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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Hebrew Survival Phrases, brought to you by HebrewPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Israel. You'll be surprised at how far a little Hebrew will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Survival Phrases Lesson 11 - Entering A Restaurant |
| There is a wide variety of Israeli dishes and your job as a visitor is to try as many different foods as possible! However, before you start eating, you have to get to the table! In today's lesson, we'll cover getting to the table in a restaurant. |
| When entering a restaurant in Israel, they will greet you with בֹּקֶר טוֹב, Boker tov, which means "Good morning," or צָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים, Tzaharaim tovim, which means "Good afternoon," or עֶרֶב טוֹב, Erev tov, which is "Good evening." |
| In Israel when entering a restaurant, one rarely gets seated by the waiter or waitress. The customers often have to find their own table. However, there are occasions where they will ask you the question "How many people in your party?" Practicing it will come in handy at some point. "How many people are you" in Hebrew is ?כַּמָּה אֲנָשִׁים אַתֶּם, Kama anashim atem? Let's hear it once again, ?כַּמָּה אֲנָשִׁים אַתֶּם, Kama anashim atem? The first word כַּמָּה, kama means "How many." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, כַּמָּה, kama. אֲנָשִׁים, Anashim follows this, which in Hebrew means "people." Finally, we have אַתֶּם, Atem, which in Hebrew is "are you." |
| Now let's go over how to answer. In Hebrew, you would respond by telling the waiter or waitress אֲנַחְנוּ שְׁלוֹשָׁה, Anachnu shlosha, which in English means, "We are three." Let's break down these words and hear them more time, אֲנַחְנוּ שְׁלוֹשָׁה, Anachnu shlosha. |
| Now, we're going to review some numbers in Hebrew in case your party happens to be bigger. Please note that, in Hebrew, we have different ways to count depending on the gender of the noun that we are counting. Thus, the numbers one through five for masculine nouns are אֶחָד, Echad, שְׁנַיִם, Shnayim, שְׁלוֹשָׁה, Shlosha, אַרְבָּעָה, Arba'ah, and חֲמִשָּׁה, Chamisha. For feminine nouns, the numbers are אַחַת, Achat, שְׁתַּיִם, Shtayim, שָׁלוֹשׁ, Shalosh, אַרְבַּע, Arba, and חָמֵשׁ, Chamesh. |
| You could also say, "We are four people," which in Hebrew is אֲנַחְנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים, Anachnu arba'ah anashim. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנַחְנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים, Anachnu arba'ah anashim. Now, let's hear it once again, אֲנַחְנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים, Anachnu arba'ah anashim. The first word אֲנַחְנוּ Anachnu means "We are." We follow this with אַרְבָּעָה, Arba'ah, which in Hebrew is "four." The last word is אֲנָשִׁים, Anashim, which in English means "people." |
| If you are just one person, the proper answer to the question is אֲנִי לְבַד, Ani levad, which in English means "I am alone." Let's break down these words and hear them them one more time, אֲנִי לְבַד, Ani levad. The first word אֲנִי, Ani means, "I am." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, אֲנִי לְבַד, Ani. The second word לְבַד, Levad means, "alone." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, לְבַד, Levad. |
| Ok, to close out today's lesson, we would like you to practice what you have just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so !בְּהַצְלָחָה, Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "How many people are you?" - ?כַּמָּה אֲנָשִׁים אַתֶּם, Kama anashim atem? |
| "We're three." - אֲנַחְנוּ שְׁלוֹשָׁה, Anakhnu shlosha. |
| "We're four people." - אֲנַחְנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים, Anakhnu arba-a anashim. |
| "Only one." - אֲנִי לְבַד, Ani levad. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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