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how to say “funding” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימון-1.m4a” /]מִמּוּן If you’re familiar with Christian literature, the word Mammon may ring a bell, as it represents greed. The word came to Hebrew via Aramaic and makes appearances in the Mishnah, where it substitutes Biblical-Hebrew כסף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימון-2.m4a” /] – literally silver but also money – and is spelled ממון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימון-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימון-4.m4a”…
how to say “to encourage” in Hebrew
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WEEKLY REVIEW – Make this Week’s Doses of Hebrew Your Own
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
Ulpan La-Inyan Open House
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how do you say “not bad” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-רע-1.m4a” /]לֹא רַע The Hebrew word for bad is רע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-רע-2.m4a” /], though you’re not likely to hear it very often, since Israelis tend to say לא טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-רע-3.m4a” /] – not good – instead. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-רע-4.m4a” /]אני מרגיש לא טוב. I (a male) feel bad (not good). But in the negative, רע does…
how do you say “really, really bad” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/נורא-ואיום-1.m4a” /]נוֹרָא וְאָיוֹם This expression appears first in Biblical Hebrew, though there the words appear in the opposite order: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/נורא-ואיום-2.m4a” /]כִּי-הִנְנִי מֵקִים אֶת-הַכַּשְׂדִּים, הַגּוֹי הַמַּר וְהַנִּמְהָר; הַהוֹלֵךְ, לְמֶרְחֲבֵי-אֶרֶץ, לָרֶשֶׁת, מִשְׁכָּנוֹת לֹּא-לוֹ. אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא, הוּא… (חבקוק א’:ו’-ז’) For I am establishing the Chaldeans, that bitter, hasty nation, who goes to the ends of the…