how to say “address” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/כתובת-1.m4a” /]כְּתוֹבֶת

The Hebrew word for address is כתובת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/כתובת-2.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/כתובת-3.m4a” /]מה הכתובת למשלוח?

What’s the address for delivery?

and

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/כתובת-4.m4a” /]יש לי יותר מדי כתובות אימייל.

I have too many email addresses.

While the primary usage of כתובת today is address, it also means inscription, which is what it meant in biblical times.

how to say “punctuation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 14, 2016October 21, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פיסוק-1.m4a” /]פִּסּוּק The Hebrew word for verse as in biblical verse is פסוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פיסוק-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פיסוק-3.m4a” /]בפרשת “כי תצא” יש מאה ועשרה פסוקים. There are one hundred ten verses in the portion of Ki Tetze. The root of פסוק is the same as that of פסקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פיסוק-4.m4a” /] – paragraph: פ.ס.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פיסוק-5.m4a” /], meaning…

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בַּעֲנָנִים The English expression on cloud 9 comes from the meteorological classification of the largest cloud in the sky as “cloud 9.” Someone so happy they’re on cloud 9 is riding on the biggest cloud possible, so to speak. Who knew? Most Israelis certainly don’t think about this classification and simply say such a person is בעננים –…

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daily video – how to say “cheeks” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 10, 2021August 8, 2021

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 “the plot” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 4, 2015October 23, 2018

הָעֲלִילָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עלילה-1.mp3″ /] With the action heating up in the Torah portions, I figure that now’s a good time to introduce the Modern-Hebrew word for a story’s plot – עֲלִילָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עלילה-2.mp3″ /]. To be sure, עלילה comes from Biblical Hebrew, where it means deed and wantonness. But Modern Hebrew lowers the flames on this…

how do you say “hotter than usual” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger July 19, 2017October 21, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חם-מהרגיל-1.m4a” /]חַם מֵהָרָגִיל The Hebrew word for regular is רגיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חם-מהרגיל-2.m4a” /] (despite the similarity between the words regular and רגיל, there doesn’t seem to be a connection). And something regular is also typical or usual. Thus hotter than usual is חם מהרגיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חם-מהרגיל-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חם-מהרגיל-3.m4a” /]מחר מזג האוויר יהיה חם מהרגיל לעונה….

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