how to say “campsite” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 25, 2022July 19, 2022

מַחֲנֵה, חַנְיוֹן לַיְלָה

Some of my friends grew up going to מחנה קיץ
– summer camp, implying a sleep-away arrangement. I went to קייטנה
– day camp.

מחנה
means camp, as well as campsite in the general sense. But when looking for a place to spend the night on the Israel (hiking) Trail, you won’t find signs saying מחנה, but rather חניון לילה
.

For example:

לפי המפה יש חניון לילה בעוד שני קילומטר.

According to the map, there’s a campsite in two kilometers.

You may recognize חניון

in its usual appearance as parking lot. But when putting it together with לילה
– night – we get חניון לילה – a place to park ourselves for the night.

how do you say “truth” and “real” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger May 31, 2010November 5, 2018

אמת, אמיתי If you’re having trouble seeing the vowels, enlarge the display on your monitor. The Rabbis pointed out that the Hebrew word for truth – אֶמֶת (eh-MEHT) – begins with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, א, continues with one of the two middle letters, מ, and ends with the last letter, ת….

how to say “gate” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 16, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שער-#.m4a” /]שַׁעַר Given the importance of this item to civilization, the Hebrew word for gate or opening – שער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שער-#.m4a” /] – is one of the oldest, and may even be related to the German word Tor – gate or door (perhaps door is related as well). שער is also used to mean a book cover, as well as…

how to say “blindfold” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 17, 2021January 14, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/כיסוי-עיניים-#.m4a” /]כִּיסּוּי עֵינַיִים The Hebrew expression for blindfold is כיסוי עיניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/כיסוי-עיניים-#.m4a” /], literally covering of eyes. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/כיסוי-עיניים-#.m4a” /]במטוסים מחלקים כיסויי עיניים כדי שאנשים יוכלו לישון. On planes they give out blindfolds so people can sleep. כיסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/כיסוי-עיניים-#.m4a” /] is a noun form of the פיעל verb לכסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/כיסוי-עיניים-#.m4a” /], of the root…

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger July 1, 2022June 30, 2022

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

daily video – how to say “let me know” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “chocolate” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 24, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹקוֹלָד This word is so beloved that the Academy for the Hebrew Language didn’t even bother creating an authentic Hebrew term for it. Today chocolate is שוקולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /], which is the Russian (and Yiddish) pronunciation of the word (шоколад), but in earlier years of the State you would often hear people referring to…

מַחֲנֵה, חַנְיוֹן לַיְלָה

Some of my friends grew up going to מחנה קיץ – summer camp, implying a sleep-away arrangement. I went to קייטנה – day camp.

מחנה means camp, as well as campsite in the general sense. But when looking for a place to spend the night on the Israel (hiking) Trail, you won’t find signs saying מחנה, but rather חניון לילה.