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‫ סידרת ערכות אינטראקטיביות הכוללות חומרי שמע‬- iHebrew™
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Learn Hebrew the Fun Way
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iHebrew™ - a series of interactive rapid Hebrew study kits
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Introductory Level
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Orly & Yoel Ganor
‫אורלי ויואל גנור‬
Copyright © 1998-2011 by Orly & Yoel Ganor
‫כל הזכויות שמורות‬
All rights reserved to Orly and Yoel Ganor
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written
permission from Orly and Yoel Ganor.
Catalog Number: UAL2011-2S-R-N2
Ulpan-Or: www.ulpanor.com
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Important guidelines for self study using Ulpan-Or
Basic Level Set (Kita Alef + Verbs)
Study method:
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We recommend studying no more than 2-5 pages during each study session. First listen
2-3 times to the CD, while reading the text from the book. Then a few hours later listen
once again to the CD, then check yourself by covering the Hebrew portion and saying
aloud the vocabulary and the text in Hebrew as you look at the English – see how much
you remember.
The English serves as an "anchor" for remembering the short dialogues and questions.
If you have difficulties, listen and read the material again. Only after feeling comfortable
with the new text and vocabulary should you proceed to the next passage.
Each section is linked like Lego railway cars, each fitted to the one before to make
learning Hebrew reasonable and fun.
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Usually, students can study Hebrew successfully on their own by using Ulpan-Or study
kits.
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To achieve best results, we recommend studying using either our GDL (Guided Distance
Learning) programs or our self study programs.
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In the GDL program students study with a personal coach from Ulpan-Or while lessons
are conducted either over the internet or by phone.
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For the self study program, students initially get personal guidance from Ulpan-Or, and
then get a detailed self-study program divided into sessions.
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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 8
The Structure of this Book ................................................................................................................... 9
Ulpan-Or Rules ................................................................................................................................... 13
Affirmation Statement ........................................................................................................................ 14
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Unit 1:
Start communicating in Hebrew ............................................. 15
The Hebrew alphabet ........................................................................................................................ 18
General Guidelines For Using This Study Kit ................................................................................... 20
Basic Acquaintance Questions .......................................................................................................... 21
Question: Where are you from? ........................................................................................................ 23
Question: Where do you live? ........................................................................................................... 24
Question: How do you do?................................................................................................................ 25
Test: Vocabulary for Basic Questions ........................................................................................... 33
Additional Useful Expressions .......................................................................................................... 34
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Add personal aspects to your Hebrew..................................... 37
Pronouns ........................................................................................................................................... 39
Song: "I and You" .......................................................................................................................... 41
Response Expressions ....................................................................................................................... 42
Nouns ............................................................................................................................................... 44
At school .......................................................................................................................................... 44
In the family .................................................................................................................................... 46
At work ........................................................................................................................................... 50
People .............................................................................................................................................. 51
In Israel ............................................................................................................................................ 52
Expressions....................................................................................................................................... 53
Dialogue - "The Babysitter" .............................................................................................................. 54
Questions With Nouns ...................................................................................................................... 58
Conversation - "Over the Phone", part 1............................................................................................ 67
Conversation - "Over the Phone", part 2............................................................................................ 68
Summary Unit 2 Nouns..................................................................................................................... 72
Test: Vocabulary of Nouns ............................................................................................................ 75
Count your achievements in Hebrew.................................... 79
Unit 3:
Numbers )0-10( .................................................................................................................................. 81
Adjectives ......................................................................................................................................... 85
Summary of the Adjectives ............................................................................................................... 89
Song: "Sometimes I…" .................................................................................................................. 94
Test: Vocabulary of Adjectives ...................................................................................................... 96
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Start paying in Hebrew and get your food ....................... 99
Unit 4:
Numbers (11-19)............................................................................................................................. 101
Numbers (20-99)............................................................................................................................. 103
Numbers (100-900) ......................................................................................................................... 106
Israeli Money .................................................................................................................................. 107
Using numbers with money............................................................................................................. 108
Using numbers with time ................................................................................................................ 108
What’s the time? ............................................................................................................................. 109
Fruits .............................................................................................................................................. 111
Vegetables ..................................................................................................................................... 112
Side Dishes .................................................................................................................................... 115
Condiments .................................................................................................................................... 115
Tastes ............................................................................................................................................ 116
Dessert / sweets ............................................................................................................................. 116
From the bakery ............................................................................................................................. 118
Types of meals ................................................................................................................................ 119
