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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Israel Genealogy|Israel]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Israel Languages|Languages]] }} [[Category:Israel]] ==Description== The Israeli population is linguistically and culturally diverse. *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language '''Hebrew'''] is the country's official language, and almost the entire population speaks it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language. Its standard form, known as Modern Hebrew, is the main medium of life in Israel. *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is used mainly by Israel's Arab minority which comprises about one-fifth of the population. Arabic has a special status under Israeli law. *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] is spoken by about 20% of the Israeli population, mainly by the large immigrant population from the former Soviet Union. *'''English''' is a known foreign language by a significant proportion of the Israeli population as English is used widely in official logos and road signs alongside Hebrew and Arabic. *In addition, the 19th edition of Ethnologue lists '''36 languages and dialects''' spoken through Israel. According to a 2011 Government Social Survey of Israelis over 20 years of age report their native language as: ::*Hebrew 49% ::*Arabic 18% ::*Russian 15% ::*Yiddish 2% ::*French 2% ::*English 2% ::*1.6% Spanish ::*10% other languages (including Romanian, German and Amharic, which were not offered as answers by the survey). This study also noted that 90% of Israeli Jews and over 60% of Israeli Arabs have a good understanding of Hebrew. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cyprus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Israel, accessed 27 October 2021.</ref> ==Word List(s)== '''Hebrew''' *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hebrew.php Useful Hebrew phrases (Omniglot)] *[https://www.teachmehebrew.com/500-basic-hebrew-words.html 500 Basic Hebrew Words (Teach Me Hebrew)] '''Arabic''' *[[Arabic Genealogical Word List]] *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)] '''Russian''' *[[Russian Genealogical Word List]] *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/russian.php Useful Russian phrases (Omniglot)] ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== '''Hebrew''' *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language#Phonology Hebrew phonology (Wikipedia)] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_alphabet Hebrew alphabet (Wikipedia)] *[https://omniglot.com/writing/hebrew.htm Hebrew Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] '''Arabic''' *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_alphabet Arabic alphabet (Wikipedia)] *[https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] '''Russian''' *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_phonology Russian phonology (Wikipedia)] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_alphabet Russian alphabet (Wikipedia)] *[https://omniglot.com/writing/russian.htm Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== '''Hebrew''' *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/hebrew_dictionary.htm Modern Hebrew dictionary (Lexilogos)] *[https://glosbe.com/en/he English to Hebrew Dictionary (Glosbe)] *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/he/en/Learn-Hebrew Learn Hebrew (duolingo)] *[http://mylanguages.org/learn_hebrew.php Learn Hebrew (MyLanguages)] '''Arabic''' *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/arabic_dictionary.htm Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)] *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)] *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)] *[https://www.arabicpod101.com/ Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)] '''Russian''' *[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]] *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/russian_dictionary.htm Russian dictionary (Lexilogos)] *[https://glosbe.com/en/ru English to Russian Dictionary (Glosbe)] *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ru/en/Learn-Russian Learn Russian (duolingo)] *[https://www.babbel.com/learn-russian Learn Russian (Babbel)] ==Additional Resources== * Naor, Menahem. ''Hebrew language and grammar : a practical textbook.'' Jerusalem: R. Mass, 1949. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/11922466 WorldCat]. * Wood, Charles Travers, Henry Craven Ord Lanchester, and R H Kennett. ''A Hebrew grammar.'' n.p.: CPSIA, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/964546166 WorldCat]. *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel Israel (Britannica)] *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Israel Israel (Wikitravel)] == References == {{reflist}}