Speak-aloud Unit 1 — Street survival (say these)

One ordered session you can run without a teacher. Every item is something you say out loud. This is Modern Israeli Hebrew for street, shop, school, and daily life — not tefillah, siddur, or kriah.

Lines match the family inventory in phrases.md (core survival, numbers, plus a few shop / school / polite-glue lines).

How to run one pass (about 15 minutes)

Work in order. Cover the English after the first read if you can.
Speak Hebrew. Do not only recognize the words.
Follow the production cue on every item:
- REPEAT — say the Hebrew three times, then once with the page covered
- ANSWER — a partner (or you, hiding the line) gives the prompt; you speak the reply
- ROLE-PLAY — act the scene; you must produce the learner lines, not only hear them
Where the spoken line changes by speaker or addressee, both m (masculine) and f (feminine) forms are labeled. Say the form that matches you or the person you are talking to. Mixed-gender families: each person says their form, then swap and say the other form once.

Gender labels in this unit: m = masculine speaker or addressee; f = feminine speaker or addressee.

Part A — Ordered practice

Block 1 — Greetings

1. REPEAT

Hebrew: שלום
English: hello / goodbye

2. REPEAT

Hebrew: בוקר טוב
English: good morning

3. REPEAT

Hebrew: ערב טוב
English: good evening

4. REPEAT

Hebrew (to m): מה שלומך? — ma shlomcha
Hebrew (to f): מה שלומך? — ma shlomech
English: how are you?
Same letters; the spoken ending changes. Say both addressee forms out loud.

5. ANSWER

Prompt (partner asks you, using the form that matches you): מה שלומך?
Hebrew: הכל טוב
English: everything’s good
Cue: answer out loud; do not only nod.

6. REPEAT

Hebrew: נעים מאוד
English: nice to meet you

Block 2 — Please and thank you

7. REPEAT

Hebrew: בבקשה
English: please / you’re welcome

8. REPEAT

Hebrew: תודה
English: thank you

9. REPEAT

Hebrew: תודה רבה
English: thank you very much

10. ANSWER

Prompt: someone hands you a bag or holds a door (partner can say “הנה” or just gesture).
Hebrew: תודה
Then they say תודה to you.
Hebrew: בבקשה
English: thank you → you’re welcome
Cue: produce both lines. Swap roles once.

Block 3 — I don’t understand; slower; again

11. REPEAT

Hebrew (m speaker): אני לא מבין
Hebrew (f speaker): אני לא מבינה
English: I don’t understand
Say both speaker forms.

12. REPEAT

Hebrew: אפשר לאט יותר?
English: can you speak more slowly?

13. REPEAT

Hebrew: אפשר לחזור על זה?
English: can you repeat that?

14. ANSWER

Prompt (partner speaks a short Hebrew sentence too fast, e.g. “איפה התחנה ליד השוק?”).
Hebrew (m speaker), in order: אני לא מבין. אפשר לאט יותר? אפשר לחזור על זה?
Hebrew (f speaker), in order: אני לא מבינה. אפשר לאט יותר? אפשר לחזור על זה?
English: I don’t understand → please speak more slowly → please repeat that
Cue: produce all three. Do not only point at the page.

15. REPEAT (optional extra from the same survival set)

Hebrew: סליחה
English: excuse me / sorry

Block 4 — I want / I need / where is

16. REPEAT

Hebrew (m speaker): אני רוצה…
Hebrew (f speaker): אני רוצה…
Spoken forms: m ani rotze / f ani rotza
English: I want…
Finish the line once with a real word from the pack: לחם (bread) or מים (water).

17. REPEAT

Hebrew (m speaker): אני צריך…
Hebrew (f speaker): אני צריכה…
English: I need…
Finish once with עזרה (help).

18. REPEAT

Hebrew: איפה…?
English: where is…?

19. ANSWER

Prompt: “You need the bathroom.”
Hebrew: איפה השירותים?
English: where is the bathroom?

20. ANSWER

Prompt: “You are at school and cannot find your class.”
Hebrew: איפה הכיתה שלי?
English: where is my classroom?

21. ANSWER

Prompt: “Ask for water.”
Hebrew (m): אני רוצה מים
Hebrew (f): אני רוצה מים
Spoken: rotze (m) / rotza (f)
Or shorter: אפשר מים?
English: I want water / can I have water?

22. ANSWER

Prompt: “You need help.”
Hebrew (m speaker): אני צריך עזרה
Hebrew (f speaker): אני צריכה עזרה
English: I need help

Part B — Numbers 0–10 (oral drill)

Count out loud. Israelis often use the feminine forms when reciting a bare list (אחת, שתיים, שלוש…). Object-counting switches with the noun: feminine noun → feminine number, masculine noun → masculine number. Drill both columns.

