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Book SynopsisGet the last word on English grammar Grasping the intricacies of the English language doesn't need to be tricky, and this down-to-earth guide breaks everything down in ways that make senseRevealing rules, tips, and tricks to eliminate confusion and gain clarity, English Grammar For Dummies gives you everything you need to communicate with confidence! Good grammar lays the foundation for speaking and writing clearly. This easy-to-follow book will help you become a more articulate, effective communicator. Covering everything from the building blocks of a sentence to those pesky rules of punctuation, it offers the practical guidance you need to communicate in a way that would make any English teacher proud. Improve your speaking skillsClearly compose written communicationsGet the latest techniques for continuous improvementWrite a winning college entrance exam or compelling business presentation Stop worrying about the grammar police and become more confident with your words!Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Foolish Assumptions 1 Icons Used in This Book 2 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Building a Firm Foundation: The Parts of the Sentence 5 Chapter 1: Using the Right Words at the Right Time 7 What This Year’s Sentence Is Wearing: Understanding Grammar and Style 8 Distinguishing Between the Three Englishes 9 Wanna get something to eat? Friendspeak 10 Do you feel like getting a sandwich? Conversational English 11 Will you accompany me to the dining room? Formal English 12 Thumbing Your Way to Better Grammar 13 Probing the Limits of Grammar-Checking Software 14 What’s Your Problem? Solutions to Your Grammar Gremlins 15 Chapter 2: Verbs: The Heart of the Sentence 17 Expressing Meaning with Verbs 17 Meeting the Families: Linking and Action Verbs 18 Linking verbs: The Giant Equal Sign 19 Forms of “to be” 19 Synonyms of “to be” 20 Savoring sensory verbs 21 Completing linking-verb sentences correctly 22 Lights! Camera! Action verb! 24 Calling the Help Line for Verbs 25 Timing is everything: Creating a time frame with helping verbs 25 Don’t ask! Questions and negative statements 25 Adding shades of meaning with helping verbs 27 Pop the Question: Locating the Verb 29 Chapter 3: Who’s Doing What? How to Find the Subject 33 Who’s Driving the Truck? Why the Subject Is Important 33 Teaming up: Subject and verb pairs 34 Compound subjects and verbs: Two for the price of one 34 Pop the Question: Locating the Subject–Verb Pairs 35 What’s a Nice Subject Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Unusual Word Order 37 Find That Subject! Detecting You-Understood 39 Searching for the Subject in Questions 40 Don’t Get Faked Out: Avoiding Fake Verbs and Subjects 40 Finding fake verbs 41 Watching out for “here“ and “there“ and other fake subjects 41 Choosing the correct verb for “here“ and “there“ sentences 42 Subjects Aren’t Just a Singular Sensation: Forming the Plural of Nouns 42 Regular plurals 43 The -IES and -YS have it 43 No knifes here: Irregular plurals 44 The brother-in-law rule: Hyphenated plurals 45 Chapter 4: When All Is Said and Done: Complete Sentences 47 Completing Sentences: The Essential Subjects and Verbs 48 Complete Thoughts, Complete Sentences 50 Joining Forces: Combining Sentences Correctly 53 Connecting with coordinate conjunctions 53 Attaching thoughts: Semicolons 55 Boss and Employee: Joining Ideas of Unequal Ranks 55 Choosing Subordinate Conjunctions 56 Using Pronouns to Combine Sentences 58 Understanding Fragments 59 Placing fragments in the right context 60 Steering clear of inappropriate fragments 61 Reaching the End of the Line: Endmarks 62 Chapter 5: Handling Complements 65 Getting a Piece of the Action: Complements for Action Verbs 66 Receiving the action: Direct objects 66 Rare, but sometimes there: Indirect objects 68 No bias here: Objective complements 69 Completing the Equation: Subject Complements 69 Pop the Question: Locating the Complement 71 Pop the Question: Finding the Indirect Object 72 Pronouns as Objects and Subject Complements 74 Part 2: Clearing Up Confusing Grammar Points 75 Chapter 6: Relax! Understanding Verb Tense 77 Simplifying Matters: The Simple Tenses 78 Present tense 78 Past tense 79 Future tense 80 Using the Simple Tenses Correctly 82 Present and present progressive 82 Past and past progressive 82 Future and future progressive 83 Not Picture Perfect: Understanding the Perfect Tenses 84 Present perfect and present perfect progressive 84 Past perfect and past perfect progressive 85 Future perfect and future perfect progressive 86 Using the Perfect Tenses Correctly 88 Case 1: Beginning in the past and continuing in the present 88 Case 2: Events at two different times in the past 89 Case 3: More than two past events, all at different times 90 Case 4: Two events in the future 92 Reporting Information: Verbs Tell the Story 93 Summarized speech 93 Eternal truths 95 The historical present 95 The Rebels: Dealing with Irregular Verbs 96 To be, to have, to do 96 Irregular past forms and participles 99 Chapter 7: Nodding Your Head: All About Agreement 103 Agreeing Not to Disagree 103 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 104 The unchangeables 104 The changeables 105 Matching Subjects and Verbs in Some Tricky Situations 108 Compound subjects 108 Locating subjects and ignoring distractions 109 Reaching an Agreement with Pronouns 110 Choosing subject pronouns 111 Matching pronouns to their antecedents 112 Agreeing in Tricky Situations 114 Five puzzling pronouns 115 Each and every 116 Either and neither: Alone or with partners 116 Politics and other irregular subjects 118 The ones, the things, and the bodies 119 Who, which, and that 120 Dealing Sensitively with Pronoun Gender 121 Chapter 8: Pronouns and Their Cases 125 Me Like Tarzan: Choosing Subject Pronouns 125 Compounding interest: Pairs of subjects 126 Attracting appositives 128 Picking pronouns for comparisons 129 Using Pronouns as Direct and Indirect Objects 130 Are You Talking to I? Prepositions and Pronouns 131 Attaching Objects to Verbals 133 Knowing the Difference Between Who and Whom 134 Pronouns of Possession: No Exorcist Needed 136 Dealing with Pronouns and “-Ing“ Nouns 137 Chapter 9: Small Words, Big Trouble: Prepositions 139 Proposing Relationships: Prepositions 139 The Objects of My Affection: Prepositional Phrases and Their Objects 140 Pop the question: Questions that identify the objects of the prepositions 142 Why pay attention to prepositions? 