Types of restaurants ........................................................................................................................ 119
Types of food.................................................................................................................................. 119
Dialogue - "In the Market " ............................................................................................................. 123
Dialogue - "In the Grocery store " ................................................................................................... 124
Dialogue - "In the Coffee shop" ...................................................................................................... 125
Dialogue - "Breakfast" .................................................................................................................... 126
Song: "I like Chocolate" ............................................................................................................... 130
Test: Shopping Vocabulary .......................................................................................................... 129
Unit 5:
Places and directions .................................................... 135
Dialogue - "Levin Family" .............................................................................................................. 137
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Directions
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Dialogue - " In the Taxi" ................................................................................................................. 143
At home .......................................................................................................................................... 145
At work ......................................................................................................................................... 146
At school ........................................................................................................................................ 147
Shopping ........................................................................................................................................ 148
Eating out ....................................................................................................................................... 148
Going out ........................................................................................................................................ 148
Dialogue - "Inbar's home" ............................................................................................................... 152
Association of two nouns ................................................................................................................ 159
Song: "The Beatiful Land of Israel" ............................................................................................ 162
Test: Vocabulary of Places ........................................................................................................... 164
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Stay on time in Hebrew .................................................... 165
Unit 6:
Time units ....................................................................................................................................... 167
Weekdays ....................................................................................................................................... 167
Time vocabulary ............................................................................................................................. 169
Song: "Even One Minute" ........................................................................................................... 172
Test on Time Vocabulary ............................................................................................................. 175
Unit 7:
Parts of the body, clothes and colors .............................. 177
Our body......................................................................................................................................... 179
Clothes .......................................................................................................................................... 181
Colors ............................................................................................................................................ 183
Song: "The Most Beautiful Grirl.." ............................................................................................. 185
Test on Colors and Body Parts ..................................................................................................... 189
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Introduction
Dear student,
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Welcome to Ulpan-Or Hebrew course. During this course you will gradually immerse
yourself in the Hebrew language. After finishing this book in our iHebrew™ study series,
you will already be able to converse with Israelis about daily matters. We hope you both
enjoy and progress rapidly in Hebrew using our unique RLA – Rapid Language
Acquisition method.
Be’Hatzlakha – Good Luck!
Generally each unit consists of:
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Topic
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Basic orientation vocabulary and important expressions
Grammar
Dialogues and associated vocabulary
Several units contain songs and associated vocabulary
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Go over the material in the book – page by page. Listen to the CD.
“Dwell” on each page for the time needed for you to become comfortable with the
material and then move on.
The basic design for the Ulpan-Or course is described on the next page.
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Introduction
The structure of this book
Our objective is to get you to start speaking Hebrew right away from the
very beginning of your studies.
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Using our method, we will build the Hebrew language step by step, like adding cars to a
Lego train. Soon you will have the skill and ability to express yourself in Hebrew.
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You will get the feel of the language, its music and its structure in a natural way. The
grammar will accompany us along the journey in a clear and simple, ready-to-use
manner.
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The book is divided into 7 units (train cars), that are headed by a locomotive. Each unit is
dedicated to a certain field in the Hebrew language, while the link between the units-cars
is done by having useful expressions and unique language structures.
So, we always keep our connection with the locomotive and between the cars.
Introduction
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This unit includes very basic introduction vocabulary and
important expressions.
It will pull the whole train, with cars (units) added along our journey.
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Unit 2 - Our first car
Our first car includes pronouns and nouns, associated with people.
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Unit 3 - Our second car
Our second car includes important adjectives and numbers.
Pronouns
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Adjectives
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Introduction
Pronouns
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Food
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Unit 4 - Our third car
Now that we have realized how much time we have studied Hebrew, we are probably
hungry and it's time to have a snack. Our fourth car adds food vocabulary, and also the
money vocabulary, so we can buy what we want.
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& Nouns
Adjectives
Food
Places
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Unit 5 - Our fourth car
Our fourth car deals with directions and places, so that we can associate our previous
knowledge of Hebrew with space.
Introduction
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Unit 6 - Our fifth car
Our fifth car adds the time dimension to our Hebrew space.
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Time
Introduction
Unit 7 - Our last car
Completing our journey, in our last car we will learn the Hebrew names for the parts of
our body, also clothes and colors.
Pronouns
& Nouns
Adjectives
Food
Places
Time
Body Parts
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Have a nice trip!! Bon voyage !!!
Good Luck - BEHATZLAKHA
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This study kit is designed for various
audiences. For the sake of those who
want mainly to improve their spoken
Hebrew skills and have not yet mastered
reading skills, we include transliterated
Hebrew. If you are able to read well,
please ignore it. We will gradually stop
presenting the transliteration.
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Introduction
Below is a partial list of Ulpan-Or study kits
(See a more detailed list at the end of this book)
Beginner Level
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1. Alphabet 2. Hebrew Experience 3. Kita Alef 4. Basic Verb Kit
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1. IntermVerb Kit 2. Kita Bet 3. Situations & Media (Gimel)
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Intermediate Level
Advanced Level
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E-Tone® – Online Interactive Multimedia Weekly Newspaper for all levels.
