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חורשת האקליפטוס – The Eucalyptus Grove
Naomi Shemer [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] כשאמא באה הנה יפה וצעירה, אז אבא על גבעה בנה לה בית. חלפו האביבים, חצי מאה עברה ותלתלים הפכו שיבה בינתיים. אבל על חוף ירדן כמו מאומה לא קרה, אותה הדומיה וגם אותה התפאורה: חורשת האקליפטוס, הגשר, הסירה וריח המלוח על המים. בשביל הנה יורדת עדת התינוקות, הם...
how to say “the authorities” in Hebrew
Back in June, I introduced the word for authority, as in the Palestinian Authority: רָשׁוּת (rah-SHOOT). So today’s entry isn’t entirely new, since you may already have the word רשות well integrated in your Hebrew vocabulary. Rather, today I’d like to introduce you to a specialized usage of this word, one that you’re…
how to say “replacement” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? תַּחְלִיף Understand the news in Israel. Course starts May 14 in Jerusalem. הַחֻפְשָׁה שֶׁלִּי – my vacation (hah-khoof-SHAH sheh-LEE) – was great. I feel rested and strong. I hope you (those celebrating) have been having a wonderful spring holiday season as well. In Israel, Passover means we’re just getting started with the…
how to say “mirror” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-1.m4a” /]מַרְאָה, רְאִי Non-human and non-animal things in English have no grammatical gender. You wouldn’t say “she’s a nice shirt” or “he’s a big house.” Most other Western and Middle-Eastern languages do have such gender assignments, and Hebrew is no exception. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-2.m4a” /]היא חולצה יפה. It’s a nice shirt. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-3.m4a”…
how to say “crowdedness” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-1.m4a” /]צְפִיפוּת One of the Hebrew words for crowded is צפוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-3.m4a” /]צפוף מאוד ברכבת התחתית. It’s very crowded in the subway. Likewise, crowdedness (also the physics term in Hebrew for density) is צפיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-4.m4a” /]צפיפות יתר מהווה בעיה של העידן המודרני. Overcrowdedness constitutes a problem of the…