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Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- David: הי, פטר? Peter: דוויד, כבר עבר הרבה זמן! David: נכון, הרבה זמן לא התראינו! ----Formal English---- David: Hey, Peter? Peter: David, it’s been a while! David: True, long time no see! ----Formal Romanization---- David: Hey, Peter? Peter: David, k’var avar harbeh z’man! David: Nakhon, harbeh z’man lo hit’ra’enu. ----Formal Vowelled---- David: הי, פֶטֶר? Peter: דָּוִויד, כְּבָר עָבַר הַרְבֵּה זְמַן! David: נָכוֹן, הַרְבֵּה זְמַן לֹא הִתְרַאֲיְנוּ! --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Peter: שרה, איפה תמר הקטנה? Sarah: היא שמה. Peter: (בקול רך) אה, איזה חמודה. היא כל כך קטנה, לא? בת כמה היא? Sarah: היא בת שנה. (תמר מתחילה לבכות) Peter: אוי, אני מצטער, כל כך מצטער! אנחנו עושים רעש? סליחה! ----Formal English---- Peter: Sarah, where is little Tamar? Sarah: She's over there. Peter: (In a soft voice) Ah, how cute! She's so little, isn't she? How old is she? Sarah: She's a year old. (Tamar starts to cry) Peter: Oh, I'm sorry, so sorry! Are we making noise? Excuse me! ----Formal Romanization---- Peter: Sarah, eifo Tamar ha-k’tanah? Sarah: Hi shamah. Peter: (be-kol rakh) Ah, eizeh ħamudah. Hi kol-kakh k’tanah, lo? Bat kamah hi? Sarah: Hi bat shanah. (Tamar mat’ħilah liv’kot) Peter: Oy, Ani mitz’ta’er, kol-kakh mitz’ta’er! Anaħ’nu osim ra’ash? S’liħah! ----Formal Vowelled---- Peter: שָׂרָה, אֵיפֹה תָּמָר הַקְּטַנָּה? Sarah: הִיא שָׁמָּה. Peter: (בְּקוֹל רַך) אָה, אֵיזֶה חֲמוּדָה. הִיא כָּל כָּךְ קְטַנָּה, לֹא? בַּת כַּמָּה הִיא? Sarah: הִיא בַּת שָׁנָה. (תָּמָר מַתְחִילָה לִבְכּוֹת) Peter: אוֹי, אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, כָּל כָּךְ מִצְטַעֵר! אֲנַחְנוּ עוֹשִׂים רַעַשׁ? סְלִיחָה! --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- א.ב. יהושע אברהם גבריאל יהושע, הידוע בעולם הספרות בכינוי א. ב. יהושע, נולד בשנת 1936 בירושלים. יהושע הינו מחזאי, מסאי ומחבר רומנים. אביו היה מלומד ומחבר, ועסק בעיקר בהיסטוריה של ירושלים. יהושע שירת בצבא ישראל כצנחן במשך שלוש שנים, והחל לפרסם את ספריו וסיפוריו הקצרים מיד בתום שירותו. על יצירתו של יהושע השפיע, בין השאר, וויליאם פוקנר, והמבקר הנודע הרולד בלום השווה את הסופר הישראלי לפוקנר לפחות פעם אחת. במהלך הקריירה שלו, כתב יהושע יותר מתשעה ספרים, מספר אוספי חיבורים וסיפורים קצרים, ולפחות ארבעה מחזות. מר מאני הוא כנראה יצירתו המפורסמת ביותר של יהושע. הרומן מספק השקפה נוקבת לעבר מספר דורות של משפחה יהודית דרך השיחות שמקיימים בני המשפחה במהלך מאה שנים. הבמאי רם לוי עיבד את הספר לסדרת טלוויזיה בת חמישה פרקים. יצירותיו של יהושע תורגמו לשפות שונות ביותר מ-25 ארצות, וכן עובדו לטלוויזיה, אופרה, קולנוע ותיאטרון. יהושע קיבל את פרס ברנר בשנת 1983 ואת פרס אלתרמן בשנת 1986. כמו כן, קיבל את פרס ביאליק (ביחד עם אבנר טריינין) בשנת 1989 ואת פרס ישראל בשנת 1995. יצירותיו המשיכו לזכותו בשבחים ופרסים, ובהם מקום 77 מתוך 200 הישראלים החשובים בכל הזמנים (בסקר שנערך ע"י וויינט, אתר חדשות ישראלי). ----Formal English---- A.B. Yehoshua A.B. Yehoshua