Visit our site: www.ulpanor.com for more info
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Introduction
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Ulpan-Or Rules
The following rules are part of our unique RLA – Rapid Language
Acquisition method, which we have developed after many years of
research. Please adhere to these rules to achieve best results during your
leanring process.
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2. Read the assigned texts at least once a day.
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1. Listen to your assignments on the CDs three times a day.
CD tracks are listed on the respective pages.
3. Create Flash Cards. Write on one side in English and on the other in
Hebrew. Go over them at least once a day from Hebrew to
English and then from English to Hebrew.
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dialogues in this book, first listen to them several times on the CD.
Then cover the Hebrew portion, read the English portion and
translate into Hebrew aloud. In addition, you can translate from
Hebrew into English and check yourself with the book and the CD.
5. Repeat your affirmation statement twelve times a day.
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participate in the scheduled tele-lesson with the teacher.
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* This is one of the most innovative parts of the whole
program and ensures successful achievement of the
established objectives. In our experience, if you speak with your
guiding teacher daily, the progress will be outstanding.
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Introduction
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Affirmation Statement
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I enjoy studying Hebrew.
I understand and speak Hebrew
easily and fluently.
I progress rapidly in Hebrew.
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Please repeat this statement when relaxed, as many times a day as
possible.
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Repeating this statement will condition your mind to overcome any
barrier in studying Hebrew and will facilitate the studying process
tremendously.
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Below is the Hebrew version of the affirmation statement.
You will soon be able to say it in Hebrew.
.‫אֲ נִ י נֶהֱ נֶה לִ לְ מוֹד עִ בְ ִרית‬
.‫ומדַ בֵ ר עִ בְ ִרית בְ ַקּלות‬
ְ ‫אֲ נִ י מֵ בִ ין‬
.‫אֲ נִ י ִמ ְת ַקדֵ ם מַ הֵ ר בְ עִ בְ ִרית‬
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Start communicating in Hebrew
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1 ‫ידה‬
ָ ‫יְ ִח‬
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Dear student,
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On the next pages you will meet the Hebrew Alphabet (ALEF-BET)
letters. Those of you who feel the need to go over the correct way of
writing the Hebrew letters can use this section.
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After the introduction the letters are arranged in a table.
The columns in the table are arranged according to the different basic
Hebrew vowels (Nekudot).
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So, when practicing writing letters, please add the appropriate vowel
underneath the letter indicated by the column heading. This will help you
to understand the change in pronunciation of the letter that occurs after
adding to it a different vowel.
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The demonstration for this process is shown in relation to the first letter
“Alef”. Please complete the rest of the letters in a similar way.
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
The Hebrew Alphabet
Please fill in the chart for all the letters using the example for the letter ‫א‬
ֹ‫ם םו‬
ֹ
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‫או‬
‫אי א‬
ֶ‫םֵ ם‬
E
ָ‫םַ ם‬
A
‫אא‬
SCRIPT
PRINT
‫א‬
alef
‫א‬
‫ב‬
bet
‫ב‬
‫ב‬
vet
‫ב‬
‫ג‬
gimel
‫ג‬
‫ד‬
dalet
‫ד‬
‫ה‬
hey
‫ה‬
‫ַא א‬
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‫אֻ או‬
‫ִםי ִם‬
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‫םֺ םו‬
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‫ו‬
vav
‫ו‬
‫ז‬
zayin
‫ז‬
‫ח‬
khet
‫ח‬
‫ט‬
tet
‫ט‬
‫י‬
yud, yod
‫כ‬
kaf
‫ּכ‬
‫כ‬
khaf
‫כ‬
‫ך‬
khaf
(end)
‫ל‬
‫ך‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
Please fill in the chart for all the letters using the example for letter
‫םֺ םו‬
U
ֹ‫ם םו‬
ֹ
O
‫מ מו‬
‫מי מ‬
ֶ‫םֵ ם‬
E
ָ‫םַ ם‬
A
‫ממ‬
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‫מ‬
mem
‫ם‬
mem
(end)
‫נ‬
nun
‫ן‬
nun
(end)
‫ממ‬
‫מ‬
‫ם‬
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‫מֻ מו‬
‫ִםי ִם‬
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‫מ‬
samekh
‫ס‬
‫ע‬
ayin
‫ע‬
‫פ‬
pe
‫ע‬
‫פ‬
fe
‫פ‬
‫ף‬
fe (end)
‫ף‬
‫צ‬
tzadi
‫צ‬
‫ץ‬
tzadi
(end)
‫ץ‬
‫ק‬
kuf, kof
‫ק‬
‫ר‬
reysh
‫ר‬
‫ש‬
shin
‫ׁש‬
‫ׂש‬
‫ש‬
‫ת‬
sin
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
General Guidelines for Using This Study Kit
This study kit provides Hebrew translations using both text in Hebrew and phonetic
pronunciation, so that at the beginning of your course, it will be easier to read and pronounce the
words. The transliteration is printed in capital letters.
