"The Hebrew Experiment", updated every day

6/5/2010 - Update: Added the conversation from the first part of lesson 1. It's in the next post.

I started following this blog: http://hebrewexperiment.blogspot.com/

Basically the idea is to learn Hebrew in 60 days, over May and June using Pimsleur 1 and 2. Today I realized that with languages I really have to "use it or lose it". I picked up some old flashcards that used to be no problem for me and have forgotten so many of them, so I've decided to start again with Pimsleur and record the dialogue and vocabulary of each lesson in an exercise book.

Each lesson goes for 30 minutes but it usually takes longer in the actual "doing" of the lesson, as I write down the dialogue of the people in the lesson in Hebrew script and in English and usually go back to hear parts of the lesson again.

Lesson record:
Lesson 1: 44 minutes
Lesson 2: 47 minutes
Lesson 3: 49 minutes
Lesson 4: 45 minutes
Lesson 5: 54 minutes
Lesson 6: 57 minutes
Lesson 7: 46 minutes
Lesson 8: 58 minutes
Lesson 9: 43 minutes
Lesson 10: 58 minutes
Lesson 11: 65 minutes
Lesson 12: 49 minutes
Lesson 13: 65 minutes
Lesson 14: 89 minutes
Lesson 15: 75 minutes
Lesson 16: 85 minutes
Lesson 17: 97 minutes

Pimsleur convos, WIP

Lesson 1 conversation:

אנגלית English -	Subject gender
Excuse me, do you understand english?	M
No, I don't understand english	F
I understand a little hebrew	M
Are you American?	F
Yes, I am American	M

עברית Hebrew -	Subject gender	Transliterated
סליחה , את מבינה אנגלית?	נקבה	slikhah, at mevinah anglit?
לא, אני לא מבינה אנגלית	נקבה	lo, ani lo mevinah anglit
אני מבין קצת עברית	זכר	ani mevin ktsat ivrit
אתה אמריקאי?	זכר	atah amerikai?
כן, אני אמריקאי	זכר	ken, ani amerikai

Roles reversed:

עברית Hebrew -	Subject gender	Transliterated
סליחה , אתה מבין אנגלית?	זכר	slikhah, atah mevin anglit?
לא, אני לא מבין אנגלית	זכר	lo, ani lo mevin anglit
אני מבינה קצת עברית	נקבה	ani mevinah ktsat ivrit
את אמריקאית?	נקבה	at amerikait?
כן, אני אמריקאית	נקבה	ken, ani amerikait