Modern Hebrew for Beginners Copyright © Uri Yosef for VirtualYeshiva.com All rights reserved. Module 15/Page 1 Practical Hebrew Phrases & Expressions (Continued) This is the next in a sequence of modules that introduce common Hebrew phrases and expressions that are used in several different situations one would encounter while in Israel. Most of these phrases & expressions have been taken from an existing publication [1], then suitably adapted and modified for the purpose of this Modern Hebrew for Beginners class. This module deals with hotel accommodations by introducing practical basic phrases and expressions for the following: Reservations (in advance and at the hotel) Reception Requirements (amenities, personal needs, complaints) Checking out [1] The source of these phrases is the Berlitz Hebrew Phrase Book & Dictionary, © 2003 Berlitz Publishing/Apa Publications GMBH & Co., Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore. Written permission to use this material and to modify it as needed was requested & received from Berlitz.

Modern Hebrew for Beginners Copyright © Uri Yosef for VirtualYeshiva.com All rights reserved. Module 15/Page 2 At a hotel – 1 – בְּמָלוֹן Reservations in advance - הַזְמָנוֹת מֵרֹאשׁ אַנְגְּלִיתתַּעְתִּיקעִבְרִית Could you recommend a hotel in Eilat? tuCHAL/tuchLI l e hamLITS AL maLON b e eiLAT? תּוּכַל (תּוּכְלִי) לְהַמְלִיץ עַל מָלוֹן בְּאֵילַת? Is it/that near the center of the city? ZEH qaROV l e merKAZ ha’IR? זֶה קָרוֹב לְמֶרְכַּז הָעִיר? Could you reserve for me/us a room there, please? tuCHAL/tuchLI l e hazMIN LI/LAnu HEder SHAM, b e vaqaSHAH? תּוּכַל (תּוּכְלִי) לְהַזְמִין לִי\לָנוּ חֶדֶר שָׁם, בְּבַקָּשָׁה? How does one get there? EICH magi’IM l e SHAM? אֵיךְ מַגִּיעִים לְשָׁם? How much is it for a night? KAmah ZEH l e LA’y’lah? כַּמָּה זֶה לְלַיְלָה? Do you have a cheaper room?YESH laCHEM HEder yoTER ZOL? יֵשׁ לָכֶם חֶדֶר יוֹתֵר זוֹל? אַנְגְּלִית״מָקוֹר״תַּעְתִּיקעִבְרִית Invitation, reservation (sing./pl.) (לְהַזְמִין) hazmaNAH/hazmaNOT הַזְמָנָה\הַזְמָנוֹת hotel/hotels (לָלוּן) maLON/m e loNOT מָלוֹן\מְלוֹנוֹת (בַּיִת) (מָלוֹן) BEIT-maLON/ baTEI-maLON בֵּית-מָלוֹן\בָּתֵּי-מָלוֹן in advance (מִן) (רֹאשׁ) meiROSH מֵרֹאשׁ Some relevant terminology

Modern Hebrew for Beginners Copyright © Uri Yosef for VirtualYeshiva.com All rights reserved. Module 15/Page 3 אַנְגְּלִיתתַּעְתִּיקעִבְרִית Do you have a room?YESH laCHEM HEder? יֵשׁ לָכֶם חֶדֶר? I am sorry. We are full. aNI mitstaER (mitstaEret). aNAHnu m e lei’IM. אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר (מִצְטַעֶרֶת). אֲנַחְנוּ מְלֵאִים. Is there another (lit. a different) hotel in the vicinity? YESH maLON aHER ba’sviVAH? יֵשׁ מָלוֹן אַחֵר בַּסְּבִיבָה? I would like (lit. I was wanting) a room for one person. haYIti roTSEH (roTSAH) HEder l e yaHID. הָיִיתִי רוֹצֶה (רוֹצָה) חֶדֶר לְיָחִיד. I would like a room for a couple. haYIti roTSEH (roTSAH) HEder l e ZUG. הָיִיתִי רוֹצֶה (רוֹצָה) חֶדֶר לְזוּג. Is it possible to see the room, please? efSHAR lir’OT ET ha’HEder, b e vaqaSHAH? ּאֶפְשָׁר לִרְאוֹת אֶת הַחֶדֶר, בְּבַקָּשָׁה? I would like a room with separate beds. haYIti roTSEH (roTSAH) HEder IM miTOT nifraDOT. ּהָיִיתִי רוֹצֶה (רוֹצָה) חֶדֶר עִם מִטּוֹת נִפְרָדוֹת. I would like a room with a double-bed. haYIti roTSEH (roTSAH) HEder IM miTAH k’fuLAH/zuGIT. ּהָיִיתִי רוֹצֶה (רוֹצָה) חֶדֶר עִם מִטָּה כְּפוּלָה\זוּגִית. I would like a room with a shower and a bathtub. haYIti roTSEH (roTSAH) HEder IM miqLAhat v e amBATyah. ּהָיִיתִי רוֹצֶה (רוֹצָה) חֶדֶר עִם מִקְלַחַת וְאַמְבַּטְיָה. At a hotel – 2 – בְּמָלוֹן At the hotel - בַּ מָּלון

Modern Hebrew for Beginners Copyright © Uri Yosef for VirtualYeshiva.com All rights reserved. Module 15/Page 4 Vocabulary: Verbs – פְּעָלִים VerbTense זְמַןבִּנְיָן שֹׁרֶ שׁ פֹּעַל I wasPast עָבָרפָּעַל (קַל)היההָיִיתִי to recommendInfinitive מָקוֹרהִפְעִילמלץלְהַמְלִיץ (we, you, they) arrivePresent הֹוֶההִפְעִילנגעמַגִּיעִים (we, you, they) are fullPresent הֹוֶהפָּעַל (קַל)מלאמְלֵאִים At a hotel – 3 – בְּמָלוֹן

Modern Hebrew for Beginners Copyright © Uri Yosef for VirtualYeshiva.com All rights reserved. Module 15/Page 5 Vocabulary: Other words - מִלִּים אֲחֵרוֹת Note: The following words, which appear in the examples, are shown without definite article and attached prepositions. Most previously defined words are generally not included. אַנְגְּלִית״מָקוֹר״תַּעְתִּיקעִבְרִיתאַנְגְּלִית״מָקוֹר״תַּעְתִּיקעִבְרִית a bed --- miTAH מִטָּה a bathtub --- amBATya אַמְבַּטְיָה beds --- miTOT מִטּוֹת a couple, a pair (לְזַוֵּג) ZUG זוּג a shower-bath --- miqLAhat מִקְלַחַ ת dual, in pairs זוּגִי zuGIT זוּגִית separate, different (plural) נִפְרָד nifraDOT נִפְרָדוֹת cheap, inexpensive (לָזוּל) ZOL זוֹל vicinity, neighborhood, surroundings (לָסוֹב) sviVAH סְבִיבָה a room --- HEder חֶדֶר a city, a town --- IRIR עִיר single, sole, an only one, individual (לִיחֹד) yaHID יָחִיד double כָּפוּל k’fuLAH כְּפוּלָה At a hotel – 4 – בְּמָלוֹן