Which word do you like the most?

Hi Yitzchak,

Great! Glad I could help 👍👍

Best,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

I understand now. Thank you.

YItzchak

Hi Yitzchak,

Thanks for clarifying your meaning.

1. I'm glad that the concept of "לא יותר מדי" became eventually clear to you, sorry if I confused you in any way.

2. The usage of "לא כל כך" is somewhat inadequate here as it is more fitting to a qualitative description, while "לא יותר מדי" is a quantitative measure. In this case, we're talking about drinking coffee in the sense of amount - a quantitative action, where the "not so much" refers to how much. Using "לא כל כך" is useful for other cases, for example, "I don't like her so much".

Important to say, however, that this is not an absolute rule, and that these can be sometimes used interchangeably... this is a very fine difference and even native speakers get it "wrong" often...

Best,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

I apologize, I didn't phrase my question right.

In your correction sentence you wrote 'אבל אז לא שתיתי יותר מדי'. I was a little confused with your usage of "לא יותר מדי", but I now see that it is used in the same non-literal way that "not too much" is used in English, in that it conveys a lacking of something.

The second thing that I was trying to understand is why you changed the sentence from 'אבל אז לא שתיתי אותו כל כך' to 'אבל אז לא שתיתי יותר מדי'. I wanted to know if it is incorrect or if it is not usually use " לא כל כך" that way.

Either way I appreciate the correction as I don't only want to learn the technically correct way how to speak and write, but also the usual way that people speak and write.

Thanks

Hi Yitzchak

You're correct, 'יותר מדי' means 'too much' - could you refer me to the part of the lesson that implies otherwise...?

"not too much" is simply "לא יותר מדי".

Yes, "לא כל כך" is often used similarly to "לא יותר מדי" and literally means "not SO much". An example for a sentence with this phrase would be: "did you enjoy the show?" -- "not so much" -- "נהנית מההופעה?" --> " לא כל כך"

I hope that answers your questions 👍

Best,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

I thought 'יותר מדי' means 'too much'. Is it also a way to say "not too much"? Also, just curious, is 'כל כך' incorrect, or is an awkward, or not the usual way of, expressing the idea that I intended to convey?

תודה.

Hi YItzchak,

Thanks for posting and sharing your work! good job! 😄

Please note a few small typos - marked with **:

*גם אני* שותה *את* *הקפה* שלי *עם* חלב סויה בגלל שאני רגיש לחלב רגיל.

Note that "my coffee" is "הקפה שלי" and that we need the "את" preposition here.

*וגם אני* אהבתי ** קפה מאז שהייתי ילד, אבל אז לא שתיתי *יותר מדי* כי אמא שלי רק נתנה לי לשתות את הטיפה אחרונה של *הכוס* שלה.

Please let us know if you need further clarification or in case you have any questions 👍

Best,

Roi

Team HebrewPod101.com

אני גם שותה קפה שלי אם חלב סויה בגלל שאני רגיש לחלב רגיל.

ואני גם אהבתי את קפה מאז שהייתי ילד, אבל אז לא שתיתי אותו כל כך כי אמא שלי רק נתנה לי לשתות את הטיפה אחרונה של כוס שלה.

I also drink my coffee with soy milk because I am sensitive to regular milk.

And I also liked coffee since I was a kid, but I didn't drink a lot then because my mother only let me drink the last drop of her cup.

תודה

יצחק

אני אוהבת יין!!!

Aha-Thanks again, Roi

Hi Shelley,

Happy to help!

Number 4 - no, the 'in it' can't come at the end of the sentence, that will be wrong.

5 - שתייה is a general noun for this concept (drinks), it has no actual singular form. Another word for it is משקאות - which its singular is משקה.

Yours,

Roi

Team Hebrewpod101.com

Thank you so much, I understand the errors. It is so educational to post because you try new expressions and when you return for the corrections, you are refreshing your memory again. On number four, it sounds more israeli the way you wrote the sentence, but is it also acceptable to put "in it" at the end of the sentence?

On sentence number five, is one drink "shateh"? Then more drinks are "stiah" Couldn't find it in Morphix. But I got the masculine number for five correct-Hurray! Looking forward to your response, Roi.

Hi Shelley,

Thanks for posting.

Let's review your work -

1 Small fix - משקאות is an irregular Masculine plural - should be - אני אוהבת את רוב המשקאות המתוקים

2 ?

3 wines - plural noun - fixing - כמה יינות הם מרירים ולכן אני מעדיפה לשתות מים

4. missing one word - "בה" (in it) - אני אוהבת בירה אבל יש בה יותר מדי קלוריות

5. יש חמישה סוגים של שתייה בשיעור הזה

6 ?

Great work!

Yours,

Roi

Team Hebrewpod101.com

I like most drinks sweet. אני אוהבת את רוב משקאות מתוקות

occasionally, I will drink coffee with milk and sugar. מדי פעם אני אשתה קפה עם חלב וסוכר

Some wines are bitter so I prefer to drink water. כמה יינות הם מריר ולכן אני מעדיפה לשתות מים

I like beer but it has too many calories. אני אוהבת בירה אבל יש יותר מדי קלוריות

There are five kinds of drinks in this lesson. יש חמישה סוגים של שתיות בשיעור הזה

I am a bit sensitive to soy milk. אני קצת רגישה לחלב סויה