Welcome to the second Hebrew lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Hebrew to help you practice your daily phrases.
black![]() שחור |
grey![]() אפור |
white![]() לבן |
blue![]() כחול |
green![]() ירוק |
yellow![]() צהוב |
red![]() אדום |
brown![]() חום |
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
Grammar Rules - Hebrew |
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my house is white [noun + adjective] הבית שלי לבן |
your country is big [noun + adjective] המדינה שלך גדולה |
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] ספרים חדשים הם יקרים |
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] טוב לנו כאן |
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] יש לה שלושה כלבים קטנים |
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] שפה זו היא קלה מאוד |
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] יש לי חממה קטנה |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold![]() קר |
hot![]() חם |
cloudy![]() מעונן |
rainy![]() גשום |
snowy![]() יורד שלג |
sunny![]() השמש זורחת |
windy![]() יש רוח |
warm![]() חמים |
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
English - Hebrew |
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hi היי |
how are you? מה שלומך? |
I'm good, thank you אני בסדר, תודה |
and you? ואתה? |
what is your name? מה שמך? |
my name is Maya שמי מאיה |
nice to meet you נעים מאד |
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