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| Hebrew for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Author: Jill Suzanne Jacobs
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29533
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0764554891
Dewey Decimal Number: 492.482421
EAN: 9780764554896
ASIN: 0764554891
Publication Date: April 3, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 not what expected September 8, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
i bought this book in a bookstore, where it was wrapped up so i couldn't look inside. i wanted to learn to speak and understand hebrew, since when i was little i learned how to fluently read the hebrew, but had very little vocabulary taught besides what we studied in the torah.
i have been to israel, and i know the basic phrases, so wandering around, i know what the "sher-oo-teem" is when i see a sign in hebrew, so i dont' understand how this book is made for tourists. you wouldn't be able to recognize the male or female restrooms. they don't write out the english pronounciations of hebrew words. so going to israel equipped with just the vocabulary but not the alphabet would be the same as just knowing english.
and really, even if you don't learn to read hebrew fluently, there's still words that you would be able to recognize just by looking for them.
Good to start with March 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book is very well organized and oriented to the everyday use of the hebrew language. There is only one thing I really missed: the hebrew writing along with the transliterated text. After a first glance at the book I felt a little bit disapointed for not finding the hebrew lines. I hope that future editions will consider this suggestion which will certainly enhance the already very good work of the author. If you want a first contact with hebrew through sound only - the acompanying CD is also very good - then I do recommend the book.
Review of Hebrew for Dummies March 8, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have purchased a number of Dummy books and have found them quite useful. Then I bought this book without making a close examination of it. Big mistake. I have 2 major problems with it.
1 - In chapter one it briefly covers the Hebrew alphabet and the pronunciation of consonants and vowels. That's it! No more Hebrew in the rest of the book. Everything is transliterated. I can understand the use of transliterations for Japanese or Chinese since they have thousands of different kanji's. But, Hebrew has only 22 letters in its alphabet! This one factor made the book worthless to me.
2 - No where in the book does it say what is being said on the CD. I have no idea! Is he saying, "How are you?" Maybe, "Is it raining?"
On the plus side, the book has a lot of useful information about Israel, customs, etc. But as a language book I would never recommend it.
 Hebrew for Dummies February 11, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great product, very helpful. Just what I needed to help me start learning.
Hebrew for Dummies January 10, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
No dummy wrote this book. It is an exellent resource. One giant plus is all of the Hebrew letters are distinguishable. In several other resources I have bought, the Hebrew is too small to read and learn to write. If you want a good source that you can actually read and learn to write from, buy this.
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