143 A Good Part of Speech to End a Sentence With? 144 Chapter 10: Two Real Really Good Parts of Speech: Adjectives and Adverbs 147 Clarifying Meaning with Descriptions 147 Adding Adjectives 148 Adjectives describing nouns 149 Adjectives describing pronouns 149 Attaching adjectives to linking verbs 150 Articles: Not just for magazines 150 Pop the question: Identifying adjectives 151 Stalking the Common Adverb 153 Pop the question: Finding the adverb 153 Adverbs describing adjectives and other adverbs 155 Choosing Between Adjectives and Adverbs 156 Sorting out “good“ and “well“ 157 Dealing with “bad“ and “badly“ 158 Adjectives and adverbs that look the same 159 Creating Comparisons with Adjectives and Adverbs 160 Ending it with -er or giving it more to adjectives 160 Creating comparisons with adverbs 163 Breaking the Rules: Irregular Comparisons 164 Good, bad, well 164 Little, many, much 165 Part 3: Conventional Wisdom: Punctuation and Capitalization 167 Chapter 11: Punctuation Law That Should Be Repealed: Apostrophes 169 The Pen of My Aunt or My Aunt’s Pen? Using Apostrophes to Show Possession 170 Ownership for singles 170 Sharing the wealth: Plural possessives 171 Possession with Proper Nouns 174 Ownership with Hyphenated Words 175 Possessive Nouns That End in S 176 Common Apostrophe Errors with Pronouns 177 Shortened Words for Busy People: Contractions 179 You Coulda Made a Contraction Mistake 180 Chapter 12: Quotations: More Rules Than the Internal Revenue Service 183 And I Quote 184 Punctuating Quotations 185 Quotations with speaker tags 185 Quotations without speaker tags 189 Quotations with question marks 190 Quotations with exclamation points 191 Quotations with semicolons 192 Quotations inside quotations 192 Who Said That? Identifying Speaker Changes 194 Germ-Free Quotations: Using Sanitizing Quotation Marks 195 Punctuating Titles: When to Use Quotation Marks 196 Chapter 13: The Pause That Refreshes: Commas 199 Distinguishing Items: Commas in Series 200 Using “Comma Sense“ to Add Information to Your Sentence 202 Separating a list of descriptions 202 Essential or extra? Commas tell the tale 204 Commas with appositive influence 207 You Talkin’ to Me? Direct Address 208 Using Commas in Addresses and Dates 209 Addressing addresses 209 Punctuating dates 211 Getting Started: The Introductory Comma 212 Words not connected to the meaning of the sentence 212 Phrases and clauses 212 Punctuating Independently 213 Chapter 14: Useful Little Marks: Dashes, Hyphens, and Colons 215 Inserting Information with Dashes 215 Long dashes 216 Short dashes 216 H-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-i-n-g Made Easy 217 Understanding the great divide 217 Using hyphens for compound words 218 Placing hyphens in numbers 219 Utilizing the well-placed hyphen 220 Creating a Stopping Point: Colons 220 Addressing a business letter or email 220 Introducing lists 221 Introducing long quotations 222 Chapter 15: CAPITAL LETTERS 225 Knowing What’s Up with Uppercase 225 Capitalizing (or Not) References to People 227 Sorting out titles 227 Writing about family relationships 228 Tackling race and ethnicity 230 Capitalizing Geography: Directions, Places, and Languages 230 Directions and areas of a country 231 Capitalizing geographic features 231 Marking Seasons and Other Times 232 Schooling: Courses, Years, and Subjects 232 Writing Capitals in Titles 233 Headline style 233 Sentence style 235 Concerning Historic Capitals: Events and Eras 235 ?4U: Cn U AbbreV8? 236 Chapter 16: Rules of Thumb: Adapting Grammar to Electronic Media 239 Thumb Wrestling with Grammar: Texts, Tweets, and Instant Messages 240 Choosing formal or informal language 240 Getting creative within character limits 243 Making a text and checking it twice 245 Emailing Your Way to Good Grammar 246 The heading 246 The greeting 247 The body 247 The closing 248 Handling Grammar on the Internet 248 Blogging for fun and (sometimes) profit 248 Navigating social networks 249 PowerPoint to the People 250 Writing titles 251 Biting the bulleted list 252 Part 4: Polishing Without Wax: The Finer Points of Grammar and Style 255 Chapter 17: Fine-Tuning Verbs 257 Giving Voice to Verbs 257 Actively Seeking a Better Voice 258 Getting Your Verbs in the Proper Mood 260 Stating the facts: Indicative 261 Commanding your attention: Imperative 261 Discovering the possibilities: Subjunctive 262 Using subjunctives with “were“ 262 Forming subjunctives with “had“ 264 Adding Meaning with Strong Verbs 265 “There is“ a problem with boring verbs 265 Does your writing “have“ a problem? 265 Don’t just “say“ and “walk“ away 266 Chapter 18: No Santas but Plenty of Clauses 269 Understanding the Basics of Clause and Effect 269 Getting the goods on subordinate and independent clauses 271 Knowing the three legal jobs for subordinate clauses 273 Untangling subordinate and independent clauses 275 Deciding when to untangle clauses 276 Putting your subordinate clauses in the right place 278 Choosing content for your subordinate clauses 279 Chapter 19: Spicing Up Sentence Patterns 281 Getting Verbal 281 Appreciating gerunds 282 Working with infinitives 283 Participating with a participle 284 Choosing the Correct Tense 286 Simultaneous events 286 Different times 287 Sprucing Up Boring Sentences with Clauses and Verbals 289 The clause that refreshes 290 Verbally speaking 291 Mixing It Up: Changing Sentence Patterns 292 Scrambling word order 293 Going long or cutting it short 293 Chapter 20: Staying on Track: Parallelism 295 Constructing Balanced Sentences 295 Shifting Grammar into Gear: Avoiding Stalled Sentences 299 Steering clear of a tense situation 299 Keeping your voice steady 301 Knowing the right person 303 Seeing Double: Conjunction Pairs 305 Avoiding Lopsided Comparisons 308 Chapter 21: Meaning What You Say: Clarity 311 On Location: Placing Descriptions Correctly 311 Misplaced descriptions 312 Just hanging out: Danglers 314 Avoiding confusing descriptions 317 Finding the Subject When Words Are Missing from the Sentence 318 Comparatively Speaking: Incomplete and Illogical Comparisons 320 Missing and presumed wrong 320 Illogical comparisons 322 Steering Clear of Vague Pronouns 326 Matching pronouns to antecedents 326 One pronoun, one idea 327 Chapter 22: Grammar Devils 331 Deleting Double Negatives 331 Scoring D Minus 334 Distinguishing Between Word Twins and Triplets 335 Three terrible twos 335 Goldilocks and the three there’s 335 Your and you’re: A problem 336 The owl rule: Who’s, whose 336 It’s an its problem 336 Close, But Not Close Enough: Words That Resemble Each Other 337 Continually (continuously?) making mistakes 337 Are you affected? Or effected? Do you sit or set? 338 Woulda, coulda, shoulda 339 You gotta problem with grammar? 340 Accepting the difference 340 Hanged or hung up on grammar 341 The farther or further of our country 341 Roaming Descriptions 342 Placing “even“ 342 Placing “almost“ and “nearly“ 343 Placing “only“ and “just“ 343 Pairs of Trouble: Complicated Verbs 344 Rise and raise 344 Lie and lay 345 Lose and loose 346 Two Not for the Price of One 346 Four for the Road: Other Common Errors 347 Me, myself, and I 348 In the group: Between/among 348 Being that I like grammar 349 Try and figure these out: Verbs and infinitives 349 Part 5: The Part of Tens 351 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Improve Your Proofreading 353 Reread 353 Wait a While 354 Read It Aloud 354 Check the Commas 354 Swap with a Friend 355 Let the Computer Program Help 355 Check the Verbs 355 Check the Pronouns 355 Know Your Typing Style 356 The Usual Suspects 356 Chapter 24: Relax Already! Grammar Rules You Can Stop Worrying About 357 To Not Split an Infinitive 357 A Good Part of Speech to End a Sentence With 358 What Can or May I Do? 358 Formal Greetings in Emails and Texts 358 Addresses and Dates in Electronic Communication 359 Periods and Commas in Some Electronic Messages 359 The Jury Are Out on This Rule 359 That? Who? 360 Who/Whom Is Correct? 360 Hopefully This Rule Has Faded 360 Index 361