#	Hebrew f	Hebrew m	Say
0	אפס	אפס	same for both
1	אחת	אחד	both forms
2	שתיים	שניים	both forms
3	שלוש	שלושה	both forms
4	ארבע	ארבעה	both forms
5	חמש	חמישה	both forms
6	שש	שישה	both forms
7	שבע	שבעה	both forms
8	שמונה	שמונה	same everyday form
9	תשע	תשעה	both forms
10	עשר	עשרה	both forms

23. REPEAT

Hebrew: אפס, אחת, שתיים, שלוש, ארבע, חמש, שש, שבע, שמונה, תשע, עשר
English: 0 through 10 (feminine counting list)
Cue: say the list twice without looking the second time.

24. REPEAT

Hebrew: אפס, אחד, שניים, שלושה, ארבעה, חמישה, שישה, שבעה, שמונה, תשעה, עשרה
English: 0 through 10 (masculine counting list)
Cue: say the list twice; cover the page the second time.

25. ANSWER

Prompt: partner says a number in English, 0–10, in random order (at least five numbers).
You say the Hebrew. If they name an object, match gender (e.g. “3 tickets / כרטיסים” → שלושה; “3 bags / שקיות” → שלוש). If they just say the numeral, give the feminine list form.
Cue: answer out loud. Missed number → say it three times, then continue.

26. ANSWER

Prompt: partner asks כמה זה עולה? (how much does this cost?)
You answer with a number 0–10 in Hebrew, then תודה or בבקשה as the scene needs.
English: how much is this? → [number]

Part C — Role-plays (reuse the same lines)

Do these after Part A and the numbers drill. Keep books down after the first run-through. Each scene is ROLE-PLAY.

Role-play 1 — Greeting on the street

Cue: ROLE-PLAY
You meet a neighbor. You speak the learner lines.

Who	Hebrew	English
You	שלום	hello
Partner	שלום. מה שלומך? (m shlomcha / f shlomech)	hello. how are you?
You	הכל טוב. נעים מאוד	everything’s good. nice to meet you
You	תודה. בוקר טוב / ערב טוב	thank you. good morning / good evening (pick the real time of day)

Swap roles and run it again. If the partner’s gender changes, change מה שלומך? to the matching spoken form.

Role-play 2 — Clarification (shop or school)

Cue: ROLE-PLAY
Someone talks too fast. You must stop them in Hebrew.

Who	Hebrew	English
Partner	(fast) איפה הכיתה שלי ליד השירותים?	where is my classroom next to the bathroom?
You (m)	סליחה. אני לא מבין	excuse me. I don’t understand
You (f)	סליחה. אני לא מבינה	excuse me. I don’t understand
You	אפשר לאט יותר?	can you speak more slowly?
You	אפשר לחזור על זה?	can you repeat that?
Partner	(slow) איפה הכיתה?	where is the classroom?
You	תודה	thank you

Run twice: once with m learner lines, once with f.

Role-play 3 — Shop: I want / where is / a number

Cue: ROLE-PLAY
You are at the shuk or supermarket. No English.

Who	Hebrew	English
You	שלום	hello
Partner	שלום. בבקשה?	hello. please? (what would you like?)
You (m)	אני רוצה לחם	I want bread (rotze)
You (f)	אני רוצה לחם	I want bread (rotza)
You	איפה החלב?	where is the milk?
You	כמה זה עולה?	how much does this cost?
Partner	שם. חמש	there. five
You	חמש. בבקשה שקית. תודה	five. a bag please. thank you
Partner	בבקשה	you’re welcome

If you need help finding something: אני צריך עזרה (m) / אני צריכה עזרה (f).

After the pass

Everyone said each core line out loud at least once (not only heard it).
Repeat tomorrow with the page covered for Part A items 1–13 and the 0–10 lists.
Move known lines into Anki from phrases.md; keep this file as the session, not as a new glossary.

Core acts in this unit (checklist)

Spoken act	You say
Greeting	שלום / בוקר טוב / ערב טוב / מה שלומך?
Please / thank you	בבקשה / תודה / תודה רבה
I don’t understand	אני לא מבין (m) / אני לא מבינה (f)
Speak slowly	אפשר לאט יותר?
Please repeat	אפשר לחזור על זה?
I want	אני רוצה (m rotze / f rotza)
I need	אני צריך (m) / אני צריכה (f)
Where is	איפה…? / איפה השירותים? / איפה הכיתה שלי?
Numbers 0–10	אפס … עשר / עשרה

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