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how to say “nothing” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /]כְּלוּם, שׁוּם דָּבָר Modern Hebrew has two ways to say nothing in Hebrew: כלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /] and שום דבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /]. Biblical Hebrew has a third: מאומה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /]. Like אף אחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /], the words כלום and שום דבר take לא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /] in a sentence: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/כלום-#.m4a” /]אף אחד לא יודע כלום…
how to say “coup” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/הפיכה-#.m4a” /]הֲפִיכָה While מהפכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/הפיכה-#.m4a” /] is a full-on revolution, הפיכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/הפיכה-#.m4a” /] is a coup or a forced replacement of the government. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/הפיכה-#.m4a” /]לפני עשרים ואחת שנה היה ניסיון להפיכה ברוסיה הסובייטית. Twenty one years ago there was an attempt at a coup in Soviet Russia. Both מהפכה and הפיכה…
how to say “to give something up” in Hebrew
לְהַקְרִיב The other day, we had the word לְקָרֵב (le-kah-REV), to draw someone/something close. For example, הוּא קֵרֵב הַרְבֶּה אֲנָשִׁים (hoo ke-REV hahr-BEH ah-nah-SHEEM) – He drew many people close. To say, I was drawn close – to be the recipient of the action – you’d use the passive version of the פיעל (pee-EL), the פועל…
how to say “runway” and “path” in Hebrew
מַסְלוּל Late-summer conversational Hebrew courses starting in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Raanana THIS SUNDAY, August 28 – check them out! About a year ago I did an entry on how to say hiking trail in Hebrew. The word מַסְלוּל (mahss-LOOL) means, in its purest form, path. It comes from the…
how to say “independent” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…
in Hebrew, there’s “to share” and there’s “to share”
להתחלק, לשתף To share a thing with one or more people – such as rent for an apartment – is (le-heet-hah-LEK). To share a feeling or an experience, however, is (le-shah-TEF). For example, רָחֵל שִׁתְּפָה אוֹתִי עַל הַטִּיּוּל שֶׁלָּהּ לְאֵירוֹפָּה (rah-HEL sheet-FAH oh-TEE ahl ha-tee-YOOL sheh-LAH le-ei-ROH-pah) – Rachel shared with me about her…