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how to say “regards” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם Suppose you’d like to send regards to a guy named Michael. In Hebrew, you’d say, תִּמְסוֹר דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם לְמִיכָאֵל (teem-SOHR deh-ree-SHAHT shah-LOHM leh-mee-khah-EL) – literally, send/pass a demand of peace to Michael (assuming the one being spoken to is a male). Sounds a bit demanding… until we realize…
how do you say, in Hebrew, “to pull something out of a hat/ to draw a weapon?”
לשלוף One of my favorite Hebrew verbs is לִשְׁלוֹף (leesh-LOHF) – to draw, as in, to draw a sword. That’s the meaning found in the Bible. But I can also pull a rabbit out of a hat… or a word from my memory – אֲנִי שׁוֹלֵף אֶת הַמִּלָּה מֵהַזִּכָּרוֹן (ah-NEE shoh-LEFF et hah-mee-LAH…
how to say “fall weather” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a” /]מֶזֶג אֲוִויר סְתָוִוי The Hebrew word for autumn or fall is סתיו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a” /], so autumnal or fall-like is סתווי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a” /]מזג האוויר השתנה ומתחיל להיות סתווי. The weather has changed and it’s starting to be fall-like. As for the other seasons, here’s a glossary: חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a” /] – winter; חורפי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/סתווי-#.m4a”…
daily video – how to say “to slip” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים המילה "להחליק", זאת אומרת להחליק ככה על קרח או על רצפה חלקה, בעצם באה מהמילה "חלק" או "חלקה", והמילה חלק היא גם...
conversation: how to say “I got lost” in Hebrew
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the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׂרָה – Sarah
having trouble seeing the print? שָׂרָה Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us See review material at the end of today’s dose. The Hebrew name שָׂרָה – Sarah or Sara in English – appears prominently in the Torah portions of these weeks, climaxing with the title of the portion to be read this Shabbat…