Negation

Hebrew Lesson 7 (Negation and Human Body)

Duration: 30 mins

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Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Hebrew which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Hebrew Classes.

Negation

Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.

Here are some negation expressions that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Hebrew, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Negation in Hebrew

Negation Hebrew Audio
Noלא [Lo]
Nothingכלום / שום דבר [Klum / shum davar]
Not yetעוד לא / עדיין לא [Od lo / adain lo]
No oneאף אחד [Af ekhad]
No longerלא יותר [Lo yoter]
Neverמעולם לא / לעולם לא [Me-olam lo / le-olam]
Cannotלא יכול / ה [Lo yakhol / lo yekhola]
Should notלא צריך / כה [Lo tzarikh / lo tzrikha]

Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions above into full Hebrew sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Hebrew Negation in a Sentence

English Hebrew Audio
Don't worry!לא לדאוג [Lo lidog]
I cannot remember the wordאני לא זוכר / ת את המילה [Ani lo zokher / et et ha-mila]
I do not speak Japaneseאני לא מדבר / ת יפאנית [Ani lo medaber / et yepanit]
I don't know!אני לא יודע [Ani lo yode'a / yoda'at]
I'm not fluent in Italian yetאני עדיין לא מדבר / ת איטלקית שוטפת [Ani adain lo medaber / et italkit shotefet]
I'm not interested!זה לא מענין אותי [Ze lo me'anien oti]
No one here speaks Greekאף אחד לא מדבר פה יוונית [Af ekhad lo medaber po yevanit]
No problem!אין בעיה [Ein be'aia]
This is not correctזה לא נכון [Ze lo nakhon]
This is wrongזאת טעות [Zot ta'ut]
We don't understandאנו לא מבינים [Anu lo mevinim]
You should not forget this wordלא לשכוח את המילה [Lo lishkoakh et ha-mila]

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Vocabulary List about the Human Body

Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.

Human Body List in Hebrew

Body Hebrew Audio
Armזרוע [Zroa]
Backגב [Gav]
Chestחזה [Haze]
Earאוזן [Ozen]
Eyeעין [Ayin]
Faceפנים [Panim]
Feetכף רגל [Kaf Regel]
Fingersאצבעות [Etsba'ot]
Hairשיער [Se'ar]
Handיד [Yad]
Headראש [Rosh]
Heartלב [Lev]
Legרגל [Regel]
Mouthפה [Pe]
Neckצוואר [Tsavar]
Noseאף [Af]
Shoulderכתף [Katef]
Stomachבטן [Beten]
Teethשניים [Sheneiyim]
Tongueלשון [Lashon]

Daily Conversation in Hebrew

Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Hebrew Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Hebrew

English Hebrew Audio
He feels with his handהוא מרגיש עם היד שלו [Hu margish im hayad shelo]
I smell with my noseאני מריחה עם האף שלי [Ani mariha im haaf sheli]
She has beautiful eyesיש לה עיינים יפות [Yesh la eynayim yafot]
She tastes with her tongueהיא טועמת עם הלשון שלה [Hi toeemet im halashon shela]
We see with our eyesאנחנו רואים עם עינינו [Anahnu roim im eynenu]
You hear with your earsאתה שומע עם אוזניך [Ata shomea im ozneyha]
How old are you??בן / בת כמה אתה / את [Ben / bat kama ata / at?]
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years oldאני בן / בת עשרים / שלושים [Ani ben / bat esrim / shloshim]
Are you married??אתה נשוי / את נשואה [Ata nasui / at nesu'a?]
Do you have children??יש לך ילדים [Yesh lekha / lakh yeladim?]
I have to goאני צריך / כה ללכת [Ani tzarikh / tzrikha lalekhet]
I will be right back!אחזור מיד [Akhzor miad]

Fun Facts

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Congratulations! You finished your 7th lesson in Hebrew about negation, and the human body. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Hebrew Lesson 8. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Hebrew homepage.

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