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how to say “scotch tape” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? נְיַר דֶּבֶק   There’s still room in our post-holidays classes.   What’s your conversational-Hebrew level?   Most Israelis are still likely to use the British-English word for American scotch tape – סֶלוֹטֵייפּ – sellotape.   But the proper Hebrew term that has become more and more popular is נְיַר דֶּבֶק (neh-YAHR DEH-vek)…

how to say “on the same page” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/באותו-ראש-1.m4a” /]בְּאֹתוֹ רֹאשׁ To express that two people are thinking in sync, English invokes the metaphor of a book, where among all the pages in the volume, the two people are reading the same one – “we’re on the same page.” English also has an expression that stresses the feeling of connection that comes with such an…

how to say “to slip” in Hebrew

how to say “to slip” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /]לְהַחֲלִיק When it snows occasionally in Jerusalem, there’s the danger of slipping – החלקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] (you may be familiar with ice skating – החלקה על קרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – literally slipping on ice). But even when the weather is hot, people can slip – להחליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – on the smooth Jerusalem stone….

daily video – how to say “to think outside the box” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “mailbox” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? תֵּבַת דֹּאַר     Check out our world-class  conversational Hebrew program     The Hebrew term for mailbox is תֵּבַת דֹּאַר – literally, a box of mail. דואר comes from the Aramaic word for messages passed around by couriers, those people who would run frantically from place to place. תיבת is the construct…

daily video – how to say “if it’s not too much trouble” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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...