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daily video – how to say “to evacuate” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “to put out a fire” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכות-12.m4a” /]לְכַבּוֹת שְׂרֵפָה You may know the basic Hebrew word for fire – אש [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לכבות-שריפה-2.m4a” /] – perhaps from the first reading lesson in our Level 1 course. Another word for fire, in particular an unwanted one – a blaze – is שריפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לכבות-שריפה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לכבות-שריפה-4.m4a” /]יש שריפה ביער! There’s a fire in the forest! To…
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…
Weekly Hebrew Review – a dizzying experience fencing on the dry land with a used sword
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “headquarters” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]מַטֶּה The word מטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /] means staff, as in the biblical command of God to Moses: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ (במדבר כ’, ח’) Take the staff and gather the congregation, you and Aaron your brother. (Numbers 20:8) מטה also means tribe in Biblical Hebrew (I guess people…
Weekly Hebrew Review – all about trees
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!