Abraham Yehoshua, known in the literary world simply as A.B. Yehoshua, was born in 1936 in Jerusalem. He was a playwright, essayist, and novelist whose father was a scholar and writer focusing on Jerusalem's history. Yehoshua served in the Israeli army for three years as a paratrooper, and he started publishing his novels and short stories immediately afterward. Among Yehoshua's literary influences was William Faulkner, and well-known critic Harold Bloom compared the Israeli author to Faulkner in at least one of his articles. During the course of his career, Yehoshua wrote more than nine books, several collections of essays and short stories, and at least four plays. Mr. Mani is probably Yehoshua's best-known work. The novel is a poignant look at several generations of a Jewish family through conversations its members have over the course of a hundred years. Director Ram Loevy adapted the book into a five-part television series. Yehoshua's works have been translated to other languages in more than twenty-five different countries and have also been adapted for television, opera, film, and theater. Yehoshua received the Brenner Prize in 1983 and the Alterman Prize in 1986. He also received the Bialik Prize (with Avner Treinin) in 1989 and the Israel Prize in 1995. His works have continued to win him acclaim and honors, including the seventy-seventh spot on the list of the "200 Greatest Israelis of All Time," a poll conducted by Israeli news website Ynet. --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Peter: זה ספר התמונות של המשפחה שלי. Sarah: יפה! (מדפדפת בדפים) מי זאת? Peter: זאת האחות הקטנה שלי. Sarah:היא חמודה! מי זה? Peter:אה... זה אני. Sarah: מה! אתה כל-כך צעיר. ----Formal English---- Peter: This is my family's photo album. Sarah: Nice! (turns pages) Who's this? Peter: That's my younger sister. Sarah: She's cute! Who's this? Peter: Ah…that's me. Sarah: What! You are so young! ----Formal Romanization---- Peter: Zeh sefer ha-t’munot shel ha-mish’paħah sheli. Sarah: Yafeh! (midaf’defet ba-dapim) Mi zot? Peter: Zot ha-aħot ha-k’tanah sheli. Sarah: Hi ħamudah! Mi zeh? Peter: Ah… zeh ani. Sarah: Mah! Atah kol-kakh tza’ir. ----Formal Vowelled---- Peter: זֶה סֵפֶר הַתְּמוּנוֹת שֶׁל הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלִּי. Sarah: יָפֶה! (מִדַּפְדֶּפֶת בַּדַּפִּים) מִי זֹאת? Peter: זֹאת הָאָחוֹת הַקְּטַנָּה שֶׁלִּי. Sarah:הִיא חֲמוּדָה! מִי זֶה? Peter:אָה... זֶה אֲנִי. Sarah: מָה! אַתָּה כָּל-כָּךְ צָעִיר. --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- שבועות חג השבועות, המכונה גם יום הביכורים, הוא חג ביהדות, השני מבין שלוש הרגלים. הוא חל יום לאחר סיום ספירת העומר בת שבעת השבועות. בלוח העברי הוא חל תמיד בו' בסיון. בזמן בית המקדש, הוקרב בחג השבועות קרבן מיוחד שנקרא קרבן שתי הלחם. קורבן זה היה ייחודי בכך שהוא כלל לחם חמץ, בניגוד לרוב הקרבנות אותם היה אסור לאפות כחמץ. יש המסבירים שקורבן זה מבטא נקודת שיא בתהליך שבין פסח לשבועות. על פי חז"ל מזוהה החג עם זמן מתן תורה, ובו נערך מעמד הר סיני, שבו אלוהים התגלה אל ישראל סביב להר במעמד נבואי-היסטורי חד פעמי, והורה להם את עשרת הדברות שלאחר מכן נחקקו על לוחות הברית והושמו במשכן. בהתאם לכך מציינים את קבלת התורה בתפילות חג וקריאה בתורה.