Two languages at the edges of the map. Hebrew brings a new script, right-to-left reading, and Semitic grammar. Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan, is rare — resources are scarce, but the language has a mesmerizing script and deep ties to Tibetan.
| Week | Topic | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | The Hebrew Alphabet (Aleph-Bet) | 22 letters |
| Week 2 | Greetings & Introductions | 10 words |
| Week 3 | Numbers & Time | 10 words |
| Week 4 | Colors & Adjectives | 8 words |
| Week 5 | Basic Verbs & Expressions | 8 words |
| English | Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | Amharic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleph — silent / glottal | (silencio) | א (Alef)— | أ (alif) | አ (alf) |
| Bet — B or V | B / V | ב (Bet / Vet)bet/vet | ب (ba) | ቤ (be) |
| Gimel — G | G | ג (Gimel)GEE-mel | ج (jim) | ግ (gim) |
| Dalet — D | D | ד (Dalet)DAH-let | د (dal) | ዳ (da) |
| He — H | H | ה (He)heh | ه (ha) | ሀ (ha) |
| Vav — V or vowel | V / O / U | ו (Vav)vahv | و (waw) | ወ (wa) |
| Zayin — Z | Z | ז (Zayin)ZAH-yin | ز (zayn) | ዘ (ze) |
| Chet — CH (guttural) | J (jota fuerte) | ח (Chet)khet | ح (ha) | ጨ (cha) |
| Tet — T | T | ט (Tet)tet | ط (ta) | ጠ (te) |
| Yod — Y | Y | י (Yod)yod | ي (ya) | ይ (ya) |
| Kaf — K or KH | K / J | כ/ך (Kaf/Khaf)kaf/khaf | ك (kaf) | ካ (ka) |
| Lamed — L | L | ל (Lamed)LAH-med | ل (lam) | ለ (la) |
| Mem — M | M | מ/ם (Mem)mem | م (mim) | ሜ (me) |
| Nun — N | N | נ/ן (Nun)noon | ن (nun) | ን (na) |
| Samech — S | S | ס (Samech)SAH-mekh | — (sin) | ስ (sa) |
| Ayin — silent / guttural | (sonido gutural) | ע (Ayin)AH-yin | ع (ayn) | ዐ (ayine) |
| Pe — P or F | P / F | פ/ף (Pe/Fe)peh/feh | ف (fa) | ፐ (pa) |
| Tsadi — TS | TS | צ/ץ (Tsadi)TSAH-dee | ص (sad) | ጽ (tsa) |
| Kof — K (back of throat) | K (velar) | ק (Kof)kof | ق (qaf) | ቀ (qa) |
| Resh — R | R | ר (Resh)resh | ر (ra) | ረ (ra) |
| Shin — SH or S | SH / S | ש (Shin/Sin)shin/sin | ش (shin) | ሺ (shi) |
| Tav — T | T | ת (Tav)tav | ت (ta) | ታ (ta) |
| English | Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | Amharic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello / Peace | Hola / Paz | שלום (Shalom)shah-LOM | مرحبا (Marhaba) | ሰላም (Selam) |
| Good morning | Buenos días | בוקר טוב (Boker tov)BOH-ker-tov | صباح الخير (Sabah al-khayr) | እንደምን አደርክ (Endemen aderke) |
| Good evening | Buenas tardes/noches | ערב טוב (Erev tov)EH-rev-tov | مساء الخير (Masa al-khayr) | እንደምን ዋልክ (Endemen walke) |
| Goodbye | Adiós | להתראות (Lehitraot)leh-hit-rah-OT | مع السلامة (Ma'a as-salama) | ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun) |
| Please | Por favor | בבקשה (Bevakasha)beh-vah-kah-SHA | من فضلك (Min fadlak) | እባክህ (Ibakeh) |
