| הוא גר בבית גדול. |
| (Hu gar be'bait gadol.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He lives in a big house." |
| (SLOW) |
| הוא גר בבית גדול. |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| צפוף |
| (tsa'fuf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| צפוף |
| (SLOW) |
| צפוף |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dense |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| חדר צפוף |
| (kheder tsa'fuf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense room" |
| (SLOW) |
| חדר צפוף |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| נרחב |
| (nirkhav) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| נרחב |
| (SLOW) |
| נרחב |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vast |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מרבית המדבר הינו שממה נרחבת. |
| (Mar'bit ha'midbar hino shma'ma nirkhevet.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Most of the desert was a vast wasteland." |
| (SLOW) |
| מרבית המדבר הינו שממה נרחבת. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מרובע |
| (meruba) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מרובע |
| (SLOW) |
| מרובע |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| square |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| שולחן מרובע |
| (shul'khan meruba) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square table" |
| (SLOW) |
| שולחן מרובע |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מחוספס |
| (me'khus'pas) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מחוספס |
| (SLOW) |
| מחוספס |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coarse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| נייר זכוכית מחוספס |
| (ni'yar zkhu'kit me'khus'pas) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse sandpaper" |
| (SLOW) |
| נייר זכוכית מחוספס |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| משובח |
| (me'shu'bakh) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| משובח |
| (SLOW) |
| משובח |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| משי משובח |
| (me'shi me'shu'bakh) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine silk" |
| (SLOW) |
| משי משובח |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| כבד |
| (kaved) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| כבד |
| (SLOW) |
| כבד |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| heavy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| מטען כבד |
| (mit'an ka'ved) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy luggage" |
| (SLOW) |
| מטען כבד |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ארוך |
| (a'rokh) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ארוך |
| (SLOW) |
| ארוך |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| שביל ארוך |
| (shvil a'rokh) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long road" |
| (SLOW) |
| שביל ארוך |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Hebrew, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "What's up??" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| מה קורה? |
| (1) |
| מה קורה? |
| (And how to say "round?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| עגול |
| (1) |
| עגול |
| (What about "big?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| גדול |
| (1) |
| גדול |
| (Do you remember how to say "dense?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| צפוף |
| (1) |
| צפוף |
| (Let's try "vast!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| נרחב |
| (1) |
| נרחב |
| (What about "square?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| מרובע |
| (1) |
| מרובע |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "coarse!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| מחוספס |
| (1) |
| מחוספס |
| (Another one! What about "fine?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| משובח |
| (1) |
| משובח |
| (Do you remember how to say "heavy?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| כבד |
| (1) |
| כבד |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "long?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ארוך |
| (1) |
| ארוך |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| (Shalom.) שלום. |
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