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Hebrew 7 Chapter 1: You Already Know Some Hebrew 9 Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar 27 Chapter 3: Shalom, Shalom!: Meeting and Greeting 45 Part 2: Hebrew in Action 63 Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 65 Chapter 5: Eat! Eat! You’re So Thin! 81 Chapter 6: Going Shopping 105 Chapter 7: Having Fun Hebrew Style 121 Chapter 8: Enjoying Your Free Time: Hobbies, Sports, and Other Fun Activities 141 Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone 157 Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House 171 Part 3: Hebrew on the Go 189 Chapter 11: Planning and Taking a Trip 191 Chapter 12: Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding 221 Chapter 13: Money, Money, Money 235 Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies 249 Part 4: Diving Deeper into Hebrew Life 265 Chapter 15: An Introduction to Israel 267 Chapter 16: War and Peace 279 Part 5: Sacred Hebrew 287 Chapter 17: Let’s Get Biblical 289 Chapter 18: Like a Prayer 299 Chapter 19: Sacred Time, Sacred Space 315 Part 6: The Part of Tens 331 Chapter 20: Ten Books on Hebrew You Just Gotta Have 333 Chapter 21: Ten Favorite Hebrew Expressions 337 Chapter 22: Ten Great Israeli Phrases 341 Appendix A: Verb Tables 345 Appendix B: Hebrew–English Mini-Dictionary 355 Appendix C: Answer Key 377 Index 383 Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Book Is Organized 3 Part 1: Getting Started 3 Part 2: Hebrew in Action 3 Part 3: Hebrew on the Go 4 Part 4: Israeli Life 4 Part 5: Sacred Hebrew 4 Part 6: The Part of Tens 4 Appendixes 4 Icons Used in This Book 5 Beyond the Book 5 Where to Go from Here 6 Part 1: Getting Started with Hebrew 7 Chapter 1: You Already Know Some Hebrew 9 Taking Stock of What’s Familiar 10 Speaking Hebrew Like a Native 12 Stressing out (not) 12 Getting out the gutturals 13 Opening your mouth to say “Ah!” 14 Counting in Hebrew 14 Counting objects 15 Counting higher 15 Recognizing Tips to Help You Read Hebrew 18 Figuring out the Hebrew alphabet’s shapes, sounds, and stories 18 Reading and writing from right to left 23 Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Hebrew Grammar 27 Making Sense of Hebrew Syntax 28 Putting your sentences in order 28 Questioning 29 Recognizing Parts of Speech 30 Naming nouns 30 Perfecting your pronouns 32 Applying adjectives 36 Pinpointing Hebrew verbs 37 Detecting adverbs 40 Spotting prepositions 41 Understanding Gender and Number 42 Chapter 3: Shalom, Shalom!: Meeting and Greeting 45 Greeting and Saying Goodbye 46 Greeting all day long 46 Replying to a greeting 47 Putting a name to a face 49 Making Grand Introductions 51 Introducing yourself 51 Introducing others 51 Getting Better Acquainted 54 Finding out who speaks English 54 Talking about where you come from 56 Chatting about how you feel 57 Extending and Responding to Invitations 58 Asking Questions: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How 59 Asking yes or no questions 60 Forming negative questions 60 Part 2: Hebrew in Action 63 Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 65 Shootin’ the Breeze 65 Talking About Yourself and Your Family 67 Chatting About the Weather 69 Six Days You Shall Labor: Talking About Work 73 Getting Addresses, Phone Numbers, Email, and Instagram/ Twitter handles 76 Asking and telling where you live 76 Asking and giving a phone number, email address, or Instagram handle 77 Chapter 5: Eat! Eat! You’re So Thin! 81 Jewish Love Means Never Having to Say “I’m Hungry” 81 Quieting a growling stomach 83 Taming a wild thirst 83 Getting Down to Business: Food, Glorious Food! 84 Starting the day with breakfast 84 Enjoying lunch 86 Eating dinner 86 Raiding the refrigerator 87 Going to Shabbat dinner 88 Chefing it up at home 89 Matching Adjectives and Nouns 90 Taking Your Grocery List to the Market 95 Going Out for a Bite 98 Chapter 6: Going Shopping 105 Exploring Places to Shop 105 Selecting the Perfect Outfit 106 Styling Your Clothes around the Seasons 111 Fall fashion 111 The winter look 111 Spring attire 113 Summer wear 113 Sweatin’ it out in the summer 113 Color Me Beautiful 117 The Israeli Fashion Scene 117 Getting More (and Less) Than You Bargained For 118 Making comparisons 118 Speaking in hyperbole 119 Chapter 7: Having Fun Hebrew Style 121 Counting the Hours and Minutes 121 Telling time like an American 121 Knowing the time of day 123 Relating time to the past, present, and future 123 Discovering the Days in a Week 128 Catching Some Culture 128 Visiting museums and art galleries 129 Going to the movies 129 Enjoying live entertainment: Music and theater 130 The Israeli Music Scene 135 The Animals Went on the Ark Two by Two: Visiting the Zoo! 136 Spicing Up Your Sentences with Adverbs 137 Chapter 8: Enjoying Your Free Time: Hobbies, Sports, and Other Fun Activities 141 Chatting About Your Hobbies 141 Amassing an amazing collection 142 Creating things with your hands 142 Playing and Watching Sports 146 Kickin’ to score in soccer 146 Shooting for three in basketball 147 Swinging away at baseball 147 Taking a dip in the pool 149 Working up a sweat playing other sports 149 Venturing Outdoors for Some Fun 152 Boogieing Till You Drop 153 Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone 157 Dialing Up the Basics 158 Finding someone’s number 158 Telling someone to call you 158 Socializing in fake time (also known as social media) 159 Asking for People and Getting the Message 160 Leaving a message 161 Dealing with voicemail and other annoyances 163 Making Arrangements over the Phone 165 Talking About the Past: How Was Your Shabbat? 