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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 “to wash the dishes” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לִשְׁטוֹף כֵּלִים what another student has to say about Ulpan La-Inyan Those who study the דַּף יוֹמִי– the daily page (of Talmud) – probably came across the word לְהִשְׁתַּטֵּף today (they also know that the Talmud has very little to do with brainwash). In the Talmudic context, that word means to rinse oneself….