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how to say “nearby” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? בְּקִרְבַת מָקוֹם To say in Hebrew that something is close, you’d use a form of the word קָרוֹב (kah-ROHV). Likewise, you could talk about the nearby town – הָעֲיָרָה הַקְּרוֹבָה (hah-ah-yah-RAH hah-keh-roh-VAH). In that case, קרובה (a form of קרוב) is describing the town – the word is an adjective….
how (and why) to say “calcium” in Hebrew…
The next in our nutrition-fact series is the Hebrew word for calcium – סִידָן. How did Modern Hebrew scholars come up with this word, a natural element discovered only in the nineteenth century? Well, the word limestone – a white substance, just like calcium – is אֶבֶן סִיד (EH-ven seed). And to whitewash is לְסַיֵּד (le-sah-ee-YED)….
how to say “to teach a lesson” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְלַמֵּד לֶקַח Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world opens the book of דְּבָרִים – Deuteronomy, or literally, words (deh-vah-REEM), where words in this context refer…
How to say “sunrise” in Hebrew
זְרִיחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for sunrise is זְרִיחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-1.mp3″ /], which comes from the simple verb לִזְרוֹחַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-2.mp3″ /] meaning to shine or to rise when referring to the sun. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-3.mp3″ /]נִשְׁאַרְנוּ עֵרִים כָּל הַלַּיְלָה, עַד הַזְּרִיחָה. We stayed awake all night, until sunrise. You may recognize this word’s…
how to say “raw” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חי-נא-1.m4a” /]חַי, נָא A raw vegetable is חי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חי-נא-2.m4a” /] – literally, alive. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חי-נא-3.m4a” /]היא לא אוהבת לאכול בצל חי. She doesn’t like eating raw onion. For meat, however, use the word נא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חי-נא-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חי-נא-5.m4a” /]לא הרבה אנשים אוכלים בשר נא. Not many people eat raw meat. נא referring to…
how to say “to kick” in Hebrew
לִבְעוֹט Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to kick is לִבְעוֹט , a simple verb of the root ב.ע.ט (b.a.t). It’s used with the preposition -ּב , so that, in Hebrew, one kicks “at” something. For example: הַשַּׂחְקָן בָּעַט בַּכַּדּוּר.The player kicked (at) the ball. Likewise, a kick is a בְּעִיטָה . For example: לִפְעָמִים אֲנִי חוֹטֵף בְּעִיטוֹת בַּבְּרֵכָה הַקְּהִלָּתִית.Sometimes…