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how to say “to please” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לרצות-#.m4a” /]לְרַצּוֹת One of the first expressions we teach in our Level 1 course is אני רוצה – I want: אני רוצָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לרצות-#.m4a” /] for a female, and אני רוצֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לרצות-#.m4a” /] for a male. רוצה is a form of the simple verb לִרצות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לרצות-#.m4a” /] – to want, to desire. The פיעל version of…
how to say “not a chance” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אין-מצב-1.m4a” /]אֵין סִכּוּי, אֵין מַצָּב The Hebrew word for chance as in “so you’re saying there’s a chance” is סיכוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אין-מצב-2.m4a” /]. Thus Hebrew speakers do sometimes translate the expression not a chance to אין סיכוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אין-מצב-3.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אין-מצב-4.m4a” /]אין סיכוי שאני קופץ ממטוס. Not a chance that I’ll jump out of a plane….
how to say “torch” in Hebrew
מַשּׂוּאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-1.mp3″ /] The Israeli national days of commemoration opened tonight with יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-2.mp3″ /] – Holocaust (Memorial) Day, and torches are being used to raise awareness through ceremony. The Hebrew word for torch (the kind that burns) is מַשּׂוּאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-1.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-3.mp3″ /]הָעֶרֶב הִתְקַיֵּם טֶקֶס הַדְלַקַת הַמַּשֹּוּאוֹת בְּיָד וָשֵׁם, וּבַשָּׁבוּעַ הַבָּא יִתְקַיֵּם הַטֶּקֶס בְּהַר הֶרְצֶל….
how to say “rustic” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? כַּפְרִי It’s summer in the northern hemisphere. People are taking vacation, some traveling far, some near, and some just hanging out at home. One popular type of destination is rustic – out in the country, perhaps in a cabin by a lake, away from the hustle and bustle of…
how to say “negotiation” in Hebrew
מַשָּׂא וּמַתָּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משא-ומתן-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew term for negotiation is מַשָּׂא וּמַתָּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משא-ומתן-1.mp3″ /]. Broken down, we have: משא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משא-ומתן-2.mp3″ /] – a load, a burden. In the case of a negotiation, this is the what the negotiator would get out of it or take from it, what material they would walk away carrying. The…