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how to say “to put on shoes” in Hebrew

how to say “to put on shoes” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]לִנְעֹל נַעֲלַיִם Yesterday we saw that the Hebrew word for to lock is לנעול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]. Well, it turns out that לנעול also means to wear or to put on… when speaking about shoes. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]ילדים, נעלתם נעליים? Kids, have you put on (your) shoes?  I’m not 100% sure the two לנעולs are…

daily video – how to say “cheesecake” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים עוד שנייה חג השבועות ובחג השבועות אוכלים עוגת גבינה זו כאילו מצווה כזאת שצריך לאכול עוגת גבינה כמו שמצווה לצום ביום כיפור...

daily video – how to say “to reconcile” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “dream on” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אתה-חי-בסרט-1.m4a” /]אַתָּה חַי בְּסֶרֶט Someone makes you an offer that in their mind you can’t refuse – but you can, and easily. You might say to them, “dream on” (well, in the 90’s you might have), indicating that they’re are living in a dream world and are totally wrong in their judgment. A Hebrew…

how to say “to wear glasses” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַרְכִּיב מִשְׁקָפַיִם  listen and repeat     Mid-Fall Hebrew  Courses Starting Soon! Register Now!        As for the act of putting on shoes, Hebrew has a special term for to wear glasses: לְהַרְכִּיב מִשְׁקָפַיִם listen and repeat.   The word להרכיב means to assemble in other contexts. Regarding glasses, להרכיב listen and repeat,…

how to say “minimal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  מִזְעָרִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מזער-1.mp3″ /] The word you’re most likely to hear on the street and in the office in Israel for minimal is מִינִימָלִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מזער-2.mp3″ /]. But an authentic Hebrew word growing in usage is מִזְעָרִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מזער-1.mp3″ /]. The word also means nominal or negligible, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מזער-3.mp3″ /]מְדֻבָּר בִּסְכוּם מִזְעָרִי, לֹא מַשֶּׁהוּ רְצִינִי. We’re…