The audio CD further guides you with proper pronunciation of the Hebrew text providing
additional confidence.
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In most cases the phonetic pronunciation is straight-forward, however it is worth mentioning the
following:
We chose the phonetic "KH" to imitate the sound CH as in Scottish "LOCH"
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Now – a few general rules:
Masculine plural ending has generally "IM" sound
Example:
English
PHONETIC
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Hamburger (single) HAMBURGER
Hamburgers (plural) HAMBURGERIM
Hebrew
‫הַ ְמבו ְר ֵגר‬
‫הַ ְמבו ְר ֵג ִרים‬
Please note that in general (and there are many exceptions) words in single ending with
"AH" sound are feminine.
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Feminine plural ending has generally "OT" sound
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Example:
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PITZAH
PITZOT
‫ִעיצָ ה‬
‫ִעיצוֹת‬
The = ... ַ‫ה‬
Please note: in Hebrew we add the letter ‫ ה‬in front of a word, when we want to specify it –
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PHONETIC
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Pizza (single)
Pizzas (plural)
same as “The” in English.
English
PHONETIC
Hebrew
A pizza
PITZAH
‫ִעיצָ ה‬
The pizza
HAPITZAH
‫הַ ִעיצָ ה‬
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Basic Meeting and Greeting Questions
When we meet a new person in Israel there are four basic questions
that we usually ask.
 What's you name?
 Where do you live?
 Where are you from?
 How do you do?
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We will now study how to ask these questions in Hebrew. Listen to the following
expressions on the CD and repeat them slowly.
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Remember – the main thing is to use the new vocabulary in live situations immediately.
We recommend that you ask these questions aloud to several people. Get their response.
Use them whenever you meet Israelis. Make these questions come out automatically.
Question 1: What’s your name?
"What's your name?" - Masculine
What’s your name?
Q.
EYKH KOR’IM LE’KHA?
?‫אֵ יְך קו ְֹר ִאים לְָך‬
KOR’IM LI YOEL.
.‫קו ְֹר ִאים לִ י יוֹאֵ ל‬
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My name is Yoel.
(Lit. "I am called Yoel")
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(Lit. "How are you called?")
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"What's your name?" - Feminine
What’s your name?
EYKH KOR’IM LAKH?
?‫אֵ יְך קו ְֹר ִאים לְָך‬
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My name is Orly.
KOR’IM LI ORLY.
.‫קו ְֹר ִאים לִ י או ְֹרלִ י‬
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General structure for the question "What is your name?"
What is your name (m./f.)?
?‫ לְָך‬/ ‫אֵ יְך קוֹ ְר ִאים לְ ָך‬
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General structure for the answer "My name is…"
My name is (Name).
.)Name) ‫קו ְֹר ִאים לִ י‬
Greeting - Masculine & Feminine
Greeting
Pg 21
Pleased to meet you
NA’EEM ME’OD
‫אד‬
ֹ ‫נָעִ ים ְמ‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
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Question 1: What’s your name? – Version 2
There is another way to ask the same question in Hebrew.
"What's your name?" - Masculine
What’s your name?
MA SHIM'KHA?
A.
My name is Yoel.
SH'MI YOEL.
?‫מַ ה ִׁש ְמָך‬
op
y
Q.
.‫ְׁש ִמי יוֹאֵ ל‬
No
tC
"What's your name?" - Feminine
Q.
What’s your name?
MA SH'MEKH?
A.
My name is Orly.
SH'MI ORLY.
?‫מַ ה ְׁשמֵ ְך‬
.‫ְׁש ִמי או ְֹרלִי‬
Do
General structure for the question "What is your name?"
?‫ ְׁשמֵ ְך‬/ ‫מַ ה ִׁש ְמָך‬
O
r-
What is your name (m./f.)?
General structure for the answer "My name is…"
pa
n-
My name is (Name) ‫ְׁש ִמי‬
Greeting - Masculine & Feminine
Pleased to meet you
Ul
Greeting
Pg 22
NAEEM ME’OD
‫אד‬
ֹ ‫נָעִ ים ְמ‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
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Question 2: Where are you from?
"Where are you from?" - Masculine
ANI ME’RUSIA.
"Where are you from?" - Feminine
Q.
Orly, where are you
from?
I am from Israel.
A.
op
y
A.
‫ מֵ אֵ יפֹה‬,‫יוֹאֵ ל‬
?‫אַ ָתה‬
.‫רוסיָה‬
ְ ֵ‫אֲ נִ י מ‬
YOEL, ME’EYFO ATA?
Yoel, where are you
from?
I am from Russia.
No
tC
Q.
ORLY, ME’EYFO AT?
‫ מֵ אֵ יפֹה‬,‫או ְֹרלִי‬
?‫אַ ְת‬
ANI MI’ISRAEL.
