Hebrew is an ancient Semitic language, that developed from ancient Aramaic. It is written right to left, and has contributed quite a few words to the English language. But should you ever want to visit this ancient land, let's see if you know a few words to get around...
The word 'Shalom' means....
Indeed this word has 3 different meanings, so if you learn one word in Hebrew, we recommend it be this one.
Hello
Hello or goodbye
Hello, goodbye or peace
Pigeon
When we say "Yes", in Hebrew they say...
Ken
Ya
Yen
Kes
When we say 'Thank You', in Hebrew they say...
Toda
Shukran
Merci
Danke
When we say 'God', in Hebrew they say...
Elohim
Deus
Bog
Gud
When you want to ask in Hebrew when something is happening, you may ask...
Matay?
Sven?
Donde?
Ahora?
We say father, when in Hebrew they say...
Abba
Papa
Popo
Abobo
When we say 'Mother', in Hebrew they say...
Ima
Nina
Inah
Ora
The Hebrew word 'Tov' means...
Good
Bad
Day
Minute
You go into an Israeli store and want to buy something, you point at it and say...
Kama?
Lama?
Eyfo?
Eych?
In Hebrew, toasts are made 'To Life', which means they say...
Le'Chaim!
Salute!
Le'Shalom!
Kanpai!
While in English we say 'Day', in Hebrew they say...
Yom
Yam
May
Moy
In Hebrew, if you are the 'Ben' of someone, what are you to them?
Their son
They daughter
Their brother
Their father
Oy Vey, Shall We Try Again?
Oh well, no one expects you to know this rare language, used by very few people outside Israel. It's an ancient and historic language, and so we recommend learning a bit more about it.
Good job figuring out most of these Hebrew words, a language that perhaps less than 20 million in the world speak. It's a fascinating language, though, with such ancient origins. Good for you!
You deserve a good toast, because you've definitely have got the skills to get around Israel without asking for too much help from others. It's a fascinating language, with such ancient origins. Good on you!
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