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how to say “to serve” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַגִּישׁ, לְשָׁרֵת As often happens when crossing linguistic boundaries, the single English verb to serve has several translations in Hebrew, corresponding to several different meanings of the word in English. להגיש There’s to serve as in to give something to someone else, such as a meal – לְהַגִּישׁ אֲרוּחָהhis…
how to say “lips” in Hebrew
שְׂפָתַיִם Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday we saw examples of things that come in pairs, and that they get a special ah-yeem ending in Hebrew. Here’s another example – שְׂפָתַיִם , lips. For example: יֵשׁ לָהּ שְׂפָתַיִם אֲדֻמּוֹת. She has red lips. Why the doubling ending?…
how to say “abundance” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-1.m4a” /]שֶׁפַע If you’ve spent time in Haredi neighborhoods in Israel, you may have come across supermarkets with the word שפע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-1.m4a” /] in them, such as שפע שוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-2.m4a” /] – literally, Abundance Market. שפע means abundance or plenty. For example, you might hear people wishing each other on special occasions: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-3.m4a” /]שפע ברכות! An abundance…
how to say “goodbye party” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מְסִבַּת פְּרֵדָה Get talking… in Hebrew.Our Level 1 course starts November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv As you may know, Ulpan La-Inyan proudly works in cooperation with two organizations that serve the English-speaking community of Israeli residents and tourists: Telfed (The South African Zionist Federation) and AACI (Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel)….
how to say “arm” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-1.m4a” /]זְרוֹעַ Though יד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-2.m4a” /] refers not only to the hand but also to the entire limb stretching out from the shoulder to the fingertips, the Hebrew word זרוע, sometimes called זרוע היד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-3.m4a” /], refers specifically to the arm. You may recognize it from the Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-4.m4a” /]אוֹ הֲנִסָּה אֱלֹהִים לָבוֹא לָקַחַת לוֹ…
how to say “earthly” in Hebrew
Today's Video Below ⬇️ אַרְצִי One of my favorite Israeli musicians is Shlomo Artzi - שלמה ארצי, whose last name was changed to a Hebrew one from Herzig when the artist's family emerged from the flames of the Holocaust and settled in what is today called Israel. ארצי is composed of the word ארץ -...