.‫אֲ נִי ִמיִ ְׂש ָראֵ ל‬
Do
Where from = ‫מֵ אֵ י ֹפה‬
O
r-
General structure for the answer “I
I am from …
ANI MI’…(Place)
am from…”
(Place)…‫ִמ‬
‫אֲ נִ י‬
n-
Note: putting a preposition " M' " ..‫ מ‬in front of a noun – means "From"
ME' =
‫ ִמ‬,
ֵ‫( מ‬when followed by guttural letters ‫ ה‬,‫ ע‬,‫ א‬,‫ ח‬,‫) ר‬
Ul
or
pa
It's worthy, but not necessary to remember at this stage:
The sound (vowel) used with ‫ מ‬could be either (in most cases) MI'=
From Brazil
From Portugal
From America
From Russia
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MI'BRAZIL
MI'PORTUGAL
ME'AMERICA
ME'RUSIYA
‫ִמברזיל‬
‫ִמנורטוגל‬
‫מֵ ָאמריקה‬
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‫מֵ רוסיה‬
Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
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Question 3: Where do you live?
"Where do you live?" - Masculine
Yoel, where do you
live?
I live in Tel Aviv.
A.
YOEL, EYFO ATA
‫ אֵ יפֹה אַ ָתה‬,‫יוֹאֵ ל‬
GAR?
?‫גָר‬
"Where do you live?" - Feminine
Orly, where do you
live?
I live in Tel Aviv.
A.
ANI GARA B'TEL
AVIV.
"I live in …" - Masculine
Do
ANI GAR B'…(place)
"I live in …" - Feminine
I live in…
?‫ָג ָרה‬
.‫אֲ נִי ג ָָרה בְ תֵ ל ָאבִ יב‬
GARA?
General structure for the answer "I
I live in…
‫ אֵ יפֹה אַ ְת‬,‫או ְֹרלִ י‬
ORLY, EYFO AT
No
tC
Q.
.‫אֲ נִי גָר בְ תֵ ל ָאבִ יב‬
ANI GAR B'TEL
AVIV.
op
y
Q.
O
r-
ANI GARA B'…(place)
live in…"
(place) ... ְ‫ב‬
(place) ... ְ‫ב‬
‫אֲ נִ י גָר‬
‫אֲ נִ י ג ָָרה‬
Remember: Verbs in Hebrew change according to the gender of the speaker.
CD1
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Prepositions
n-
Please note: In Hebrew prepositions become a part of the succeeding word (as a prefix).
Ul
pa
from...
in...(at)
to... (for)
Mi…
B'…
L'…
...‫ִמ‬
...‫ְב‬
... ְ‫ל‬
For instance:
From Tel Aviv
Mi' Tel Aviv
‫ִמתל ָאביב‬
In Tel Aviv
B' Tel Aviv
‫בְ תל ָאביב‬
To Tel Aviv
L' Tel Aviv
‫לְ תל ָאביב‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
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Question 4 - How do you do?
How do you do?
Everything is OK,
thanks.
How do you do?
Thank G-d, everything
is OK.
Reply (1)
See you.
Reply (2)
See you.
?‫מַ ה נִ ְׁשמָ ע‬
,‫הַ ּכֹל ְב ֵס ֶדר‬
.‫תוֹדָ ה‬
MA NISHMA?
?‫מַ ה נִ ְׁשמָ ע‬
,‫בָ רוְך ַה ֵ׃שם‬
.‫הַ ּכֹל ְב ֵס ֶדר‬
BARUKH HASHEM,
HAKOL BE’SEDER.
LE’HITRAOT
LE’HITRAOT
.‫לְ ִה ְת ָראוֹת‬
.‫לְ ִה ְת ָראוֹת‬
No
tC
Q.
A.
MA NISHMA?
HAKOL BE’SEDER.
TODA.
op
y
Q.
A.
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Track 10
In addition to the four basic questions there are a few more useful questions that people
ask. These questions involve usage of some verbs: Speak, Understand, Know
Do
Do you speak Hebrew/English/Russian etc…
Do you understand Hebrew/English/Russian etc…
Do you know Hebrew/English/Russian etc…
Do you know where the supermarket/street/name of a place etc… is
O
r-




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Track 11
n-
‫ ְמ ַדבֵ ר‬MEDABER (m.);
Q.
Fem.
A.
Fem.
‫ ְמ ַדבֶ ֶרת‬MEDABERET
(f.)
Do you speak Hebrew?
ATA MEDABER IVRIT?
?‫אַ ָתה ְמדַ בֵ ר ִע ְב ִרית‬
I speak a little Hebrew.
ANI MEDABER K'TZAT
IVRIT.
.‫אֲ נִ י ְמ ַדבֵ ר ְקצָ ת ִע ְב ִרית‬
Ul
Q.
Masc.
A.
Masc.
–
pa
Speak
Do you speak Hebrew?
AT MEDABERET
IVRIT?