| Thank you | Gracias | תודה (Toda)TOH-dah | شكرا (Shukran) | አመሰግናለሁ (Amesegnalehu) |
| Yes | Sí | כן (Ken)ken | نعم (Na'am) | አዎ (Awo) |
| No | No | לא (Lo)loh | لا (La) | አይ (Ay) |
| My name is… | Me llamo… | שמי… (Shmi…)shmee | اسمي… (Ismi…) | ስሜ… ነው (Sime… new) |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo estás? | מה שלומך? (Ma shlomkha/shlomekh?)mah-shlo-MKHAH | كيف حالك؟ (Kayfa halak?) | ሰላም ናችሁ? (Selam nachehu?) |
| English | Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | Amharic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Uno | אחד / אחת (Echad / Achat)eh-KHAD | واحد (Wahid) | አንድ (And) |
| Two | Dos | שניים / שתיים (Shnayim / Shtayim)shnah-YIM | اثنان (Ithnan) | ሁለት (Hulet) |
| Three | Tres | שלושה / שלוש (Shlosha / Shalosh)shah-LOSH | ثلاثة (Thalatha) | ሶስት (Sost) |
| Four | Cuatro | ארבעה / ארבע (Arba'a)ar-BAH | أربعة (Arba'a) | አራት (Arat) |
| Five | Cinco | חמישה / חמש (Chamisha / Chamesh)kha-MESH | خمسة (Khamsa) | አምስት (Amist) |
| Ten | Diez | עשרה / עשר (Asara / Eser)ah-SAH-rah | عشرة (Ashra) | አስር (Asir) |
| Morning | Mañana | בוקר (Boker)BOH-ker | صباح (Sabah) | ጠዋት (Tewat) |
| Evening | Noche | ערב (Erev)EH-rev | مساء (Masa) | ምሽት (Mishit) |
| Today | Hoy | היום (Hayom)ha-YOM | اليوم (Al-yawm) | ዛሬ (Zare) |
| Tomorrow | Mañana | מחר (Machar)mah-KHAR | غدا (Ghadan) | ነገ (Nege) |
| English | Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | Amharic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Rojo | אדום (Adom)ah-DOM | أحمر (Ahmar) | ቀይ (Qey) |
| Blue | Azul | כחול (Kachol)kah-KHOL | أزرق (Azraq) | ሰማያዊ (Semayawi) |
| Green | Verde | ירוק (Yarok)yah-ROK | أخضر (Akhdar) | አረንጓዴ (Arenguade) |
| White | Blanco | לבן (Lavan)lah-VAN | أبيض (Abyad) | ነጭ (Netch) |
| Black | Negro | שחור (Shachor)shah-KHOR | أسود (Aswad) | ጥቁር (Tiqur) |
| Big | Grande | גדול (Gadol)gah-DOL | كبير (Kabir) | ትልቅ (Tiliq) |
| Small | Pequeño | קטן (Katan)kah-TAN | صغير (Saghir) | ትንሽ (Tinish) |
| Good | Bueno | טוב (Tov)tov | جيد (Jayyid) | ጥሩ (Tiru) |
| English | Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | Amharic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be | Ser / Estar | להיות (Lihyot)lee-HYOT | يكون (Yakun) | መሆን (Mehon) |
| To have | Tener | יש לי (Yesh li)yesh-LEE | لديّ (Ladayy) | ማሠፍ (Masref) / አለኝ |
| To go | Ir | ללכת (Lalechet)lah-LEH-khet | يذهب (Yadhhab) | መሄድ (Mehed) |
| To eat | Comer | לאכול (Le'echol)leh-eh-KHOL | يأكل (Ya'kul) | መብላት (Meblat) |
| To speak | Hablar | לדבר (Ledaber)leh-dah-BEHR | يتكلم (Yatakallam) | መናገር (Menager) |
| To understand | Entender | להבין (Lehavin)leh-hah-VEEN | يفهم (Yafhamu) | መረዳት (Meredat) |
| I want | Quiero | אני רוצה (Ani rotse/rotsa)ah-NEE-ROH-tseh | أريد (Urid) | እፈልጋለሁ (Ifelgalehu) |
