A Hebrew picture dictionary made from your own life
How a student and her partner turned everyday photographs into a personal Hebrew dictionary, and how to make one with a friend.
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Hebrew, beyond
the classroom.
Practical ideas for learning Hebrew. Stories about the people, language and everyday life around us.
How to learn a little Hebrew on the toilet
A vocabulary habit from a shared house in Florentin: use a small poster, hide the answers, and practise a few Hebrew words during an ordinary pause.
How to learn Hebrew with labels around the house
What to do when Hebrew sticky notes become invisible: choose fewer objects, say the words, test yourself and replace the labels you know.
You can use Hebrew without switching the whole conversation
A way to use beginner Hebrew with a partner or friend, a few words at a time, inside conversations you already have.
Was that rude? A Tel Aviv shopping story
A Tel Aviv shopping story about different ideas of politeness, and why learning Hebrew includes understanding cultural expectations.
I grew up speaking Hebrew. I still had to practise my pronunciation.
A native Hebrew speaker's pronunciation story, and a practical exercise for taking a difficult sound from a word into everyday speech.
You know the Hebrew words. Now try making a sentence.
A simple practice game from our Russian lessons: put useful words on a board, build a sentence, and challenge a friend to change it.
How to remember Hebrew words that keep disappearing
A student’s imaginary argument, a few personal associations, and a practical way to review Hebrew vocabulary with flashcards.
Sometimes the best thing for your Hebrew is a break
Yaron Sivan on motivation, feeling saturated, and why a break between Hebrew courses can sometimes make more sense than signing up again.
Why a group of Hebrew teachers decided to learn Russian
What happened when Hebrew teachers became beginners in Russian: a new alphabet, different learning speeds, and useful ideas for our students.
Yaron Sivan
Yaron founded Ulpan Bayit in Tel Aviv. He writes about teaching Hebrew, learning other languages, and the things that happen along the way.