166 Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House 171 Finding Your Way Around Your Job 171 Supplying your office 172 Searching for the perfect job 174 Working from Home 178 Hanging Out at Home 180 Looking through the rooms 180 Furnishing your humble abode 181 Residing in an Apartment 183 Hunting for your very own flat 183 Giving your apartment some flair 185 Keeping your apartment safe 185 Commanding People: Do As I Say 187 Part 3: Hebrew on the Go 189 Chapter 11: Planning and Taking a Trip 191 Choosing Your Final Destination (And When You Want to Go) 191 Whittling down your choices — so many places you can go! 192 Finding your way around 194 Packing 195 Booking a trip 196 Traveling internationally 196 Coming and Going: Knowing Where You Are 197 Discussing the Future: Verb Forms and Popular Expressions 199 Finding the Hotel That’s Right for You 200 Making your reservations 201 Asking about the price 203 Checking In: Names, Addresses and Room Numbers 204 Filling out the registration form 204 Settling into your room 206 Checking Out and Paying the Bill 207 Asking for your bill 207 Asking about special charges 208 Leaving the hotel 208 Staying at an Airbnb 211 Making Sure You Don’t Get Lost 212 Giving and Understanding Directions For Lost Souls 215 Keeping North, South, East, and West Straight 218 Chapter 12: Getting Around: Flying, Driving, and Riding 221 Getting Through the Airport 221 Checking in 222 Suffering through the flight 223 Getting your feet back on the ground 223 Renting a Vehicle and a Phone to Go with It 224 Renting a car 225 Understanding the rental contract 226 Navigating Public Transportation 228 Traveling by taxi 229 Watching the wheels on the bus go round and round 229 Traveling on trains and the light rail 230 Reading maps and schedules 232 Being Early or Late 233 Chapter 13: Money, Money, Money 235 Going to the Bank 235 Talking to tellers 235 Counting your change 236 Changing Money 240 Flowing with the Currency 242 Using Credit Cards 243 Using Electronic and Digital Currency 243 Directing Your Objects 243 Chapter 14: Handling Emergencies 249 Tackling Your Uncooperative Car 249 Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News 253 The knee bone’s connected to the leg bone: Identifying your body parts 253 Describing your symptoms 254 Explaining your unique medical needs 255 Receiving a thorough examination 255 Paying attention to the diagnosis 256 Going to the pharmacy 258 Getting Help After You’ve Been Robbed 260 Part 4: Diving Deeper Into Hebrew Life 265 Chapter 15: An Introduction to Israel 267 Discovering Multicultural Israel 267 Touring Israeli Cities and Towns 269 Starting at the Beginning: A Brief History Lesson 271 Fleeing to and from Europe 274 Wanting to be in charge: Nationalism, self-determination, and the Jewish State 274 Chapter 16: War and Peace 279 The Big Bang 279 War 280 Paths to Peace 282 Environmental Cooperation May Be the Key 284 Part 5: Sacred Hebrew 287 Chapter 17: Let’s Get Biblical 289 Figuring Out the Word Order in Biblical Hebrew 290 Emphasizing When God Really Meant It 292 Wishing, Intending, and Prohibiting 294 Deciphering One-Word Wonders 295 Counting Down the Greatest Biblical Hits 296 Chapter 18: Like a Prayer 299 Blessing: The Basics 299 Deciphering the blessing formula 300 Identifying some basic blessings 301 Spiritually Speaking: Figuring Your Way around the Prayer Book 306 The Sh’ma and her blessings 306 Dissecting the Standing Prayer 310 Concluding prayers 310 Praying for peace 311 Making Prayer Meaningful 313 Chapter 19: Sacred Time, Sacred Space 315 Going to a Synagogue 315 Checking Out Holy Words for Holy Days 316 Shabbat: The Sabbath 317 Rosh HaShanah: The Jewish New Year 318 Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement 318 Sukkot: The Fall Harvest Festival 319 Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: Praying for Rain and Rejoicing in the Torah 319 Celebrating Sigd: The Holiday of Ethiopian Jews 320 Hạnukkah: The Jewish Festival of Lights 321 HaHag shel HaHagim: The Festival of Festivals 321 Tu BiShevat: The Birthday of the Trees 322 Purim: A Jewish Mardi Gras 322 Pesach: Passover 323 Yom HaShoah V’Ha’G’vurah: Holocaust Remembrance Day 324 Yom HaZikaron: Israeli Memorial Day 324 Yom HaAtzma’ut: Israeli Independence Day 324 Lag B’Omer: The 33rd Day of the Omer 325 Shavuot: The Festival of Weeks 325 Tisha B’Av: The Ninth of Av 325 Tu B’Av: The Holiday of Love 326 All My Life’s a Circle: Jewish Life-Cycle Events 326 Brit/Simchat Bat: Welcome to the family 327 B’nai Mitzvah: Coming of Age 327 Kiddushin: Sacred Partnership 327 Baruḥ Dayan HaEmet: End of Life 328 Part 6: the Part of Tens 331 Chapter 20: Ten Books on Hebrew You Just Gotta Have 333 Hebrew Roots Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World 333 Hebrew: The Eternal Language 334 The Tongue of the Prophets: The Life Story of Eliezer Ben Yehuda 334 The Hebrew Alphabet: A Mystical Journey 334 Hebrew Talk: 101 Hebrew Roots And The Stories They Tell 334 Aleph-Bet Yoga: Embodying the Hebrew Letters for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being 335 The Word: The Dictionary that Reveals the Hebrew Source of English 335 How the Hebrew Language Grew 335 The Story of Hebrew 335 Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems 336 Chapter 21: Ten Favorite Hebrew Expressions 337 Mazal Tov 337 B’Karov Etzlehḥ 338 Titchadesh 338 B’Teavon 338 B’Ezrat HaShem 339 Yishar Koahḥ 339 Dash 339 Nu 340 Kol HaKavod 340 L’Ḥaim 340 Chapter 22: Ten Great Israeli Phrases 341 Mah Pitom 341 Yesh G’vul L’Chol Ta’alul 341 Pa’am Shlishit Glidah 342 Im K’var, Az K’var 342 B’Shum Panim VaOfen Lo 342 Stam 343 Betahḥ 343 Hạval Al HaZ’man 343 Hạzak V’Amatz 343 Yehiyeh Tov 344 Appendix A: Verb Tables 345 Appendix B: Hebrew–english Mini-dictionary 355 Appendix C: Answer Key 377 Index 383