שבועות נקרא גם חג הקציר, משום שבתקופה הסמוכה לחג זה היה מתבצע קציר החיטים, שהיה מובא ל-ה' בתור מנחה. החל מראשית ההתיישבות החדשה בארץ ישראל נוהגים במרבית המושבים הכפרים והקיבוצים לערוךאת טקסי הבאת הביכורים, בהם חוגגים גם את סוף הקציר. בטקסים אלו נוהגים המשתתפים להעלות מופע חגיגי עם שירים, ריקודים ותהלוכה של כלים חקלאיים מקושטים. טקסי ביכורים נוהגים גם לערוך במרבית הגנים ובבתי הספר היסודיים בכל רחבי הארץ. יום לפני החג, מתבקשים הילדים לבוא עם חולצות לבנות ועם טנא ובו פירות העונה. טקסים אלה מבוססים על המסורת היהודית אשר על פיה, עם הקרבת "שתי הלחם" בחג-השבועות נפתחה עונת העלאת פירות הביכורים אל הכהנים שבבית המקדש שבירושלים. ----Formal English---- "Shavuot" The "Shavuot" holiday, also called the day of the first fruits, is a Jewish holiday, the second of the three "Regalim." It takes place after the end of the seven-week Omer Count. In the Hebrew calendar, it always takes place at "Vav" of "Sivan." In the time of the Jerusalem temple, a special sacrifice was made during "Shavuot" named the "Shtee Halekhem" sacrifice. This sacrifice was unique because it included leavened bread, as opposed to most sacrifices that forbade the baking of leavened food. Some explain that this victim expresses a highlight in the process between Passover and "Shavuot." According to "Hazal," this holiday is identified with the giving of the "Torah." This took place at the Biblical Mount Sinai, where God was revealed to the Israelites around the mountain in a prophetic, historical, once-in-a-lifetime event and delivered to them the ten commandments that were afterwards engraved on the tablets of stone that were placed in the Tabernacle. Accordingly, the acceptance of the "Torah" is marked with prayers of the holiday and reading the "Torah." "Shavuot" is also called the holiday of harvest because in a time adjacent to this holiday, the harvest of wheat that was brought to God as an offering was performed. Starting from the beginning of the new settlement in Israel, most settlements, villages, and "kibbutzes" held ceremonies of bringing the first fruit, which also celebrate the end of the harvest. In these ceremonies, the participants usually put forth a festive show with songs, dances, and parades of decorated agricultural tools. First fruit ceremonies are also held in most of the kindergartens and elementary schools all over the country. A day before the holiday, the kids are asked to arrive wearing white shirts and a basket with the fruits of the season. These ceremonies are based on a Jewish tradition, according to which, with the sacrificing of the "Shtee Halekehm" in "Shavuot," the season of bringing first fruits to Priests at the Jerusalem temple opens. --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! [...]

