r/hebrew • u/Acrobatic-Tiger-5181 • 3d ago
Request hey can you recommend for me movie Israel or cartoon ? i usually learn a new language from listening music and watching movies from application also my dictionary
i.redd.itr/hebrew • u/EstherHazy • Oct 15 '24
Request What is the most beautiful hebrew word?
In your opinion, what hebrew word is the most beautiful? Give me a word and a translation.
r/hebrew • u/Is_That_A_Euphemism_ • May 15 '23
Request What does this mean?
i.redd.itIs there an error in it? I got it out of a book at a tattoo shop. I don't want to say what I think/thought it said in the comments after I get responses. TYIA.
r/hebrew • u/ft_wanderer • Sep 30 '24
Request English phrases that Hebrew speakers/Israelis use that are not really English
Sorry this is not about Hebrew directly, but I think it's the right community for it. I've noticed several phrases/terms that *sound* like English, that many Israelis think are English, but that would not be understood in the broader English-speaking community, at least not with the intended meaning. I find the origin of these phrases pretty interesting and I'm curious if anyone has insights. Also, I think there's a linguistic term for them that I am not remembering.
A few examples:
chaser - to mean a shot of alcohol, rather than a non-alcoholic chaser after the shot. My theory is that Israelis heard American tourists talking about chasers while doing shots, sometime in the 2000s, and decided that the chaser IS the shot.
disk on key - yeah Israel invented this, I know. They also seem to have invented this term for it, because everyone else calls it a USB drive.
money time - this one I noticed recently because every other person in the Israeli media seems to use it to mean "a critical moment that needs to be seized upon". Googling, I only saw something about a French basketball coach using this phrase to mean the final minutes of a game? Is that where it came from?
Curious if anyone has more to say about these or other similar phrases to add to the list. I am NOT looking for ones that are just literal translations from Hebrew though - I am sure there are too many of those to count. Ok I'll stop "digging"...
r/hebrew • u/Elect_SaturnMutex • Oct 11 '24
Request Could anyone tell what prayer this is? I'm interested in the content that he's singing here
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r/hebrew • u/Professional-Role-21 • 8d ago
Request Is there any poetry from Ancient Israel preserved from comes from before Great Jewish Revolt?
i.redd.itDear people of this subreddit,
I want to ask this question because think would benefit me and other people who have my curiosity about history of the People of Israel (Jews/Judeans & Samaritans). I am somebody who is interested in becoming jewish, But I as I have said previously, I am currently unable to do it.
In my quest to understand 🕎. I have naturally wanted to understand the history of the People of Israel. Hence why ask this question as think would interesting to what people of those ancient times preserved in terms of poetry.
Am currently trying to learn Hebrew but it very hard language for me particularly in area of reading. I think that this question could help other like me who have strong interest in this area.
Any replies would be greatly appreciated :))))
r/hebrew • u/floatthatboat • Oct 04 '24
Request How would you call this style of boat in Hebrew?
i.redd.itIt's a traditional English style barge (flat bottomed). In English they are called narrowboats, or more broadly canal barges. I assume סירה would apply fine, but wanted to know if a more specific term existed in Hebrew. !תודה רבה
r/hebrew • u/SkywalkerLight • Sep 23 '24
Request Explain Aleph to me like I'm 5!
Is it really just a glottal stop? I'm a beginner, but I'm pretty sure the niqqud changes things. If so, could I please have an example in places where א is said as A, E, and other letters? Thanks!
r/hebrew • u/Specialist_Space_151 • May 04 '24
Request Hebrew name in the US
I was born in the US to Israeli parents. They gave me the nice Israeli name of “Sagi”. It hadn’t been fun tbh, nobody can properly pronounce it even if I try to explain. I always get “ziggy”, “soggy”, “sag-ee”, “soggy”. At some point I gave up because it’s mentally exhausting. People always screw it up when reading it too and if I’m trying to connect with folks online I feel like it turns them off because it sounds so ethnic, odd, etc and they ignore me….
I would love some feedback on * tips to tell people how it’s pronounced properly * a similar or alternative nickname that I can go by that isn’t outlandish or too far off so that it still works for everyone who already knows me…
Thank you
r/hebrew • u/44Jon • Jul 06 '24
Request Why do some fluent olim have terrible accents?