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Book SynopsisEveryone is capable of learning a language... the secret is knowing how to learn.- Struggling to find a logical pathway through all those books, apps, and foreign films?- Frustrated by your lack of progress?- Easily lose motivation? Netflix travel host, serial language learner, and lifelong journaler, Jo Franco has combined a powerful framework and inspiring journal to make the path to fluency achievable, meaningful and joyful. The first half of this simple guide provides a practical blueprint to help you plan and organize your learning while developing skills and good habits for success. It includes all the tools you need:  goal setting, habit tracking, a clever workspace area to jot down and summarize notes, sections for vocabulary lists, verb tables, and more. The second half guides you through over 60 journal p

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Book SynopsisAre you looking for a complete course in Welsh which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Welsh will guarantee success!Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) and from Novice-Low to Advanced-Mid level of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL) : Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneit

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Book SynopsisEssential French Verbs is the course for you if you need help with your study of French. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course contains hints on how to learn verbs effectively.The aim of this book is to help you improve your command of French by focusing on one aspect of language learning that invariably causes difficulties - verbs and the way they behave. Whether you are a complete beginner or a relatively advanced learner, you can consult the book when you need to know the form of a verb quickly. The introductory section gives you a complete overview of French verbs and how they work in the various tenses.Essential French Verbs contains:- full coverage of the main tenses for 200 frequently used French verbs arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference- examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and words sharing the same origin- a French-English verb list of approximately 3000

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Book SynopsisEssential French Vocabulary is the course for you if you need help with your study of French. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course now comes with plenty of hints on how to learn vocabulary effectively.Unlike a phrasebook or a dictionary, Essential French Vocabulary will take your existing knowledge and build on it systematically and organically, so that you will increase your vocabulary and at the same time expand your range of expression.At the beginning of the book there is a section to help you with your pronunciation, followed by a short and simple grammar summary.The main part of the book is arranged in topics, such as ''Work'', ''Travel and Accommodation'' and ''Food and Drink'', and concentrates on the vital and most current words and expressions, listing those which you might already know and then extending the coverage to teach you those you probably do not know.This is an ideal companion if you are a language s

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Book SynopsisIs this the right course for me?Essential Italian Verbs is the course for you if you need help with your study of Italian. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course now comes with plenty of hints on how to learn verbs effectively.The aim of this book is to help you improve your command of Italian by focusing on one aspect of language learning that invariably causes difficulties - verbs and the way they behave. Whether you are a complete beginner or a relatively advanced learner, you can consult the book when you need to know the form of a verb quickly. The introductory section gives you a complete overview of Italian verbs and how they work in the various tenses. This book also contains:- full coverage of the main tenses for 200 frequently used Italian verbs arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference- examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and words sharing the same origin- an

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Book SynopsisMaster Chinese script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Chinese script is a clear step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design: AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book to keep track of your progTable of Contents : Introduction : 01 Origins of the script : 02 How Chinese characters are formed : 03 Writing Chinese characters: basic rules, strokes and word order : 04 How words are formed : 05 Signs (1): At the hotel : 06 Signs (2): Directions : 07 Signs (3): Shopping : 08 Entertainment: Going places : 09 The weather : 10 How to use a Chinese-English dictionary : Key to the exercises : Table of radicals : Pronunciation guide : Some useful public signs and notices : Chinese-English vocabulary : English-Chinese vocabulary

