Jill Suzanne Jacobs - Hebrew For Dummies

Hebrew For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022932609

ISBN: 978-1-119-86202-4 (pbk); 978-1-119-86203-1 (ebk); 978-1-119-86204-8 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting Started with Hebrew Chapter 1: You Already Know Some Hebrew Taking Stock of What’s Familiar Speaking Hebrew Like a Native Counting in Hebrew Recognizing Tips to Help You Read Hebrew Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar Making Sense of Hebrew Syntax Recognizing Parts of Speech Understanding Gender and Number Chapter 3: Shalom, Shalom!: Meeting and Greeting Greeting and Saying Goodbye Making Grand Introductions Getting Better Acquainted Extending and Responding to Invitations Asking Questions: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

6 Part 2: Hebrew in Action Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk Shootin’ the Breeze Talking About Yourself and Your Family Chatting About the Weather Six Days You Shall Labor: Talking About Work Getting Addresses, Phone Numbers, Email, and Instagram/Twitter handles Chapter 5: Eat! Eat! You’re So Thin! Jewish Love Means Never Having to Say “I’m Hungry” Getting Down to Business: Food, Glorious Food! Matching Adjectives and Nouns Taking Your Grocery List to the Market Going Out for a Bite Chapter 6: Going Shopping Exploring Places to Shop Selecting the Perfect Outfit Styling Your Clothes around the Seasons Color Me Beautiful The Israeli Fashion Scene Getting More (and Less) Than You Bargained For Chapter 7: Having Fun Hebrew Style Counting the Hours and Minutes Discovering the Days in a Week Catching Some Culture The Israeli Music Scene The Animals Went on the Ark Two by Two: Visiting the Zoo! Spicing Up Your Sentences with Adverbs Chapter 8: Enjoying Your Free Time: Hobbies, Sports, and Other Fun Activities Chatting About Your Hobbies Playing and Watching Sports Venturing Outdoors for Some Fun Boogieing Till You Drop Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone Dialing Up the Basics Asking for People and Getting the Message Making Arrangements over the Phone Talking About the Past: How Was Your Shabbat? Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House Finding Your Way Around Your Job Working from Home Hanging Out at Home Residing in an Apartment Commanding People: Do As I Say

7 Part 3: Hebrew on the Go Chapter 11: Planning and Taking a Trip Choosing Your Final Destination (And When You Want to Go) Coming and Going: Knowing Where You Are Discussing the Future: Verb Forms and Popular Expressions Finding the Hotel That’s Right for You Checking In: Names, Addresses and Room Numbers Checking Out and Paying the Bill Staying at an Airbnb Making Sure You Don’t Get Lost Giving and Understanding Directions For Lost Souls Keeping North, South, East, and West Straight Chapter 12: Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding Getting Through the Airport Renting a Vehicle and a Phone to Go with It Navigating Public Transportation Being Early or Late Chapter 13: Money, Money, Money Going to the Bank Changing Money Flowing with the Currency Using Credit Cards Using Electronic and Digital Currency Directing Your Objects Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies Tackling Your Uncooperative Car Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News Getting Help After You’ve Been Robbed

8 Part 4: Diving Deeper into Hebrew Life Chapter 15: An Introduction to Israel Discovering Multicultural Israel Touring Israeli Cities and Towns Starting at the Beginning: A Brief History Lesson Chapter 16: War and Peace The Big Bang War Paths to Peace Environmental Cooperation May Be the Key

9 Part 5: Sacred Hebrew Chapter 17: Let's Get Biblical Figuring Out the Word Order in Biblical Hebrew Emphasizing When God Really Meant It Wishing, Intending, and Prohibiting Deciphering One-Word Wonders Counting Down the Greatest Biblical Hits Chapter 18: Like a Prayer Blessing: The Basics Spiritually Speaking: Figuring Your Way around the Prayer Book Making Prayer Meaningful Chapter 19: Sacred Time, Sacred Space Going to a Synagogue Checking Out Holy Words for Holy Days All My Life’s a Circle: Jewish Life-Cycle Events