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+==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.
-==How to Read Hebrew Internet Pages==
+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>
-.  In Google Chrome, you will frequently be offered buttons at the top for translating to English.<br>
+==Word List(s)==
-.  For many browsers, you can right click for a drop-down menu that offers Translate to English as an option.  For my Mac, it doesn't show on the first attempt, but does when I try a second time.<br>
+'''Hebrew'''
-. Steve Morse offers a Hebrew translation tool, [http://stevemorse.org/hebrew/eng2heb.html '''Transliterating English to Hebrew in One Step'''].<br>
+*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hebrew.php Useful Hebrew phrases (Omniglot)]
-.  Fairly large amounts of text can be pasted into Google Translate's [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=google+translate+hebrew+to+english&* '''Hebrew to English'''].
+'''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)]
+'''Arabic'''
+*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic in just 5 minutes (duolingo)]
+*[https://www.arabicpod101.com/ Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)]
+'''Russian'''
+*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
+*[https://glosbe.com/en/ru English to Russian Dictionary (Glosbe)]
+*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ru/en/Learn-Russian Learn Russian in just 5 minutes (duolingo)]
+*[https://www.babbel.com/learn-russian Learn Russian (Babbel)]
+==Additional Resources==
+== References  ==
+{{reflist}}