How people actually greet each other in the street, the vocabulary for talking about the language itself (letter, word, sentence, verb), the tens, the first infinitives with their po'al, and the identity questions in both genders.
Fixed phrases, the same whoever you speak to.
| Hebrew | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
| מַה קוֹרֶה? | ma kore? | what's happening? what's up? |
| מַה נִּשְׁמָע? | ma nishma? | how's it going? |
| מָה הָעִנְיָינִים? | ma ha'inyanim? | how are things? |
| Hebrew | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
| הַכֹּל בְּסֵדֶר! | hakol beseder! | everything's fine! |
| הַכֹּל טוֹב! | hakol tov! | all good! |
| סַבַּבָּה! | sababa! | cool!slang, very common |
| מְצוּיָּן! | metsuyan! | excellent! |
The words the teacher uses to name the forms in the tables below.
| Hebrew | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
| זָכָר | zachar | masculine |
| נְקֵבָה | nekeva | feminine |
| יָחִיד | yachid | singular |
| רַבִּים | rabim | plural (m.)suffix ים- |
| רַבּוֹת | rabot | plural (f.)suffix ות- |
The metalanguage of the class, each word with its gender and its plural.
| Word | sg | pl |
|---|---|---|
| letterf | אוֹתot | אוֹתִיּוֹתotiyot |
| wordfFeminine with a ים- plural: the ending does not settle the gender. | מִילָּהmila | מִילִּיםmilim |
| sentencem | מִשְׁפָּטmishpat | מִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim |
| linef | שׁוּרָהshura | שׁוּרוֹתshurot |
| dot, full stopf | נְקוּדָּהnekuda | נְקוּדּוֹתnekudot |
| commam | פְּסִיקpsik | פְּסִיקִיםpsikim |
| question markm | סִימַן שְׁאֵלָהsiman she'ela | סִימָנֵי שְׁאֵלָהsimanei she'ela |
| exclamation markm | סִימַן קְרִיאָהsiman kri'a | סִימָנֵי קְרִיאָהsimanei kri'a |
| paragraphf | פִּסְקָה?piska | פִּסְקָאוֹת?piska'ot |
| adjectivem | שֵׁם תּוֹאַר?shem to'ar | שְׁמוֹת תּוֹאַר?shmot to'ar |
| pronounm | שֵׁם גּוּף?shem guf | שְׁמוֹת גּוּף?shmot guf |
| verbmThe word for the verb column of every table on this site. | פֹּעַלpo'al | פְּעָלִיםpe'alim |
| numberm | מִסְפָּרmispar | מִסְפָּרִיםmisparim |
| Word | m.s | f.s | m.pl | f.pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| correctלֹא נָכוֹן, incorrect. | נָכוֹןnachon | נְכוֹנָהnechona | נְכוֹנִיםnechonim | נְכוֹנוֹתnechonot |
| excellentUsed on its own as an answer: מְצוּיָּן!, excellent! | מְצוּיָּןmetsuyan | מְצוּיֶּינֶתmetsuyenet | מְצוּיָּנִיםmetsuyanim | מְצוּיָּנוֹתmetsuyanot |
Invariable.
| Hebrew | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
| עֶשֶׂר | eser | 10 |
| עֶשְׂרִים | esrim | 20 |
| שְׁלוֹשִׁים | shloshim | 30 |
| אַרְבָּעִים | arba'im | 40 |
| חֲמִישִּׁים | chamishim | 50 |
| שִׁישִּׁים | shishim | 60 |
| שִׁבְעִים | shiv'im | 70 |
| שְׁמוֹנִים | shmonim | 80 |
| תִּשְׁעִים | tish'im | 90 |
| מֵאָה | me'a | 100 |
Po'al column: the infinitive as the teacher gave it, then the root and the binyan. Partly uncertain reading from the photo, order reconstructed.
