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how to say “tiny little place” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מטר-על-מטר-#.m4a” /]מֶטֶר עַל מֶטֶר Hebrew has a vivid way of saying that a place is really small: מטר על מטר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מטר-על-מטר-#.m4a” /] – (one) meter by (one) meter. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מטר-על-מטר-#.m4a” /]זאת דירה קטנטונת, ממש מטר על מטר! It’s a tiny little apartment, really a meter by a meter! על[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מטר-על-מטר-#.m4a” /] means…
how to say “to move the clock” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהָזִיז אֶת הַשָּׁעוֹן Check out our spring courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat and Ramat Beit Shemesh Daylight savings time started today in the United States. The Hebrew expression for to move the clock is the same as the English: לְהָזִיז אֶת הַשָּׁעוֹן (leh-hah-ZEEZ et hah-shah-OHN). To move, as in, “I’m moving from one spot on…
how to say “nest” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? קֵן Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible. When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן – with an eh vowel. When it’s connected to another word in…
how to say “longing” and “yearning” in Hebrew
הִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת, גַּעֲגוּעִים Raise your hand if you’ve ever missed someone. Raise your hand if you’ve ever longed for someone. There are several ways to express longing in Hebrew. The basic, more well-known word is גַּעֲגוּעִים (gah-ah-goo-EEM). In verb form, this is לְהִתְגַעֲגֵע (leh-heet-gah-ah-GHEH-ah). You can learn how to use this intensive-reflexive התפעל (heet-pah-EL) verb here….
how to say “jasmine” in Hebrew
Note: the other day I taught that אונייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יסמין-3.m4a” /] and ספינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יסמין-4.m4a” /] were interchangeable words for ship. It turns out that אונייה refers to a larger ship and ספינה to a smaller one. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יסמין-1.m4a” /]יַסְמִין The jasmine flower is named after a perfume from the Persian empire: jasmine – in Hebrew, יסמין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יסמין-1.m4a” /] – originates…
how to say “treadmill” and “walker” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? הֲלִיכוֹן Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The Hebrew word for treadmill is הֲלִיכוֹן , deriving from the verb לָלֶכֶת – to go – whose root is ה.ל.כ (h.l.k) meaning walking or going. For example: הִיא מַגִּיעָה לְמָכוֹן הַכֹּשֶׁר כָּל בֹּקֶר וְהוֹלֶכֶת עַל הַהֲלִיכוֹן. She comes…