how to say “it’ll be good” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

יִהְיֶה טוֹב, עוֹד חָזוֹן לַמּוֹעֵד

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 “it doesn’t matter” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 4, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לא-משנה-#.m4a” /]לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה One of the Hebrew words for different is שונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לא-משנה-#.m4a” /]. Taking its root ש.נ.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לא-משנה-#.m4a” /] and plugging it into the פיעל verb form, we get לשנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לא-משנה-#.m4a” /] – to change something. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לא-משנה-#.m4a” /]עלינו על הכביש הלא נכון – צריך לשנות כיוון. We got on the wrong road…

how to say “supplier” or “provider” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 28, 2011November 7, 2018

סַפָּק, סַפָּקִית Hear these words pronounced If you have spent some time in Israel, you likely have come across one of the ways of saying “enough” – מַסְפִּיק (mahs-PEEK). The root of this word is ס.פ.ק (s.p.k). Someone who supplies a product or provides a service fulfills a need or want, so that the recipient can…

how to say “seriously” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 20, 2015October 23, 2018

בִּרְצִינוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for serious is רציני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-2.mp3″ /] in the masculine. An example in the feminine plural: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-3.mp3″ /]הן בחורות ממש רציניות. They are really serious young women. In my search for the origin of the word, I came up only with the name of the Aramean king of biblical times,…

how to say “just a second” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 11, 2017October 21, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-1.m4a” /]רַק שְׁנִיָּה The unit of time called the second is called such because it’s the second unit of time after the minute. Its Hebrew translation, שנייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-2.m4a” /], conveys the same meaning, coming from the word for two – שניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-4.m4a” /]יש שישים שניות בדקה. There are sixty seconds in a…

How to do you say “to reinvent” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger June 12, 2010November 5, 2018

להמציא מחדש To “re” do something in Hebrew is לְ— מֵחָדָש (le…. meh-hah-DAHSH). To reinvent the wheel is לְהַמְצִיא מֵחָדָש אֶת הַגַּלְגַל (le-hahm-TSEE meh-hah-DAHSH et hah-gahl-GAHL). It’s not recommended. It takes too much time. Listen and repeat…

how to say “the present” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 6, 2018October 18, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-1.m4a” /]הַהוֶֹה So we’ve seen future – עתיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-2.m4a” /], and past – עבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-3.m4a” /]. What about present? That’s הווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-4.m4a” /]. Here’s an example that combines all three: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-5.m4a” /]העבר הוא כבר עבר והעתיד הוא עוד רחוק – עכשיו זה הזמן להפוך את ההווה ליותר מתוק. The past has already passed and the future…

יִהְיֶה טוֹב, עוֹד חָזוֹן לַמּוֹעֵד

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.