These two words probably consists of ½ the Hebrew words I say in a day; but that allright because it is a slow learning process. At least for the first time I am immersing myself in Hebrew, forcing the Israeli’s I come in contact with to speak to me רק בעברית–Only in Hebrew. (Much to the annoyance of waiters, bus drivers and family members everywhere…) Its tough, and there are many lapses back into the comfort zone of English but I am learning a lot of Hebrew without being in class, which makes me even more excited for Ulpan class and learning formally everyday. I am using an interesting book series The Time Tunnel to learn Hebrew while avoiding the creepiness of reading baby books in public places. Everything else is going well and I have my first pre-army seminar next weekend which should be interesting (as it will be only in Hebrew—fast Hebrew). Coming up next week though will be a post about the shook, because I love the shook and it gives me a valid reason to make a trip there for inspiration--and pita, pistachios, good beer, and תותים
Heh, glad to hear you're catching the "how do you say it" syndrome. Brought back memories from my own learning days, and i can tell you that learning a language is an ever lasting process.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that you will keep speaking English, since multilingualism is a great skill to have. Too many dedicate all their time studying a new language, don't practice their own, and in the end start to become confused. It's quite comical when you want to say something and you don't remember a particular word in anything other than Hebrew.
Aside from that I have to admit I laughed wholeheartedly when I saw you were reading The Time Tunnel. When I spent most of my day surrounded by Hebrew, English books gave me an escape. But maybe you are doing something better, learning trough reading - which is no doubt a great way to make progress.
Keep on going, and I can't wait for the Shook post.
Alex out.