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how to say “punctuation” in Hebrew
[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…
how to say “juicy” in Hebrew
עֲסִיסִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-1.mp3″ /] The Modern-Hebrew word for juice, מִיץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-2.mp3″ /], came into being relatively late. In Biblical Hebrew, sweet wine (the closest thing to juice) is called עָסִיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-3.mp3″ /], while in Mishnaic Hebrew, fruit juice is מֵי פֵּרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-4.mp3″ /] – literally, water of fruit. To express the idea of juicy (both physically…
how to say “employee” in Hebrew
עוֹבֵד, מָעֳסָק listen to these words pronounced If you’re attending a Passover Seder this year, here’s קצת עברית (keh-TSAHT eev-REET) – a bit of Hebrew – for you that you can share at the table. About a year ago I wrote an entry on the Hebrew words for employer – מַעֲסִיק (mah-ah-SEEK – masculine) and מַעֲסִיקָה (mah-ah-see-KAH…
daily video – how to say “to borrow” in Hebrew
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...
daily video – how to say “right hand man” in Hebrew
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 “security guard” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-1.m4a” /]מְאַבְטֵחַ The Hebrew word for to guard or to keep is לשמור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-2.m4a” /]. And indeed, שומר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-3.m4a” /] (for a male) or שומרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-4.m4a” /] (for a female) could refer to the person doing their best to make sure we’re safe at the mall or at the synagogue. But the better term is מאבטח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-1.m4a”…