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Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Sarah:פטר, תודה רבה! Peter: על לא דבר! אוי! (זכוכית נשברת) אני מצטער! Sarah: אתה בסדר? Peter: אני בסדר...אני בסדר, אבל הכוס... Sarah:זה בסדר. Peter:אני מאוד מצטער. ----Formal English---- Sarah: Peter, many thanks! Peter: You're welcome. Oh! (glass breaks) I'm sorry! Sarah: Are you okay? Peter: I'm okay... I'm okay, but the glass... Sarah: It's okay. Peter: I'm really sorry. ----Formal Romanization---- Sarah: Peter, todah rabah! Peter: Al lo davar! Oy! (z'khu'khit nish'beret) Ani mitz'ta'er! Sarah: Atah beseder? Peter: Ani beseder... ani beseder, aval ha-kos... Sarah: Zeh beseder. Peter: Ani me'od mitz'ta'er. ----Formal Vowelled---- Sarah:פֶטֶר, תּוֹדָה רַבָּה! Peter: עַל לֹא דָּבָר! אוֹי! (זְכוּכִית נִשְׁבֶּרֶת) אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר! Sarah: אַתָּה בְּסֵדֶר? Peter: אֲנִי בְּסֵדֶר...אֲנִי בְּסֵדֶר, אֲבָל הַכּוֹס... Sarah:זֶה בְּסֵדֶר. Peter:אֲנִי מְאוֹד מִצְטַעֵר. --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

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Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Peter: ?זה היה טעים מאוד. (קירקור קיבה) סליחה! איפה השירותים David: השירותים הם שם. Peter: שמה? תודה. (רץ לשירותים) ----Formal English---- Peter: That was very delicious. (stomach rumbling) Excuse me! Where is the bathroom? David: The bathroom is there. Peter: Over there? Thanks. (runs to the bathroom) ----Formal Romanization---- Peter: Zeh hayah ta’im me’od. (kir’kur ke’ivah) s’liħah! Eifo ha-shirutim? David: Ha-shirutim hem sham. Peter: Shamah? Todah. (ratz la-shuritim) ----Formal Vowelled---- Peter: זֶה הָיָה טָעִים מְאוֹד. (קִירְקוּר קֵיבָה) סְלִיחָה! אֵיפֹה הַשְּׁירוּתִים? David: הַשְּׁירוּתִים הֵם שָׁם. Peter: שָׁמָּה? תּוֹדָה. (רָץ לַשְּׁירוּתִים) --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

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Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Peter:מה זה? Sarah:זאת קציצה. Peter:קציצה? David:כן. זה בשר. אתה יכול לאכול בשר? Peter:כן. מממממ... זה טעים! ----Formal English---- Peter: What is this? Sarah: This is a meatball. Peter: Meatball? David: Yes, it's meat. Can you eat meat? Peter: Yes. Mmm...it's delicious! ----Formal Romanization---- Peter: Mah zeh? Sarah: Zot k'tzitzah. Peter: K'tzitzah? David: Ken. Zeh basar. Atah yakhol le-ekhol basar? Peter: Ken. Mmmm... Zeh ta'im! ----Formal Vowelled---- Peter: מָה זֶה? Sarah: זֹאת קְצִיצָה. Peter: קְצִיצָה? David: כֵּן. זֶה בָּשָׂר. אַתָּה יָכוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל בָּשָׂר? Peter: כֵּן. מממממ... זֶה טָעִים! --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- באיזו שעה צ'ק אוט? אפשר לקבל עוד סבון בבקשה? ----Formal English---- What time is checkout? Can I get more soap please? ----Formal Romanization---- Be'eize sha'a check out? Efshar lekabel od sabon bevakasha? --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!

Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- (Timer goes off) Sarah: בבקשה, תתכבדו! Peter:יופי! Sarah, David and Peter:בתיאבון. Peter:מממממ... טעים. שרה, מה זה? ----Formal English---- (Timer goes off) Sarah: Be my guest, help yourselves! Peter: Great! Sarah, David and Peter: Bon Appetit! Peter: Mmmm...delicious. Sarah, what is this? ----Formal Romanization---- Sarah: Be-vakeshah, tit'kab'du! Peter: Yofi! Sarah, David and Peter: Be-te'avon. Peter: Mmmmmm... ta'im. Sarah, mah zeh? ----Formal Vowelled---- Sarah: בְּבַקָּשָׁה, תִּתְכַּבְּדוּ! Peter:יוֹפִי! Sarah, David and Peter:בְּתֵיאָבוֹן. Peter:מממממ... טָעִים. שָׂרָה, מָה זֶה? --------------------------- Learn Hebrew with HebrewPod101! Don't forget to stop by HebrewPod101.com for more great Hebrew Language Learning Resources!