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how to say “to happen” in Hebrew
לִקְרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקרות-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for to happen is לקרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקרות-1.mp3″ /], a simple verb whose root is ק.ר.ה (k.r.h). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקרות-2.wav” /]מה קרה? What happened? and the informal greeting: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקרות-3.mp3″ /]מה קורה? What’s happening? Since the word קרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקרות-4.mp3″ /] sounds the same as the word for read as in he read –…
how to say “fresh squeezed orange juice” in Hebrew
מִיץ תַּפּוּזִים סָחוּט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סחוט-1.mp3″ /] If you’ve been in Israel longer than a week, there’s a good chance you know the expression meaning orange juice – מיץ תפוזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סחוט-2.mp3″ /]. This means literally, juice of oranges, where the word of is implied. You may have even ordered it. To specify that you want your juice fresh-squeezed,…
how to say “to encourage” in Hebrew
לְעוֹדֵד This Sunday, our classes begin afresh in Jerusalem, Efrat and Raanana (Tel Aviv coming very soon!). Our classes are small – and we’ve got a few spots left in all of them. a Raanana class at work/play אֲנִי מְעוֹדֵד אֶתְכֶם (ah-NEE meh-oh-DED et-KHEM) – I encourage you (plural) to find out more by…
Trees and Children’s Names
Israelis tend to find a lot of meaning and inspiration in trees and plants. Just look at how they name their kids: אילן[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trees-#.m4a" /] - Ilan - is perhaps the best known. It’s the literary word for tree, as opposed to the simple עץ[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trees-#.m4a" /]. The name אילן is the name for boys,...
how to say “lean on me” in Hebrew
תִּשָּׁעֵן עָלַי Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to lean is a verb that falls into the נִפְעָל form: לְהִשָּׁעֵן , of the root שׁ.ע.נ (sh.a.n). For example: הוּא נִשְׁעָן עַל הַקִּיר. He is leaning against (on) the wall. You may recognize the verb in this…
daily video – how to say “lentil soup” 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 איך אומרים a nice place בעברית? מקום יפה ואיך אומרים nice places? מקומות יפים אומרים "יפים" ולא "יפות" כי "מקום" זה זכר...