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i need to type in hebrew.

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2242, 3rd May, 2010
I really do.  It’s excellent practice for the day when I eventually have to type in Hebrew.  I don’t know why I’d ever have to, but I’d bet the day is coming at some point.  So here’s a little dialogue in Hebrew.  An English translation will follow at the end.  I’m copying all this out [...]
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a hebrew mnemonic

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1834, 30th April, 2010
In Hebrew, we still haven’t been taught anything about tenses.  I’ve been reading in my FSI book, however, and memorizing words in it.  I’ve noticed that many past tense verbs have the vowel a twice, and many present tense verbs the pattern oe.  So here’s a memorization trick for that pattern. aa is is past, [...]
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free online language courses

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0106, 18th April, 2010
I think I’ve just hit the mother load of free online language stuff:  here. I’m a big fan of languages.  I’m a big fan of free stuff.  I’m a big fan of the internet.  This is all of it put together. And if you, dear readers, should happen to find any valuable resources for language [...]
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fsi 2.1

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1523, 23rd March, 2010
(See 1.1 for an explanation) Related Posts:i need to type in hebrew.fsi unit 1.3fsi unit 1.2hebrew studies stuff (fsi unit 1.1)Joshua, Elisha, and Jesus — God and Salvation at the Transfiguration
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fsi unit 1.3

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1900, 22nd March, 2010
(see fsi unit 1.1 for more info) additional vocabulary Related Posts:hebrew studies stuff (fsi unit 1.1)fsi unit 1.7fsi unit 1.4fsi unit 1.2i need to type in hebrew.
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fsi unit 1.2

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1846, 22nd March, 2010
(see fsi unit 1.1 for explanation) dialogue 1.2 — two women meet Related Posts:hebrew studies stuff (fsi unit 1.1)fsi unit 1.3Isaiah 6:1-3hebrew thursday: how to read hebrew out loudi need to type in hebrew.
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hebrew studies stuff (fsi unit 1.1)

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1813, 22nd March, 2010
[update: I'm no longer going to be posting blog entries with the conversations.  Instead, I'm working on producing a new typed-up PDF file with all 585 pages of materials.  I expect to be done with it some time this summer, though I'm not guaranteeing anything] I’m supplementing my Hebrew 101 course with the online FSI [...]
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