?‫אַ ְת ְמדַ בֶ ֶרת ִע ְב ִרית‬
I speak a little Hebrew.
ANI MEDABERET
K'TZAT IVRIT.
‫אֲ נִ י ְמ ַדבֶ ֶרת ְקצָ ת‬
.‫ִע ְב ִרית‬
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CD1
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‫ מֵ בִ ין‬MEVIN (m.);
Understand
‫ ְמבִ ינָה‬MEVINA
(f.)
Do you understand math?
ATA MEVIN
MATEMATIKA?
?‫יקה‬
ָ ‫אַ ָתה מֵ ִבין מָ תֵ מָ ִט‬
I understand math.
ANI MEVIN
MATEMATIKA.
.‫יקה‬
ָ ‫אֲ נִ י מֵ ִבין מָ תֵ מָ ִט‬
Q.
Fem.
A.
Fem.
Do you understand math?
AT MEVINA
MATEMATIKA?
I understand math.
ANI MEVINA
MATEMATIKA.
O
r-
Do you know English?
Yes, I know English.
pa
n-
Do you know Israeli
history?
No. I don't know Israeli
history.
Ul
Q.
Masc.
A.
Masc.
.‫יקה‬
ָ ‫אֲ נִ י ְמ ִבינָה מָ תֵ מָ ִט‬
ATA YODEA
ANGLIT?
KEN, ANI YODEA
ANGLIT.
AT YODA'AT
HISTORIYA ISRAELIT?
LO, ANI LO YODA'AT
HISTORIYA ISRAELIT.
(f.)
?‫אתה יודע ַאנגלית‬
.‫ אני יודע ַאנגלית‬,‫ּכֵ ן‬
‫את יודעת היסטוריה‬
?‫ישראלית‬
‫ אני ֹלא יודעת‬.‫ֹלא‬
.‫היסטוריה ישראלית‬
Do you know where … is …..
Where is - EYFO - ‫אֵ יפֹה‬
Do you know where the
supermarket is?
I don't know where the
supermarket is.
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‫ יוֹ ַדעַ ת‬YODA'AT
Do
‫ יוֹדֵ ע‬YODEA (m.);
Yes - KEN - ‫ּכֵ ן‬
No - LO - ‫ֹלא‬
Know
Q.
Fem.
A.
Fem.
?‫יקה‬
ָ ‫אַ ְת ְמ ִבינָה מָ תֵ מָ ִט‬
No
tC
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Track 13
Q.
Masc.
A.
Masc.
op
y
Q.
Masc.
A.
Masc.
ATA YODEA EYFO
HASUPERMARKET?
ANI LO YODEA EYFO
HASUPERMARKET.
‫אתה יודע איפה‬
?‫הןונרמרקט‬
‫אני ֹלא יודע איפה‬
.‫הןונרמרקט‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
Track 14
Verb summary chart
Let's go over the four verbs we studied so far.
‫גָר‬
‫ג ָָרה‬
GAR
GARA
MEDABER
MEDABERET
understand,
understands (m.)
understand,
understands (f.)
MEVIN
No
tC
speak, speaks (m.)
speak, speaks (f.)
op
y
live, lives (m.)
live, lives (f.)
O
r-
Do
MEVINA
know, knows (m.)
know, knows (f.)
‫ְמ ַדבֵ ר‬
‫ְמ ַדבֶ ֶרת‬
‫מֵ בִ ין‬
‫ְמבִ ינָה‬
ַ‫יוֹדֵ ע‬
‫יוֹ ַדעַ ת‬
YODEA
YODA'AT
pa
n-
Please note that an equivalent for the English "Don't", "Doesn't" in Hebrew is:
Ul
I know (m.) Hebrew
I don't know (m.)
Hebrew
Pg 27
LO - ‫ֹלא‬
‫אני יודע עברית‬
ANI YODEA IVRIT
ANI LO YODEA IVRIT
‫אני ֹלא יודע עברית‬
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
Exercise:
Now read the questions in English. Ask those aloud in Hebrew and write down your
answers in Hebrew in the right column.
What’s your name?
A.
My name is …
"What's your name?" - Feminine
Q.
What’s your name?
A.
My name is …
No
tC
Q.
op
y
"What's your name?" - Masculine
Do
"Where are you from?" - Masculine
Where are you from?
A.
I am from …
O
r-
Q.
"Where are you from?" - Feminine
Where are you from?
A.
I am from …
Ul
pa
n-
Q.
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
"Where do you live?" - Masculine
Q.
A.
Where do you live?
I live in …
"Where do you live?" - Feminine
op
y
Where do you live?
I live in …
How do you do?
How do you do?
Everything is OK,
thanks.
Q.
A.
Do you speak Hebrew?
I speak a little Hebrew.
Q.
A.
Do you know English?
I know English.
Q.
Do you understand
Hebrew?
I understand a little
Hebrew.