| Word | Po'al | m.s | f.s | m.pl | f.pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to sit, to sit downלָשֶׁבֶתlashevetי.ש.ב · pa'al | לָשֶׁבֶתlashevetי.ש.ב · pa'al | יוֹשֵׁבyoshev | יוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet | יוֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim | יוֹשְׁבוֹתyoshvot |
| to get upHollow root: the ו disappears in the present.לָקוּםlakumק.ו.ם · pa'al | לָקוּםlakumק.ו.ם · pa'al | קָםkam | קָמָהkama | קָמִיםkamim | קָמוֹתkamot |
| to openלִפְתּוֹחַliftoachפ.ת.ח · pa'al | לִפְתּוֹחַliftoachפ.ת.ח · pa'al | פּוֹתֵחַpoteach | פּוֹתַחַתpotachat | פּוֹתְחִיםpotchim | פּוֹתְחוֹתpotchot |
| to closeלִסְגּוֹרlisgorס.ג.ר · pa'al | לִסְגּוֹרlisgorס.ג.ר · pa'al | סוֹגֵרsoger | סוֹגֶרֶתsogeret | סוֹגְרִיםsogrim | סוֹגְרוֹתsogrot |
| to go outלָצֵאתlatzetי.צ.א · pa'al | לָצֵאתlatzetי.צ.א · pa'al | יוֹצֵאyotze | יוֹצֵאתyotzet | יוֹצְאִיםyotzim | יוֹצְאוֹתyotzot |
| to enterNif'al: the present starts with נ.לְהִיכָּנֵסlehikanesכ.נ.ס · nif'al | לְהִיכָּנֵסlehikanesכ.נ.ס · nif'al | נִכְנָסnichnas | נִכְנֶסֶתnichneset | נִכְנָסִיםnichnasim | נִכְנָסוֹתnichnasot |
| to approachלָגֶשֶׁתlageshetנ.ג.ש · nif'al | לָגֶשֶׁתlageshetנ.ג.ש · nif'al | נִיגָּשׁnigash | נִיגֶּשֶׁתnigeshet | נִיגָּשִׁיםnigashim | נִיגָּשׁוֹתnigashot |
| to comeHollow root, like לָקוּם.לָבוֹאlavoב.ו.א · pa'al | לָבוֹאlavoב.ו.א · pa'al | בָּאba | בָּאָהba'a | בָּאִיםba'im | בָּאוֹתba'ot |
Every question in both genders: this is how the teacher drills them.
| Word | m.s | f.s | m.pl | f.pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| what's your name?Everyday register. | אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לְךָ?eich kor'im lecha? | אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לָךְ?eich kor'im lach? | אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לָכֶם?eich kor'im lachem? | אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לָכֶן?eich kor'im lachen? |
| what is your name?More formal register. | מַה שִּׁמְךָ?ma shimcha? | מַה שְּׁמֵךְ?ma shmech? | מַה שִּׁמְכֶם?ma shimchem? | מַה שִּׁמְכֶן?ma shimchen? |
| where are you from?Formal register. | מֵאַיִן אַתָּה?me'ayin ata? | מֵאַיִן אַתְּ?me'ayin at? | מֵאַיִן אַתֶּם?me'ayin atem? | מֵאַיִן אַתֶּן?me'ayin aten? |
| where are you from?Everyday register. | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתָּה?me'eifo ata? | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתְּ?me'eifo at? | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתֶּם?me'eifo atem? | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתֶּן?me'eifo aten? |
| how old are you?Literally: son of how many, daughter of how many. | בֶּן כַּמָּה אַתָּה?ben kama ata? | בַּת כַּמָּה אַתְּ?bat kama at? | בְּנֵי כַּמָּה אַתֶּם?bnei kama atem? | בְּנוֹת כַּמָּה אַתֶּן?bnot kama aten? |
| I'm ... years old | אֲנִי בֶּן 33ani ben 33 | אֲנִי בַּת 26ani bat 26 | אֲנַחְנוּ בְּנֵי 33anachnu bnei 33 | אֲנַחְנוּ בְּנוֹת 26anachnu bnot 26 |
Source: IMG_1150.jpeg — handwritten notes, photo upside down