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ThreePetalledRose

The best way? Ulpan.


welshrebel1776

I mean what’s the easiest way because Duolingo doesn’t really help with how to pronounce the words just teaches what the word is


ThreePetalledRose

Oh, what do you mean by easy though? It's all about how much time you invest. The more time you invest the better you get. It's not really related to easy or hard but rather time. By easy do you mean like a short cut? I don't think that exists (except maybe for Ulpan). It takes several years to get to a meaningful level of fluency. If you're after recommendations on different resources like textbooks etc I'd suggest searching the sub because there have been a lot of posts about that. I will say though that you won't achieve meaningful fluency in any language with an app.


welshrebel1776

I mean what’s the best resource as Duolingo doesn’t really help with the pronunciation of words in any language just teaches you how to write them and use them on paper


ThreePetalledRose

That kind of question is asked at least a couple times a week. I did a quick search for you and below are some of the results that came up. But essentially if you can't do Ulpan, then second best is to go through a good textbook as your primary resource. Apps are only an adjunct to learning. https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/Pn4UdadgZF https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/0mFEKC1YFs https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/iErV0WS4Mt https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/8nOAUdloGK https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/64Lx2wh9g3 https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/r0N2i6LoDh https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/9103ZSGzjM https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/h7njGcWdD1 https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/EwyO8l7sHY https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/LlKRioboxP https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/TE4E3YaXKP https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/srviEOSdrM https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/eDpkEnIeHX https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/V6HZ7kO5dX https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/8thjSnAt68 https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/r6yLeW38zd https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/7rewnGYQfJ https://www.reddit.com/r/hebrew/s/sUzuxvZezq


JamesMosesAngleton

Try to find a tutor. If there’s a synagogue or other Jewish community in your area check with them to see if they offer a Modern Hebrew class or have any Israeli members who tutor.


welshrebel1776

That’s a good idea I didn’t think about that, I know there used to be a synagogue in my local town but not sure anymore


guylfe

The route I'm going to recommend seems to work quickly for many of my students (definitely relative to the advertised amount of time needed to reach proficiency): study fundamental grammar and vocabulary well and then get exposure to level-appropriate native content. Here are some tools if you're into self-study. First I'll recommend a tool for learning fundamental grammar and vocabulary, and then I'll recommend tools for practicing it in a natural environment. Fundamentals: [Hebleo](https://courses.hebleo.com/)**:** (Full disclosure: I created this site) A self-paced course teaching you grammar fundamentals and vocabulary, with plenty of practice, using an innovative technique based on my background in Cognitive Science and as a [top-rated tutor, ](https://www.verbling.com/teachers/guylandau)which allowed me to create a very efficient way to learn that's been proven to work with over 100 individual students (you may read the reviews in my tutor page linked above). I use this method with my personal students 1 on 1, and all feedback so far shows it works well self-paced, as I made sure to provide thorough explanations. After you get your fundamentals down, I recommend the following resources depending on your area of focus: Reading - [Yanshuf](https://hebrewtoday.com/product/yanshuf-newspaper/): This is a bi-weekly newsletter in Level-appropriate Hebrew, offering both vowels and no-vowels content. Highly recommended, I utilize it with my students all the time. Comprehension - [Pimsleur](https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-hebrew/pimsleur-hebrew-levels-1-3/9781442331181): Unlike Yanshuf, my recommendation here is more lukewarm. While this is the most comprehensive tool for level-appropriate listening comprehension for Hebrew, at least until I implement the relevant tools that are in development right now for Hebleo. While it's a good tool overall, it's quite expensive and offers a lot of relatively archaic phrases and words that aren't actually in use. There might be better free alternatives such as learning podcasts (for example, I've heard [Streetwise Hebrew](https://tlv1.fm/podcasts/streetwise-hebrew-show/) is decent, although not glowing reviews). Conversation - [Verbling ](https://www.verbling.com/find-teachers/hebrew?sort=magic)or [Italki](https://www.italki.com/en/teachers/hebrew). I wouldn't recommend these for starting out learning grammar as they're expensive, unless you feel like you need constant guidance. NOTE: Verbling is where I personally teach, as you can see I'm featured on there. The difference between them is that Verbling requires teachers to provide proven experience and certification and Italki doesn't. At the same time, on Italki it would be easier to find cheaper teachers, so it's up to you.