- Learning Journal 9: State your learning goals for this week and how you went about accomplishing these goals.
This week I covered Goal 2, task 2 which states: I want to ask my friend about his or her day and what they did. Grammar / vocabulary for past and present tense verbs, as well as Tel Aviv's dining culture.
I have consulted websites such as youtube, namely Learn Hebrew Restaurant vocabulary, and other websites such as My Hebrew Dictionary (http://www.dictionary.co.il/food_nuts.htm). Then, I practiced with my language learning partner.
I have learned:
How is your day?
What about your day? (literal translation -- another way to say "How's your day going?")
Did you do anything interesting today?
What are you planning to do today?
Want to meet
with
I am driving to.. for vacation
With whom are you going?
I am going to the gym
I want to just chill tonight -- Hebrew does not have such a saying, so we have to be creative with this one.
What are you doing tomorrow?
Vocab:
Meal
interesting
breakfast
Dinner
eggs
glass
chair
table
bread
sandwich
soup
ice
nuts
almond
Also, present tense is acceptable in a question form.
Tel Aviv -- Dining Culture
Kosher / Shabbat: Restaurants stay kosher vs. those that don't. Kosher is not the dominant mode in Tel Aviv because many in Tel Aviv are not as conservative so as long as they don't see a mixing of dairy and meat behind the scenes, it will still be "kosher" to them. Kosher foods are certified by a Rabbi, and must observe a separation between dairy and non-dairy. However, most meat in Israel is kosher. In general, Tel Aviv does not appeal to the strictly religious. In Jerusalem, on the other hand, most restaurants are kosher because of its population. In Tel Aviv, restaurants stay open longer and many stay open on the weekends, but the must pay a fine. The dining and cafe culture is a prominent aspect of its society, and even the religious go to cafes as it is a popular meeting spot for all.
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