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Health and Wellness
Below are some must-know Hebrew terms for health and wellness, based on this conversation that takes place at an annual checkup: [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Health-and-wellness-#.m4a" /] אישה - אני כל הזמן לא מרגישה טוב. רופא - כמה שעות את ישנה בלילה? אישה - חמש או שש שעות, אבל אני לא ישנה כל כך טוב. רופא - מה...
how to say “imagination’ in Hebrew
You might know how to say He looks like his father in Hebrew – הוּא דּוֹמֶה לְאַבָּא שֶׁלּו (hoo doh-MEH le-AH-bah sheh-LOH). The root of the word דומה is ד.מ.ה (d.m.h), which carries the concept of likeness or similarity. The English word imagination comes from the word image, which is a likeness. Likewise, the Hebrew word for…
how to say “simply” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /] is one of those ubiquitous Hebrew words – you’ll hear it in virtually every conversation. Its main meaning is simple, but it also functions as simply. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הוא פשוט מתאים לתפקיד הזה! He’s simply right for this job! and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הסדרה הזאת פשוט כיפית. This series is simply…
how to say “haircut” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-1.m4a” /]תִּסְפּוֹרֶת While the Hebrew word for barber is ספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-2.m4a” /], the word for haircut is תספורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-3.m4a” /]הוא מחפש מקום טוב לעשות תספורת. He’s looking for a good place to get (do) a haircut. This root, ס.פ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-4.m4a” /], is identical to that of the word book in appearance, but not…
how to say “border control” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ביקורת-גבולות-#.m4a” /]בִּקֹּרֶת גְּבוּלוֹת In hopes and prayers that in the not-too-distant future this will become relevant again, here’s how to say border control in Hebrew: ביקורת גבולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ביקורת-גבולות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ביקורת-גבולות-#.m4a” /]לפני שהולכים לאיסוף כבודה, צריך לעבור ביקורת גבולות. Before going to baggage collection, (you) need to go through border control. ביקורת[audioclip…