O
r-
n-
pa
A.
Do
Q.
A.
No
tC
Q.
A.
Ul
Greetings See you.
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
Track 15
Vocabulary - Basic Questions
AKHSHAV
‫עכשו‬
street
REKHOV
‫רחוב‬
a lot
HARBEH
‫הרבה‬
a little
K'TZAT
‫קצת‬
where
EYFO
home
BAIT
speak
MEDABER
GAR
No
tC
live
op
y
now
‫איפה‬
‫בית‬
‫מדבר‬
‫גר‬
know
YODEA
‫יודע‬
understand
MEVIN
‫מבין‬
ABA
‫אבא‬
IMA
‫אםא‬
Do
dad
Ul
pa
n-
O
r-
mom
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
CD1
Track 16
Unit 1: Test – Basic Meeting and Greeting Vocabulary
Inbar's Story
Listen and read the following story and then fill in the story template with your own story.
.‫קוראים לי ענבר‬
KOR'IM LI INBAR
.‫אני מטשראל‬
op
y
ANI ME’ISRAEL
AKHSHAV ANI GARA B’YIRUSHALAIM
."‫עכשו אני גרה בירושלים ברחוב "אנשטיין‬
B'REKHOV EPSHTAIN
.‫אני מדברת הרבה עברית וקצת ַאנגלית‬
ANGLIT
No
tC
ANI MEDABERET HARBE IVRIT U'KTZAT
.‫אני ֹלא מדברת רוסית‬
ANI LO MEDEBERET RUSIT
.‫אני מבינה הרבה ַאנגלית‬
ANI MEVINA HARBE ANGLIT
.‫אני ֹלא מבינה ערבית‬
ANI LO MEVINA AR'VIT
ANI YODA’AT EYFO HA’SHOKOLAD BA’BAIT
SHELI.
ANI YODA’AT EYFO HA’SUPERMARKET
ANI BA’BAIT AKHSHAV
Do
ANI YODA’AT EYFO HA’KAFE' BA’BAIT SHELI.
O
r-
ANI LO YODA’AT EYFO ABA VE'IMA SHELI
AKHSHAV
ABA, EYFO ATAH?
IMA, EYFO AT?
.‫אני יודעת איפה הּׁשוקולד בבית שלי‬
.‫אני יודעת איפה העפה בבית שלי‬
.‫אני יודעת איפה הןונרמרקט‬
.‫אני בבית עכשו‬
.‫אני ֹלא יודעת איפה אבא ואםא שלי עכשו‬
?‫ איפה אתה‬,‫אבא‬
?‫ איפה את‬,‫אםא‬
)‫ אני בבית! (אבא‬,‫ענבר‬
INBAR, ANI BA’BAIT. (mother)
)‫ אני בבית! (אםא‬,‫ענבר‬
Ul
pa
n-
INBAR, ANI BA’BAIT. (father)
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Unit 1: Start communicating in Hebrew
Unit 1 – Test: Translation
 My name is Inbar
 I am from Israel
 Now I live in Jerusalem, on Epstein street
 I speak a lot of Hebrew and a little English
op
y
 I don't speak Russian
 I understand a lot of English
 I know where the chocolate is in my house
 I know where the coffee is in my house
 I know where the supermarket is
 I am at home now
No
tC
 I don't understand Arabic
 Dad, where are you?
 Mom, where are you?
O
r-
 Inbar, I am home (dad)
Do
 I don't know where my dad and my mom are now
Ul
pa
n-
 Inbar, I am home (mom)
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Unit 1 – Starting Communication in Hebrew
Template for Your Story
Complete the sentences to create your own story. If you are able, write those in Hebrew.
If not, you can write phonetically. Circle the correct verbs according to your gender.
‫עברית‬
Phonetic
My name is …
KOR'IM LI …
I am from…
ANI M..
I live in …. now
ANI GAR / GARA B..
