HEBREW in 10 minutes a day® [Paperback]

Kristine K. Kershul (Author)

Book Description

Series: 10 Minutes a Day | Publication Date: August 1, 2002

This book, designed for people planning a trip to Israel, offers commonplace phrases to help travelers order meals, make purchases, ask for directions, and more, easily and accurately in Hebrew.

Editorial Reviews

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I really recommend it... Have fun learning using this great book... --Amazon.co.uk on-line review, October 2000.

Unbeatable! Plenty of colourful illustrations so all the family can grasp what is wanted... --Amazon.co.uk on-line review, May 2001.

Unbeatable! Plenty of colourful illustrations so all the family can grasp what is wanted... --Amazon.co.uk on-line review, May 2001.

About the Author

Kristine K Kershul

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Bilingual Books; 4th edition (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944502253
• ISBN-13: 978-0944502259
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Travel > Middle East > Israel
  • #44 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Hebrew > Instruction

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but very basic. Some transliteration problems., August 31, 2002

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Adam Lance "adamlance" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HEBREW in 10 minutes a day® (Paperback)

I bought this book to help a friend learn Hebrew. This is a nice book, but the English transliterations are flawed, and that's what I had the most trouble with.

First of all, the book tells you that the tsere is prounounced "ay", when actually, in the modern spoken Hebrew of Israel, it is pronounced like eh in red. Plus it goes on to transliterate the tsere inconsistantly (sometimes as "eh", sometimes as ay).

Shva is the same way. When it's not silent, it's transliterated as 'e'...but sometimes as "ay". (Shva is never pronounced "ay".)

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you need to learn Hebrew quickly, July 7, 2005

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Coe (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HEBREW in 10 minutes a day® (Paperback)

I don't know how much I would have liked this book if I was learning Hebrew from afar, but a few years ago, I found out on two week's notice that I was going to Israel for six months. I had to get a workable knowledge of Hebrew in a short period of time. I carried the pocket pal card and the grocery card everywhere, and the flash cards were great. I like the style of the workbook - it is fun and entertaining. You definitely need the discipline to repeat things to learn much, though, as with any language learning. I clearly don't know Hebrew well enough to know about inaccuracies, but it was great for me, teaching me the basics very quickly.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent starter book for tourists or oleim chadashim..., July 5, 1999

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This review is from: HEBREW in 10 minutes a day® (Paperback)

I've recently moved from the US to Israel and started Ulpan (Hebrew School). This book is an excellent starting piont for learning basic everyday hebrew. It has helped me tremendously.