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I'm from California, but since 2008 I've lived in Texas for work as in independent contractor. Nevertheless, since childhood, I've lived and studied in Peru, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Austria. My B.A degree is in East Asian Studies (my specialty is China). Besides my native English, my best languages are Spanish, Mandarin, and German. More recently I have been learning Hebrew after having visited Israel twice and hope to become fluent in that language too!
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Yakir
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Jan 14, 2016
A good and productive session, thanks Alexander.
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    I have some suggestions, most of which are tools online that I use to "tackle the language" from alll sides.  I recommend attending a Hebrew Ulpan (online language course) so that you have a structured learning environment.  There are also TONS of online translators, dictionaries, and grammar notes online. There are also of course native Hebrew speakers on Itaki. I've dished out a lot of money also on dictionaries, language software, tapes, you name it.  This has helped me create an "all round environment".  I don't watch TV, and when I can,  I play Pimsleur tapes all day even at work.  There are Hebrew cartoons on YouTube. You can google IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) or Hebrew television and find online shows. After you eat, sleep, and listen to Hebrew as I did over a year as I described above, you will definitely get results in less than a year. Contact me if you want specifics about websites/software which I found the most useful.

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    December 25, 2015
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    Thanks Ramy for the answer. I had a question on the niqqud however. An online dictionary gives me this: אֲנִי יָכֹל לְדַבֵּר אַנְגְּלִית הַרְבֵּה יוֹתֵר טוֹב מְמַנֶּה. aniy yakhol l'daber an'g'liyt har'beh yoter tov m'maneh. but I think that it should be the following for "than her" mi'maha nמִמָנה and for "than him" mam'hu מַמְּנוּ is this correct? Thanks again!
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    July 11, 2015
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    This is the sentence you want: "It's been ages since I've done this work."
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    July 11, 2015
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    你怎么称呼您？ The equivalent in English is "How should I address you?" 生意 means business as in commercial business, 贸易 means trade as in 国际贸易 (international trade).
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    July 11, 2015
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    The second is best. I would write it as a sentence: Los zapatos son amarillos y grandes.
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    July 11, 2015
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    עַל יְדֵי אֲנִי מִתְאַמֵּן בעִבְרִית עַל יְדֵי דִּבּוּר לְעַצְמִי aniy mit'amen b'iv'riyt al y'dey dibur l'atz'miy. I practice speaking Hebrew by imagining that I am speaking with an Israeli. אֲנִי מִתְאַמֵּן בדיבור עִבְרִית עַל יְדֵי שאני מדַמְיֵן שֶׁאֲנִי מְדַבֵּר עִם יִשְׂרְאֵלִי. aniy mit'amen b'dibur iv'riyt al y'dey sheaniy m'dam'yen sheaniy m'daber im yisho'r'eliy. another examples: הָדַף נַחְסֹם עַל יְדֵי גוגל. hadaf nach'som al y'dey gvgl. The page has been blocked by Google. הָעוּגָה הוכנה עַל יְדֵי אֲחוֹתִי haugah hvkhnh al y'dey achotiy The cake was prepared by my sister.
    July 11, 2015
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    These two responses are BOTH excellent. Why does Itaki want me to force me to choose the best of the two?
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    July 11, 2015
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    The second sentence means to circumvent her. The first sentence implies that you have to acquaint her with other people (and/or places) so that you can get to the beach. Regarding pronoun placement, it can vary, and it often has different meanings: 1. Please put your children down off the fence! It's too dangerous up there. 2. Good parents don't put down (humiliate) their children; they give them constructive criticism which helps them to become better people. But in some cases the placement is different and the mean the same thing: 1. Please put on your coat. 2. Please put your coat on. (means same as no. 1) Check out this site for tons of examples: http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html
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    July 11, 2015
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    This is an idiom taken from a boxing match. If you can imagine you're in the boxing ring being pummeled by your opponent, and they are beating the @%$# out of you. The bell sounds to end the round and the action ceases, so you've have been saved by the bell. And have a chance to recover!
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    July 11, 2015
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    Yes, it's called a pickle in the U.S. The word "ghekin" comes from the German word "Gurken" which means pickle.
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    July 11, 2015
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