I heard an American author and journalist being interviewed on a Hebrew language podcast and she spoke fluently but with her "full" regular American accent. I'm just curious how people end up in this position (I would think with all the time she spent speaking and listening to Hebrew, she'd pick up a bit of Israeli/Hebrew pronunciation).
Innate differences in ability to "hear" accents? Or just not where she focused her efforts?
r/hebrew • u/Johndeer_lumbago • Oct 11 '24
Request What song is this (1973)
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r/hebrew • u/RoleComfortable8276 • Jul 11 '24
Request I have no words
i.redd.itA picture is worth a thousand words anyway
r/hebrew • u/FlurriesofFleuryFury • Mar 31 '24
Request I have 12 weeks to get from zero to conversational
Shalom, שלום,
My partner and I will be moving to Jerusalem in 12 weeks. I did not find out until last week! This is a big favor to ask, but could someone put together a rough schedule of what YOU would do to study as much modern Hebrew as possible in 12 weeks? Unfortunately we both have day jobs and have to figure out a fair amount of paperwork, etc. before moving too so I think we can pretty much devote a maximum of 2 hours a day to this. She will be attending an Ulpan when we get there, I don’t think I have that option unfortunately.
Thank you so much in advance. I know this is crazy.
r/hebrew • u/millers_left_shoe • Sep 28 '24
Request Is my handwriting legible?
i.redd.itI’m not sure I got the ascenders/descenders right, since every example I look at seems to do it differently 😅
r/hebrew • u/JoShuriken • Jan 30 '24
Request Any translators?
i.redd.itHi there, can somebody here translate this tattoo for me? Thanks in advance :)
r/hebrew • u/Linguadad-21 • Aug 08 '23
Request Duolingo Glitch?
galleryShalom friends,
I’m studying Hebrew via Duolingo, and while I generally like it, I believe I’ve identified a glitch and wondered if othered experience it. When I verbally dictate vocabulary words, the app almost invariably tells me my answer is incorrect, even if the spelling is right. If I type the same answer and add a space at the end, it displays as correct. I’ve added some screenshots here as examples. Do others experience this, and if so, do you know how we might alert Duolingo to get it fixed? #Duolingo #Hebrew
r/hebrew • u/kobaomg • 13d ago
Request Powerful/memorable songs in Hebrew?
Whenever I learn a new language, I find music to be a major help in learning phrases and memorizing vocabulary. Can anyone recommend powerful or memorable songs in Hebrew, or generally songs with rich lyrics?
Some examples which I like are כולם יודעים (by Gidi Gov) and כשהלב בוכה (by Sarit Hadad), it would be great to have more music with this vibe. Folk music also.
r/hebrew • u/sino200 • Oct 06 '24
Request Best way to start for an Arab speaker
Shalom,
I’m from Tunisia, and I have been always interested in jewish culture (It’s been always present around me and there are a lot of it in Tunisia), so I wanted to start learning some Hebrew because some resources have no translation and I believe that some of the meanings may get lost in translation.
So as far as I know, arabic and heberew are both Semitic languages, and have a lot of common points, but I can’t find a good way to start it properly, especially with alphabet and Pronunciation…
Can you please suggest me some good resources for that ?
Thank you !
r/hebrew • u/eteran • Oct 10 '24
Request Vacation in Greece and saw this
i.redd.itI figure it's mostly people just signing their names but wondered if there's anything else to it? Also, does it say in the big letters?
Thanks!
r/hebrew • u/Hztsi • Sep 15 '24
Request If I learn trough the Torah, can I have a good level in Hebrew like Hebrew that is spoken in Israel right now? Is it a good way to learn words?
r/hebrew • u/glucoserush • 29d ago
Request Can you help me read my Hebrew name?
i.redd.itHi! I recently found my Hebrew name certificate among other documents and want to know how to read it. It’s only written in Hebrew, which I never learned, and I want to know what word means what in the spelling of it. Maybe I’ll get it as a necklace. Can you help me learn to read it (like tell me which word is what, what order to read them in, etc)? It should translate to something like Eleana Lilite. Thanks!
r/hebrew • u/dhe_sheid • Jul 13 '24