Vocabulary
Starter Phrases
Flash Cards
Tip Sheet
Additional Starter Words
- Sheet 1 – we will write this one together!
- Sheet 2 – צבעים
- Sheet 3 – תסתכל-תקשיב
- Sheet 4 – מספיק-כיסאות
- Sheet 5 – מפה-מנטה
- Sheet 6 – מי-מה-כיוון ש
- Sheet 7 – כל הכבוד-יש לי
- Sheet 8 – לאחרונה
- Sheet 9 – יתוש
a folk story from Japan
retold as a fairy tale by B.M. Chamberlain
Scroll down to where the text begins. At the top of the section, you will see 3 links. Click the center link to view the text.
A fun story supplemented by vowel markings plus audio:
| Title (pronounced se.la vol.ka.ni) |  |
| Sentences 1-2, just above the illustration |  |
| Audio player, where you can listen to a reader and pause, as necessary |  |
| Sentence 3 through the end of the story |  |
My Body
Study the entries below and practice saying the names of various body parts. As you become confident, you can test your skills by placing body part labels on our 5 models:
My Body
| thumb | a.gu.dal | אגודל |
| hips | a.gan ha.ye.re.kha.yim | אגן הירחיים |
| ear | o.zen | אוזן |
| ears | oz.na.yim | אוזניים |
| pupil | i.shon | אישון |
| nose | af | אף |
| finger (hand or foot) | ets.ba | אצבע |
| fingers (hand or foot) | ets.ba.ot | אצבעות |
| big toe | bo.hen | בוהן |
| stomach | be.ten | בטן |
| armpit | beit ha.she.khi | בית השחי |
| human being | ben a.dam | בן אדם |
| knee | be.rekh | ברך |
| knees | bir.ka.yim | ברכיים |
| back | gav | גב |
| eye brow | ga.ba | גבה |
| eye brows | ga.bot | גבות |
| body | guf | גוף |
| throat | ga.ron | גרון |
| arm (יד is more common) | z.ro.a | זרוע |
| arms (ידיים is more common) | zro.ot | זרועות |
| chest | kha.ze | חזה |
| belly button | ta.bur | טבור |
| hand | yad | יד |
| hands | ya.da.yim | ידיים |
| thigh | ye.rekh | ירך |
| thighs | ye.re.kha.yim | ירכיים |
| bottom | yash.van | ישבן |
| tongue (also means language | la.shon | לשון |
| palm (hand) | kaf yad | כף יד |
| palm (foot) | kaf re.gel | כף רגל |
| palms (hands) | ka.pot ya.da.yim | כפות ידיים |
| palms (feet) | ka.pot rag.la.yim | כפות רגליים |
| shoulder | ka.tef | כתף |
| shoulders | kte.fa.yim | כתפיים |
| heart | lev | לב |
| cheek | le.khi | לחי |
| cheeks | le.kha.ya.yim | לחיים |
| waist | mo.ten | מותן |
| elbow | mar.pek | מרפק |
| elbows | mar.pe.kim | מרפקים |
| forehead | me.tsakh | מצח |
| eye | a.yin | עין |
| eyes | ei.na.yim | עיניים |
| eye lid | af.af | עפעף |
| heel | a.kev | עקב |
| heels | a.ke.vim | עקבים |
| mouth | pe | פה |
| face | pa.nim | פנים |
| neck | tsa.var | צוואר |
| nail | tsi.po.ren | ציפורן |
| nails | tsi.por.na.yim | ציפורניים |
| head | rosh | ראש |
| leg or foot | re.gel | רגל |
| legs or feet | rag.la.yim | רגליים |
| eye lash | ris | ריס |
| eye lashes | ri.sim | ריסים |
| teeth | shi.na.yim | שיניים |
| hair | se.ar | שיער |
| tooth | shen | שן |
| lip | sa.fa | שפה |
| lips | sfa.ta.yim | שפתיים |
Pronouns
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Parts of Speech
To learn the parts of speech in Hebrew, you may benefit from a refresher on these in English.
The parts of speech emphasized on this page are pronouns and prepositions. You are invited to share web pages and videos that you find to be particularly helpful in teaching these. Thank you!
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“Voweled” Nouns & Adjectives
Tarot Cards
To enhance your Hebrew reading skills and enrich your vocabulary, we thought it’d be fun to share a set of tarot cards with you.
Used for centuries in traditional gaming, Tarot cards have also gained popularity for divination. Each of the 78 cards has standard descriptors. The deck is divided into two parts: The Major Arcana, consisting of 22 cards that reveal “big secrets,” and the Minor Arcana, made up of 56 cards divided into four 14-card suits, which represent everyday life, challenges, and personal growth.
The language used in this dynamic book is adapted from Tarot of the Witches. The card design and layout are our own, while the images were generated by Meta AI and polished by us.
Go ahead, flip the book open and begin.
Verbs
Language Arts Refresher
A verb is a word used to express action or activity. Someone is doing something, or something is being done.
An infinitive is the form of the verb that begins with “to.” As an example, the infinitive of “swimming” or “swam” is to swim.
Hebrew Infinitives
Hebrew infinitives are identifiable as they all begin with ל which, as a prefix, can mean “to.” This is in alignment with English verbs that also begin with “to.” In Hebrew, “to swim” (an infinitive) is לשחות, and “to sit” (also an infinitive) is לשבת.
Not all words beginning with ל are infinitives. But if you know you’re looking at a verb form, and if it begins with ל, chances are pretty good it is an infinitive.