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Book SynopsisMaster Japanese scripts with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Japanese scripts is a clear step-by-step guide to the written languages, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how they work in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design: AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book to keep track of youTable of Contents : Introduction : Units 1-4 Introduction to kanji : Unit 5 Hiragana : Units 6-8 How to decipher more complex kanji and build on your knowledge : Unit 9 Katakana : Unit 10 Reading passages : Key to the activities : Index (1) Japanese-English : Index (2) English-Japanese

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Book SynopsisIs this the right book for me?With over 30,000 translations, including everyday idioms and expressions, Essential Dutch Dictionary is the perfect tool to support your Dutch learning. This edition is fully updated to reflect the recently published spelling conventions, and includes a guide to usage and insights from the author to help you learn and remember new words and phrases.Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design, in particular: Author insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Table of Contents : Introduction : Sounds and spelling : A concise Dutch grammar : Dutch-English : English-Dutch

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Book SynopsisWith over 16,000 translations, including everyday idioms and expressions, Essential Welsh Dictionary is the perfect tool to support your Welsh learning. This new edition is fully updated with a guide to usage and insights from the author to help you learn and remember new words and phrases.New features:AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Trade ReviewUnlike traditional dictionaries, here at last is a dictionary that lists mutated forms. This key feature, together with the emphasis on contemporary idiomatic phrases and key grammar points, makes this dictionary an ideal choice for learners of all ages. -- Dr Christine Jones - (Dirprwy Is-ganghellor a Phennaeth Adran y Gymraeg / Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Welsh Department, Prifysgol Cymru Llanbedr Pont Steffan / University of Wales Lampeter Ceredigion)Table of Contents : 1 Foreword : 2 Dictionary: Welsh-English : 3 Abbreviations : 4 Dictionary: English-Welsh : 5 Abbreviations : 6 Supplement : 7 Verbs : 8 Prepositions : 9 Adjectives : 10 Personal pronouns : 11 Rules of mutation : 12 Pronunciation

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Book SynopsisWith over 14,000 translations, including everyday idioms and expressions, Essential Swahili Dictionary is the perfect tool to support your Swahili learning. This new edition is fully updated with a guide to usage and insights from the author to help you learn and remember new words and phrases.New features: AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.Want to learn more? Why not check out Teach Yourself Languages Online? Over 65 languages all available online from Teach Yourself.Table of Contents : Contents : Meet the author : Only got a minute? : Only got five minutes? : Only got ten minutes? : Preface : Bibliography : Introduction : A concise grammar : Notes on the Swahili–English section : Swahili–English dictionary : Notes on the English–Swahili section : English–Swahili dictionary

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Book SynopsisDo you want to be able to understand and speak the Arabic of the Arabian Gulf confidently? All you need is this bestselling course from Teach Yourself - the most trusted brand in language learning. This course teaches the spoken Arabic of the Gulf region through everyday real-life situations that make the grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable, alongside full online audio support. To learn Modern Standard Arabic - used in writing and formal situations throughout the Arabic-speaking world - pick up a copy of Complete Arabic (9781444105469), also from Teach Yourself.Complete Spoken Arabic (of the Arabian Gulf) is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will approach Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) and from Novice-Low to

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Book SynopsisDiscover a new and effective way to learn Swahili. With 18 units covering the four key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, this bestselling course comprises a book and free online audio support.

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Book SynopsisMaster Greek script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Greek script is a clear step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design: AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.USEFUL VOCABULARYEasy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book to keep track Table of Contents : Prologue : 01 Taxi : 02 Up and down : 03 A coffee : 04 A drink : 05 Time for shopping! : 06 Shopping : 07 Eating out : 08 At the museum : 09 Little trips : 10 Souvenirs : 11 Useful words : A brief history of Ancient Greece : 12 Epilogue : English-Greek vocabulary

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Book SynopsisAre you looking for a complete course in Punjabi which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Punjabi will guarantee success!Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will approach Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages(CEFR) and from Novice-Low to Advanced-Mid level of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL) : Can interact with a degree of fluency and spon

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Book SynopsisA reference and grammar practice book containing clear, accessible grammar explanations with examples and extension in both Spanish and English. Basic rules, forms and examples are presented in a simple and accessible way before learners move on to further and more complex uses and forms of the same items, with numerous practice exercises. There are examples of everyday language throughout, to show grammar being used naturally, and these are paired with translations illustrating how the two languages coincide or differ. Ease of use: Numerous cross-references highlight related grammatical points and En breve summaries enable you to see at a glance what you have studied. The book also contains: a glossary of grammatical terms, Latin American variants of grammar rules and guidance on pronunciation and spelling. It is an ideal for anyone learning Spanish and wants a comprehensive resource and extensive grammar practice. It is perfectly suiteTrade ReviewAn excellent and rewarding book. * Amazon reviewer *The course is easy, simple, and effective. I would definitely advise anyone wishing to start Spanish to start with these. * Amazon reviewer *Lessons are easy to follow, and it was really surprising how fast the learning process is. * Amazon reviewer *

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Book SynopsisDo you want a solid foundation to your Modern Hebrew studies?If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Modern Hebrew in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Modern Hebrew you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.What will I learn?Basic Modern Hebrew is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Co

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. French Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.Trade ReviewUnderstanding grammar is key to grasping a foreign language and this new ebook is the ideal companion to help you get to grips with the building blocks of French. * Living France *Table of Contents : Introduction 1: Greetings and introductions 2: Likes and dislikes 3: Describing people and habitual actions 4: Making requests 5: Saying what you prefer 6: Saying what you are going to do 7: Saying who owns what 8: Permission and obligation 9: Directions, instructions and advice 10: Describing a sequence of events 11: Future plans and events 12: Orders and instructions 13: Talking about past events 14: Habitual actions in the past 15: Going back in the past 16: Wishes, probability and possibility 17: How you feel about something 18: Imagining what could happen : Transcriptions - In context : Key : Verb tables : Index