| I don't understand | No entiendo | אני לא מבין/מבינה (Ani lo mevin/mevina)ah-NEE-loh | لا أفهم (La afhamu) | አልገባኝም (Algebanim) |
| Week | Topic | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Greetings & Introductions | 8 words |
| Week 2 | Numbers & Time | 10 words |
| Week 3 | Colors & Basic Words | 10 words |
| English | Spanish | Dzongkha | Tibetan | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello / Greetings | Hola | Kuzu zangpo laKOO-zoo-ZANG-poh | བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས (Tashi Delek) | नमस्ते (Namaste) |
| Goodbye | Adiós | Log nalog-NAH | གཤེགས་གནང་ (Sheg nang) | अलविदा (Alvida) |
| Thank you | Gracias | Kadrin chhe lakah-DRIN-cheh | ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ (Thugs rje che) | धन्यवाद (Dhanyavad) |
| Yes | Sí | Yinyin | ཡིན (yin) | हाँ (Haan) |
| No | No | Menmen | མིན (min) | नहीं (Nahin) |
| Please | Por favor | ZhuzhuZHOO-zhoo | ཞུ་ (Zhu) | कृपया (Kripaya) |
| How are you? | ¿Cómo estás? | Chho ga di bey yoe ga?choh-GAH-dee-bay | ཁྱེད་རང་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན་ནམ? (Khyed rang debo yin nam?) | आप कैसे हैं? (Aap kaise hain?) |
| My name is… | Me llamo… | Ngey ming … inngay-MING | ངའི་མིང་… ཡིན (Ngai ming … yin) | मेरा नाम … है (Mera naam … hai) |
| English | Spanish | Dzongkha | Tibetan | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Uno | Chichee | གཅིག (chig) | एक (ek) |
| Two | Dos | Nyinyee | གཉིས (nyi) | दो (do) |
| Three | Tres | Sumsum | གསུམ (sum) | तीन (tin) |
| Four | Cuatro | Zhizhee | བཞི (zhi) | चार (char) |
| Five | Cinco | Ngangah | ལྔ (nga) | पाँच (panch) |
| Ten | Diez | Chu thaamCHOO-tham | བཅུ (chu) | दस (das) |
| Morning | Mañana | Ngadroengah-DROY | སྔ་དྲོ (ngadro) | सुबह (subah) |
| Evening | Noche | ChiloeyCHEE-loy | ཕྱི་རོ (phyiro) | शाम (sham) |
| Today | Hoy | Dathoedah-THOY | དེ་རིང (de ring) | आज (aaj) |
| Tomorrow | Mañana | NangchiNANG-chee | སང་ཉིན (sang nyin) | कल (kal) |
| English | Spanish | Dzongkha | Tibetan | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Rojo | MarpoMAR-poh | དམར་པོ (mar po) | लाल (lal) |
| Blue | Azul | NgoenpoNGON-poh | སྔོན་པོ (sngon po) | नीला (nila) |
| Green | Verde | JangguJANG-goo | ལྗང་གུ (ljang gu) | हरा (hara) |
| White | Blanco | KarpoKAR-poh | དཀར་པོ (dkar po) | सफेद (safed) |
| Black | Negro | NagpoNAG-poh | ནག་པོ (nag po) | काला (kala) |
| Good | Bueno | YoewaYOH-wah | ལེགས་པ (legs pa) | अच्छा (accha) |
| Big | Grande | ChenpoCHEN-poh | ཆེན་པོ (chen po) | बड़ा (bada) |
| Small | Pequeño | ChungchungCHUNG-chung | ཆུང་ཆུང (chung chung) | छोटा (chota) |
| Water | Agua | Chuchoo | ཆུ (chu) | पानी (pani) |
| Food | Comida | KhalagKAH-lag | ཟས (zas) | खाना (khana) |