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how to say “urgency” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-1.m4a” /]דְּחִיפוּת To push in Hebrew is the simple verb לדחוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-2.m4a” /], which generates the word for urgent – דחוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-3.m4a” /], or that which is pressed. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-4.m4a” /]אני מדבר בקו השני, זה דחוף? I (a male) am speaking on the other line, is this urgent? Urgency is דחיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-1.m4a” /], as in:…
how to say “to identify” in Hebrew
לְזַהוֹת Explosives were planted yesterday on a public phone opposite בִּנְיָנֵי הָאוּמָה (been-yah-NEH-ee hah-oo-MAH) – The Buildings of the Nation. Had a man not noticed the suspicious-looking phone and alerted a group of teenagers standing by it to move away, the tragic attack of pure terror could have been a lot more so….
how to say “to listen to someone” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשמוע-בקול-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁמוֹעַ בְּקוֹל Here’s a Biblical-Hebrew expression that is just as useful today as it was thousands of years ago: לשמוע בקול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשמוע-בקול-#.m4a” /] – to listen to (someone) and obey, literally to listen to the voice of. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשמוע-בקול-#.m4a” /]היא עברה את הגיל שילדים שומעים בקול ההורים שלהם. She passed the age…
how to say “ritual” in Hebrew
רִיטוּאַל, פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-1.mp3″ /] Describing a ritual, Israelis might use either the word borrowed from English – רִיטוּאַל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-2.mp3″ /], or the ancient Hebrew word borrowed from Aramaic – פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-3.mp3″ /]. Here’s an example using the latter: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-4.mp3″ /]הַמֶּחְקַָר עַל פֻּלְחָנִים פָּגָנִיִּם עָשׂוּי לִהְיוֹת מְרַתֵּק. Research about pagan rituals can be fascinating.
how to say “LOL (laugh out loud)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/להיקרע-מצחוק-#.m4a” /]לְהִיקָּרַע מִצְּחוֹק The Hebrew word for laughter is צחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/להיקרע-מצחוק-#.m4a” /], while להיקרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/להיקרע-מצחוק-#.m4a” /] means to be torn. These words give us the expression להיקרע מצחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/להיקרע-מצחוק-#.m4a” /] – to be torn of laughter – or in Digital English, LOL (laugh out loud). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/להיקרע-מצחוק-#.m4a” /]פשוט נקרעתי מצחוק לאורך כל הפרק. I was…
daily video – how to say “once in a blue moon” in Hebrew
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...