how to say “it’ll be good” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

One of the most common expressions you’ll hear in Israel is יהיה בסדר
– it’s gonna (it will) be okay. Another similar one is יהיה טוב
– literally, it will be good.

A third expression with a similar meaning is עוד חזון למועד
. It means literally there is yet a vision for the time. But while some people do use it to express optimism, most use it ironically to mean something like only time will tell.

For example:

אנחנו מקווים שהמשא ומתן יצליח, אבל עוד חזון למועד.

We hope the negotiation will succeed, but only time will tell.

עוד חזון למועד comes from the biblical Book of חבקוק
– Habakuk.

how to say “the human body” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 24, 2020February 21, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]גּוּף הָאָדָם The Hebrew word for person is אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] (named after Adam from the Bible). Likewise, a human being is בן אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] – literally, a son of Adam – regardless of the person’s gender. The word for body is גוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]. Thus the human body is גוף האדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “let’s hope” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 10, 2020January 30, 2021

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 הצירוף הזה "בואו נקווה" הוא צירוף מאוד נפוץ, מאוד טיפוסי בשפה העברית המודרנית והוא מקביל לצירוף באנגלית בואו נראה כמה דוגמאות קודם...

how to say “business lunch” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 16, 2011November 6, 2024

אֲרוּחָה עִסְקִית Make this Hebrew phrase your own by listening to and repeating it. Intermediate-level conversational Hebrew course starting in Jerusalem end of August Level 3 intensive – 2:30-4:40pm Classes in other locations will be announced soon. The broader term for a business meal is אֲרוּחָה עִסְקִית (ah-roo-KHAH ees-KEET). This usually refers to the lunch special…

how to say “gray hair” and “cotton candy” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 13, 2014October 23, 2018

שֵׂעַר שֵׂיבָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word זִקְנָה means old age. It also has a more poetic, gentle synonym, שֵׂיבָה , as in the Biblical injunction found on the walls of Israeli buses today: מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם before age you shall stand (Leviticus 19) Hence the term…

how to say “bus line” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 7, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/קו-אוטובוס-#.m4a” /]קַו אוֹטוֹבּוּס How do you say line in Hebrew? Depends on what you’re talking about. A line of items placed physically one after the other is a שורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/קו-אוטובוס-#.m4a” /]. A line you have to wait in at the bank is a תור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/קו-אוטובוס-#.m4a” /]. And a line of production… or of a bus is קו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/קו-אוטובוס-#.m4a” /],…

how to say “terrorist” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 28, 2013October 25, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? מְחַבֵּל, מְחַבֶּלֶת Mid-Fall Hebrew Courses Starting Soon! Register Now! The most widely-used Hebrew word for terrorist is מְחַבֵּל for a male and מְחַבֶּלֶת for a female. These words are participle forms (also present-tense) of the active-intensive verb לְחַבֵּל , which means to sabotage. In effect, a…

One of the most common expressions you’ll hear in Israel is יהיה בסדר – it’s gonna (it will) be okay. Another similar one is יהיה טוב – literally, it will be good.

A third expression with a similar meaning is עוד חזון למועד. It means literally there is yet a vision for the time. But while some people do use it to express optimism, most use it ironically to mean something like only time will tell.