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Book SynopsisDo you want to bring clarity to your communication by:- getting to grips with the building blocks of Italian?- learning the right language for the right context?- speaking and writing with ease and style?In this course you'll find comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures reinforced and raised through authentic materials. You will learn how to construct grammar correctly and when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. You'll also get extensive practice through exercises and self-assessments.This book offers:- clear learning goals to guide your learning- comprehension questions to test your knowledge- language in context sections to demonstrate grammar usage in everyday-life situations- glossary of grammatical terms and verb tables for easy reference. Table of Contents : Introduction : Introduction : How to use this book : How to use this book : Glossary of grammatical terms : Glossary of grammatical terms : Functional grammar : Functional grammar 01: Asking for and giving personal information : 01 Asking for and giving personal information : 02 Identifying people and things 02: Identifying people and things 03: Asking about availability : 03 Asking about availability : 04 Talking about location 04: Talking about location 05: Stating choice and preference : 05 Stating choice and preference : 06 Talking about the present 06: Talking about the present 07: Talking about routine and habits : 07 Talking about routine and habits : 08 Talking about possibility and asking permission 08: Talking about possibility and asking permission 09: Giving orders and instructions : 09 Giving orders and instructions : 10 Talking about possession 10: Talking about possession 11: Talking about events and actions in the past : 11 Talking about events and actions in the past : 12 Describing the past 12: Describing the past 13: Talking about the future : 13 Talking about the future : 14 Talking about wants and preferences 14: Talking about wants and preferences 15: Describing processes and procedures : 15 Describing processes and procedures : 16 Talking about likes and dislikes 16: Talking about likes and dislikes 17: Asking and giving an opinion : 17 Asking and giving an opinion : 18 Expressing obligation and need 18: Expressing obligation and need 19: Expressing emotions and uncertainty : 19 Expressing emotions and uncertainty : 20 Expressing wishes or polite requests 20: Expressing wishes or polite requests 21: Expressing regrets : 21 Expressing regrets : 22 Expressing conditions 22: Expressing conditions : Key to the exercises : Key to the exercises : Reference grammar : Reference grammar 01: Nouns with irregular plurals : 01 Nouns with irregular plurals : 02 Adjectives extra 02: Adjectives extra 03: Comparison : 03 Comparison : 04 Pronouns 04: Pronouns 05: Indefinites : 05 Indefinites : 06 Quantity 06: Quantity 07: Relative pronouns : 07 Relative pronouns : 08 Prepositions 08: Prepositions 09: Negatives : 09 Negatives : 10 Question words 10: Question words 11: Conjunctions : 11 Conjunctions : 12 Linking parts of sentences 12: Linking parts of sentences 13: Verbs : 13 Verbs : Taking it further : Taking it further : Index : Index

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Book SynopsisDo you want to communicate easily and freely in Italian?Master Italian grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own Italian Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points with clear goals, concise explanations, and real-world tasks. By studying and practicing Italian grammar you''ll understand how the language really works and be able to speak Italian with clarity and ease.What will I learn?The Italian Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook covers a comprehensive range of the most useful and frequent grammar and vocabulary in Italian. You can follow along unit by unit, or dip in and dip out to address your weak areas. As you progress, you will be introduced to new vocabulary and combine it with the grammar to complete extensive exercises. You will then practice the language through authentic reading and writing practice. You will achieve a solid upper intermed

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Book SynopsisThis book will give you the skills to learn to speak any language with confidence. It uses techniques that can easily be incorporated into your daily life, while making use of whatever resources you have available. Whether you are starting out with your first foreign language or wishing to add to your repetoire, you''ll find a wealth of easy-to-follow advice and achievable goals. Discover how to:-Speak with greater confidence and accuracy-Effectively learn vocabulary and grammar -Use time on the internet and social media to learn a language-Read real books, websites and articles in a foreign language-Pass exams that certify your language skills

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Book SynopsisDo you want to develop a solid understanding of Cantonese and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Cantonese will equip you with the skills you need to use Cantonese in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way.What will I achieve by the end of the course?By the end of Complete Cantonese you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It''s perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get?-26 learn

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Book SynopsisDo you want to communicate easily and freely in German?Master German grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own German Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points with clear goals, concise explanations, and real-world tasks. By studying and practising German grammar you''ll understand how the language really works and be able to speak German with clarity and ease.What will I learn?The German Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook covers a comprehensive range of the most useful and frequent grammar and vocabulary in German. You can follow along unit by unit, or dip in and dip out to address your weak areas. As you progress, you will be introduced to new vocabulary and combine it with the grammar to complete extensive exercises. You will then practice the language through authentic reading and writing practice. You will achieve a solid upper intermediate le

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Book SynopsisDo you want to communicate easily and freely in Korean? Master Korean grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own Korean Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points with clear goals, concise explanations, and real-world tasks. By studying and practicing Korean grammar you''ll understand how the language really works and be able to speak Korean with clarity and ease.What will I learn? The Korean Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook covers a comprehensive range of the most useful and frequent grammar and vocabulary in Korean. You can follow along unit by unit, or dip in and dip out to address your weak areas. As you progress, you will be introduced to new vocabulary and combine it with the grammar to complete extensive exercises. You will then practice the language through authentic reading and writing practice. You will achieve a solid upper intermediate