AKHSHAV
op
y
...‫קוראים לי‬
No
tC
English
I speak a little Hebrew ANI MEDABER / MEDABERET
KTZAT IVRIT VE'KTZAT …
and a little …
ANI LO MEDABER /
MEDABERET …
I understand a lot …
ANI MEVIN / MEVINA
HARBEH…
I don't understand …
ANI LO MEVIN / MEVINA …
I know where …… is
ANI YODEA / YODA’AT
EYFO…
...‫ ְמדַ בֶ ֶרת‬/ ‫אני ֹלא ְמדַ בֵ ר‬
O
r-
...‫ ְמבִ ינָה הרבה‬/ ‫אני מֵ בִ ין‬
...‫ ְמבִ ינָה‬/ ‫אני ֹלא מֵ בִ ין‬
...‫ יו ֹדַ עַ ת איפה‬/
n-
pa
Ul
I don’t know where
…. is
I know where my
home is
and where my ….is
My home is in …
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ANI LO YODEA / YODA’AT
EYFO…
ANI YODEA / YODA’AT EYFO
HA’BAIT SHELI VE'EYFO HA …
...‫ ג ָָרה ב‬/‫אני גָר‬
‫עכשו‬
‫ ְמדַ בֶ ֶרת קצת עברית‬/ ‫אני ְמדַ בֵ ר‬
..‫וקצת‬
Do
I don't speak …
...‫אני מ‬
...‫ יו ֹדַ עַ ת איפה‬/
ַ‫אני ֹלא יוֹדֵ ע‬
‫ יו ֹדַ עַ ת איפה הבית שלי‬/
HA’BAIT SHELI B…
ַ‫אני יוֹדֵ ע‬
...‫ואיפה‬
....‫הבית שלי ב‬
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RN2 .‫ העתקה והפצה אסורים‬,‫ כל שימוש‬.‫אור‬-‫כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן‬
ַ‫אני יוֹדֵ ע‬
Unit 1 – Starting Communication in Hebrew
CD1
Track 17
Additional Useful Expressions
We recommend using the following expressions for your conversations
in Hebrew, which show that you are really taking part in the conversation.
TODAH
TODAH RABAH
‫תוֹ ָדה ַרבָ ה‬
No
tC
thank you very much
‫תוֹ ָדה‬
op
y
thank you
BE'VAKASHA
‫ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬
* you are welcome
BE'VAKASHA
‫ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬
* here it is
BE'VAKASHA
‫ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬
Do
* please
O
r-
* The word "BE'VAKASHA" has several meanings in various situations.
PITZA, BE'VAKASHA.
pa
Pizza, please.
n-
Example:
BE'VAKASHA.
Thank you.
TODAH.
You are welcome.
BE'VAKASHA.
Ul
Here it is.
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.‫ ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬,‫ִעיצָ ה‬
.‫ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬
.‫תוֹ ָדה‬
.‫ְבבַ ָפ ָׁשה‬
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RN2 .‫ העתקה והפצה אסורים‬,‫ כל שימוש‬.‫אור‬-‫כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן‬
Unit 1 – Starting Communication in Hebrew
CD1
Track 17 (cont)
Additional Useful Expressions (cont.)
SLIKHA
‫ְסלִ יחָ ה‬
** sorry!
SLIKHA!
!‫ְסלִ יחָ ה‬
op
y
** excuse me
(for instance - when
No
tC
you step on someone's
foot)
** The word "SLIKHA" has several meanings in various situations.
Do
Example:
Excuse me, where is
SLIKHA, EYFO
O
r-
REKHOV YAFO?
‫ אֵ י ֹפה ְרחוֹב‬,‫ְסלִ יחָ ה‬
?ֹ‫ָיפו‬
Yaffo street?
SLIKHA!
!‫ְסלִ יחָ ה‬
good morning
BOKER TOV
‫ֹב ֶקר טוֹב‬
good evening
EREV TOV
‫עֶ ֶרב טוֹב‬
Sorry!
Ul
pa
someone's foot)
n-
(when you step on
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RN2 .‫ העתקה והפצה אסורים‬,‫ כל שימוש‬.‫אור‬-‫כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן‬
Unit 1 – Starting Communication in Hebrew
CD1
Track 18
We are now introducing a new structure, which will help us ask and understand
questions:
‫ֵיׁש‬
There is… Is there?... Do you have? - YESH - ‫יֵׁש‬
‫יֵׁש‬
No
tC
There is… we/you have YESH
op
y
The word ‫ יֵׁש‬can be used either in an affirmative way, or as a question.
We already know that this could be just a matter of the intonation.
Usage of ‫ ֵיׁש‬in a restaurant
Q. Excuse me, Do you have pizza? SLIKHA, YESH PITZA? ?‫ יש ניצה‬,‫סליחה‬
A. Yes, we have pizza.
KEN, YESH PITZA.
Do
‫אֵ ין‬
.‫ יש ניצה‬,‫כן‬
There isn't…- EIN - ‫אֵ ין‬
‫אֵ ין‬
O
r-
There isn't … we don't have EIN
Usage of ‫ ֵיׁש‬,‫ אֵ ין‬in a coffee shop
n-
Q. Excuse me. Do you have coffee? SLIKHA, YESH KAFE'? ?‫ יש קפה‬,‫סליחה‬
A. No, we don't have coffee.
Ul
Exercise:
.‫ אין קפה‬,‫ֹלא‬
.‫יש תה‬
pa
We have tea.
LO, EIN KAFE.
YESH TEH.
Excuse me, do you have a
hamburger?
Excuse me, do you have tea?
Excuse me, do you have bananas?
* To expand your knowledge on this subject "I have, I don't have", please turn to our
book "My Hebrew Experience", page 29.
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RN2 .‫ העתקה והפצה אסורים‬,‫ כל שימוש‬.‫אור‬-‫כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן‬