The Birthday Party Story Pack
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1. Predict from the title
The story is called The Birthday Party. Write three Hebrew or English words you expect to see in this story.
2. Spot the word
Below are six words from the story. Tick the ones you already recognize when you hear them.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Got it? |
|---|---|---|
| יוֹם הוּלֶדֶת | YOM hu-LE-det | |
| שֶׁבַע | SHE-va | |
| שֻׁלְחָן | shul-KHAN | |
| עוּגָה | u-GA | |
| אִמָּא | I-ma | |
| מִיץ | mits |
3. Key grammar preview
Watch for: verbs in present-tense plural — they often end in ים- for masculine groups (e.g. גָּרִים "they live") and in וֹת- for feminine groups. The narrator says אֲנַחְנוּ נוֹסְעִים ("we travel"). Listen for that ים- ending.
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