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Book SynopsisDesigned for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Biblical Hebrew offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and ultimately gain the skills needed to be able to translate passages from the Hebrew Bible. This new edition includes: - 20 short learning units plus glossary and grammar reference section- Authentic materials - draws on extracts from the Pentateuch, the Prophets and the Writings- Poetic texts and narrative texts for translation at the end of the book- Detailed coverage of both grammar and vocabulary - Numerous practice activities - Self-tests and self-check activities, enabling you to see and track your own progress- Answer key at the back of the book- Includes glossary, verb tables and lexiconThis new edition features even more practice exercises, additional readings and the latest scholarship.Trade ReviewEngagingly written... aimed at students who are self-directed in their learning.A nice grammar... I like how quickly it introduces the biblical text to the reader.Eagerness to read the Bible in its original languages shows no sign of abating. The endeavour can, however, be daunting and opportunities for studying Biblical Hebrew in educational settings are shrinking. Other courses, including online ones, are available but often very costly. This book, consequently, fulfils an important service. Sarah Nicholson's extensive and enthusiastic teaching experience shines through this Teach Yourself text. It is almost as though hearing her voice leading the student through the logically ordered, clearly explained succession of explanations and exercises. A text book like this is the next best thing to a 'live' class. I will be referring to and recommending this text. - Johanna Stiebert, Professor of Hebrew Bible (University of Leeds, UK)Table of Contents : Introduction ·: Aims ·: Objectives ·: Methods : Unit 1 ·: The Alphabet ·: Consonants ·: Final Forms ·: Short vowels ·: Reading Practice : Unit 2 ·: Long vowels ·: Sheva and composite sheva ·: Reading practice : Unit 3 ·: Dagesh ·: Definite Article ·: Genesis 20:1a : Unit 4 ·: Conjunction w ·: Plurals ·: Genesis 20:1b : Unit 5 ·: Subject pronouns ·: Sentences without verbs ·: Genesis 20:2a ·: Test : Unit 6 ·: Nouns ·: Object marker t) ·: Genesis 20:2b : Unit 7 ·: Prepositions (separable and inseparable) ·: Genesis 20:3 : Unit 8 ·: Interrogative h ·: The Perfect ·: Genesis 20:4 : Unit 9 ·: Adjectives ·: Demonstrative and interrogative pronouns ·: Genesis 20:5 : Unit 10 ·: The Construct ·: Object pronouns ·: Genesis 20:6 ·: Test : Unit 11 ·: Imperfect ·: Imperative ·: Infinitive absolute ·: Genesis 20:7-8 : Unit 12 ·: Interrogative pronouns ·: Nouns with Pronominal Suffixes ·: Genesis 20:9-10 : Unit 13 ·: Infinitive construct ·: Relative pronoun ·: He locale ·: Genesis 20:11-14 : Unit 14 ·: Particles ·: The divine name ·: Genesis 20:15-18 : Unit 15 ·: Vav consecutive: Imperfect ·: Genesis 21:1-3 ·: Vav consecutive: Perfect ·: Genesis 21:4-6 ·: Test : Unit 16 ·: Noun declensions ·: Gentilic adjectives ·: Gen 21:7-9 ·: Jussive ·: Qal and Niphal ·: Gen 21:10-13 : Unit 17 ·: Verbs with pronominal suffixes ·: Gen 21:14-16 ·: Cohortative ·: Gen 21:17-18 ·: Piel, Pual and Hithpael ·: Gen 21:19-21 : Unit 18 ·: Particles ·: Adverbs ·: Gen 22:1-4 ·: Hiphil ·: Gen 22:5-8 : Unit 19 ·: Prepositions with suffixes ·: Gen 22:9-12 ·: Oracle formula ·: Textual problems and versions ·: Gen 22:13-16 : Unit 20 ·: General revision ·: Hophal ·: Gen 22:17-20 ·: Hapax legomena ·: Gen 22:21-24 ·: Test

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Book SynopsisCrack the Code and Get Fluent Faster!I had to learn [a new language] in a handful of days for a TV interview. I asked Benny for help and his advice was invaluable. - Tim Ferriss What if you could skip the years of study and jump right to speaking Italian? Sound crazy? No, it''s language hacking. It''s about learning what''s indispensable, skipping what''s not - and using what you''ve learned to have real conversations in Italian - from day one!Unlike most traditional language courses that try to teach you the rules of a language, Language Hacking Italian, shows you how to learn and speak Italian immediately through proven memory techniques, unconventional shortcuts and conversation strategies perfect by one of the world''s greatest language learners, Benny Lewis, aka the Irish Polyglot. The Method Language Hacking takes a modern approach to language learning, blending the power

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Book SynopsisDo you want to develop a solid understanding of Esperanto and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations, and extensive practice and review, Complete Esperanto will equip you with the practical skills you need to use modern Esperanto in a variety of realistic settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way.What will I achieve by the end of the course?By the end of Complete Esperanto you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking, and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It''s perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-on-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What

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Book SynopsisEnglish grammar doesn't have to be difficult. This book, complete with exercises and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to writing or using English confidently and correctly. This book includes: simple step-by-step explanations to help you grasp new principles or those that have previously confused you; practice questions throughout, to help you embed your learning and improve your confidence, and points of interest to lighten your learning - all in one great-value book, so you don't need any separate workbooks or coursebooks. Chapters include: the history of the English language; syllables and morphemes; nouns; pronouns; verbs; adjectives and adverbs; prepositions and conjunctions; phrases and clauses; kinds of sentence; direct and indirect speech; prefixes and suffixes; gender and grammar; spelling and punctuation.ABOUT THE SERIESThe Complete Introduction series from Teach Yourself is the ultimate one-stop guide for anyone wanting a comprehensive and accessible entry point into subjects as diverse as philosophy, mathematics, psychology, Shakespeare and economics. Loved by students and perfect for general readers who simply want to learn more about the world around them, these books are your first choice for discovering something new.Table of Contents : Introduction 01: The history of the English language 02: Dividing the word: Syllables and Morphemes 03: Nouns 04: Pronouns 05: Verbs 06: Modifiers: Adjectives and adverbs 07: Function words: Prepositions and Conjunctions 08: Phrases and Clauses 09: Kinds of Sentence 10: Direct and Indirect Speech 11: Affixes:Prefixes and Suffixes 12: Gender and Grammar 13: Register: Formal and Informal 14: Spelling and Punctuation : Over to you Answers : Glossary : Taking it further

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Book SynopsisA light-hearted, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 50+ words and phrases for you to practise your Maori with your furry best friend. Suitable as a first introduction to Maori for learners of all ages, for tourists who would like a fun way to pick up a few basic words when visiting New Zealand, and as a revision book for adults who haven't used their Maori for a while. -- Welsh Books Council

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Book SynopsisTerry O''Brien''s Perfect series is the ultimate enabler for professional and personal success. Easy-toread, concise and full of easily actionable advice, this new series will aid readers in mastering theittle things and becoming ''perfect''. A best-selling author and motivational trainer, Terry O''Brien shares with his readers his own hands-onearning experience and illustrates how small changes can make a big difference in achieving goals.

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