how to say “united” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 29, 2022May 25, 2022

If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד
– one.

אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד
– to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד
– to unite (two things).

לאחד has a passive version – united. The word for that is מאוחד
when referring to something grammatically masculine, and מאוחדת
for something feminine – such as a city.

For example:

ירושלים מאוחדת מאז מלחמת ששת הימים.

Jerusalem has been united since the Six Day War.

מאוחדת is also the name of one of Israel’s four HMO’s.

Watch today’s video to learn how to use this passive form of לאחד.

how to say and use “pleasant” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 22, 2015October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נעים-1.m4a” /]נָעִים The Hebrew word for pleasant is נעים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נעים-1.m4a” /]. But whereas in English pleasant isn’t such a common word, Hebrew’s נעים appears in all kinds of common expressions. For instance, you may recognize נעים from the equivalent of nice to meet you – literally, very pleasant – נעים מאוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נעים-2.m4a” /]. Another common phrase is לא נעים לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נעים-3.m4a” /] – it’s unpleasant…

how to say “deaf conversation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 10, 2022January 7, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שיח-חרשים-#.m4a” /]שִׂיחַ חֵרְשִׁים A person who is hard of hearing is כבד שמיעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שיח-חרשים-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew, while many such people are כבדי שמיעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שיח-חרשים-#.m4a” /]. They might also be called חרשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שיח-חרשים-#.m4a” /] – deaf. The concept of deafness is borrowed in the expression שיח חרשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שיח-חרשים-#.m4a” /] – deaf conversation – which refers…

how to say “status” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 28, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-1.m4a” /]סְטָטוּס, מַעֲמָד When Israelis talk about a Facebook status, they adopt the English (originally Latin) word – סטטוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-2.m4a” /]. Likewise, status quo (also from Latin) in Hebrew is סטטוס קוו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-3.m4a” /]. But when talking about a person’s status, the word is מעמד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-4.m4a” /], from the root ע.מ.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-5.m4a” /] meaning standing. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-6.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “the sun is a liar” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 27, 2022January 22, 2022

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...

Shavuot at Kibbutz Galon

ByAmi Steinberger June 7, 2019May 19, 2019

how to say “universal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 23, 2019May 14, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/כלל-עולמי-#.m4a” /]אוּנִיבֶרְסָלִי, כְּלָל עוֹלָמִי Like many words that didn’t exist in Biblical or Mishnaic times, Hebrew’s version of universal has the transliterated version – אוניברסלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/כלל-עולמי-#.m4a” /] – as well as a proper Semitic version: כלל עולמי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/כלל-עולמי-#.m4a” /] – literally, general-worldwide. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/כלל-עולמי-#.m4a” /]זאת לא תופעה מקומית, זאת תופעה כלל-עולמית. This is not…

If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד – one.

אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד – to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד – to unite (two things).

לאחד has a passive version – united. The word for that is מאוחד when referring to something grammatically masculine, and מאוחדת for something feminine – such as a city.