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how to say “hairy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /]שָׂעִיר While שיער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-2.m4a” /] refers to hair in general, שערות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-3.m4a” /] refers to individual hairs. Nevertheless, שערות can also refer to simply hair. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-4.m4a” /]אל תשכח לחפוף שערות. Don’t forget to wash your (the) hair. (spoken to a male) Hairy is שעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /] when referring to a male…
how to say “spokesperson” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-1.m4a” /]דּוֹבֵר So far this week we’ve seen various meanings of the root ד.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-2.m4a” /]. The better known of these meanings is speech, as in the words לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-3.m4a” /] – to speak, דיבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-4.m4a” /] – speaking or speech, etc. A speaker or a spokesperson is a דובר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male and a…
Weekly Hebrew Review – desire, proper Hebrew and getting through on the phone
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “puddle” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁלוּלִית Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program It’s finally been raining here in Jerusalem. The other night, dodging puddles as I walked through the neighborhoods of south Jerusalem, I couldn’t help but smile as I was reminded of this great song, written by Mira Meir and performed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, as well as…
how to say “the international community” in Hebrew
הַקְּהִלִּיָּה הַבֵּינְלְאֻמִּית Can’t read Hebrew yet? The common Modern Hebrew word for community is קְהִלָּה . This word appears in Biblical Hebrew, but there the more common word is קָהָל or עֵדָה . Now קהילה refers to a community of people, linked by common interests or geography. But to describe…
how to say “entertaining” in Hebrew
מְבַדֵּחַ There are a few words for entertaining in Hebrew. There’s מְבַדֵּר (meh-vah-DEHR), coming from the more common word, בִּדּוּר (bee-DOOR). There’s מַצְחִיק (mahts-KHEEK), meaning funny. There’s מְשַׁעְשֵׁע (meh-shah-ah-SHEH-ah), meaning amusing (I did an entry on משעשע this past January). Here’s a word that doesn’t get used as often as the others… except for Purim. On Israeli radio…