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Introduction |
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1 Reading and writing Hebrew |
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How to use the transliteration in this course |
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Decoding simple Hebrew words without nikud |
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First Hebrew vocabulary list |
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From decoding to reading words commonly used in Hebrew and English without the use of vowels |
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2 Peter Arrives in Israel |
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Introducing yourself, greeting, welcoming and saying goodbye to someone |
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Constructing a simple noun sentence |
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Responding in affirmative or negative statements |
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The prepositions: `to' I' / `from' mi' / `in' b' |
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The personal pronouns ... |
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The definite article `the' ha' |
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The demonstratives this - zeh / zot |
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Prepositions with the definite article |
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`It is (not) possible' efshar/ i efshar + the Hebrew infinitive |
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The infinitive of Hebrew verbs - le li' or la' |
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The relative pronoun she'... |
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Introduction to the Hebrew verb sysytem |
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The present tense in binyan pa'al |
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Subgroup - verbs whose roots end with |
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Cardinal numbers 1-20 (m./f.) |
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4 A Very Popular Restaurant |
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Ordering a meal and talking about food |
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Verb roots with middle letter |
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`I would like' hayiti rotseh / rotsah |
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Nouns in the plural - rules and exceptions to the rule |
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Adjectives and how to use them with the definite article |
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There is / there isn't yesh/eyn |
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Review of all of the above |
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Prepositions with pronominal endings |
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Prepositions with pronominal endings `to' I' |
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Verb group pa-al middle root letter or (gizrat) |
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Learning to identify nouns derived of familiar roots |
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More question words: which? what? |
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Demonstratives `these/ those' |
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Talking about and describing members of the family |
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Compound nouns smikhut - singular form |
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Verbs - last root letter end in or (gizrat) |
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Generalizing: the impersonal form |
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Expressing likes or dislikes |
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Cardinal numbers: 11-1000 |
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134 | (20) |
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Verb roots of four letters |
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The direct object pronouns oti, otkha ... |
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How to express age: bat / ben... |
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The days of the week and use of ordinal numbers ... |
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Making comparisons: pakhot o yoter |
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All / every kol ha'yom / kol yom |
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8 On the road and on time la'derech u'vazman |
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More on the concept of binyanim |
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Telling the time and useful `time' expressions |
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Buying a ticket and getting directions |
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Superlatives: hakhi b'yoter ... |
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Expressing your preferences |
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More on the use of personal pronouns |
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This train is the fastest... |
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Means of transport and associated verbs |
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It is not as it used to be |
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Past tense of verbs in binyan - (+ with problem letters) |
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Past tense of verbs in binyan pi-el |
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Talking about choosing a house and home |
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Review and more prepositions with pronominal |
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Talking lifestyle plans and career choices |
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Past tense of verbs in binyan hif-il |
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The preposition `like/as' kmo |
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More verbs in binyan hitpa-el present and past tenses |
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Verbs in binyan hitpa-el present and past |
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Review of conjunctions: whenever, in spite of, because |
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11 Driving down to the Dead Sea |
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The future tense zman atid |
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Use of the future tense to indicate the imperative tsivuy |
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To say le'emor and to tell le'hagid |
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Review and practice and use of the conditional sentence |
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To `go out' and to `take out' |
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Quick rule for forming the imperative |
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12 Rising temperatures... |
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Talking about the weather |
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Practice of the future tense; in the future |
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More on giving instructions and making requests |
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Expressing what is wrong with you and how you feel It hurts |
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Parts of the body and various illnesses |
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Expressing regret or obligation |
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Verb `to be' as an auxiliary |
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Reading comprehension - practice and review |
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13 Jerusalem the Holy City |
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Talking about religious customs |
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Forming adjectives from verbs or describing a passive state |
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Colours, moods and emotions |
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Forming adverbs noun + in the manner of ... |
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The question marker ha-im |
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Expressing how you feel (adjective) |
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Reading comprehension and scanning practice: sights to see in Jerusalem |
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Some history and sights in Jerusalem |
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Historical timeline BCE / CE |
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14 From the Bible to modern communication |
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An email sent from Israel |
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Jewish festivals and customs |
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Preparing for a visit abroad scanning for information from the web |
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Bible Detective - reading form the bible |
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Appendix I Quick grammar reference |
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Appendix II Preposition chart |
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Verb glossary |
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Index |
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