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how to say “to hide” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְחַבֵּא, לְהִסְתַּתֵּר The more mystical word for to hide in Hebrew is להסתתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. This is a התפעל verb from the root ס.ת.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /] meaning concealment. But the more common word is להתחבא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /], also a התפעל verb, but of the root ח.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]היא אוהבת להתחבא מתחת…
Weekly YDDH Review
The post earlier this week “How to say ‘flood’ in Hebrew” has changed. See updated version here. חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע…
the sun also (?) over Jerusalem
זריחה When I was fourteen, I spent the school year with my family in Raanana, Israel. On יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN – Memorial Day), I was hooked on the country. A few weeks later, on יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַים (yohm yeh-roo-shah-LAH-yeem –Jerusalem Day), I traveled with my youth movement to Jerusalem, where, at one in the…
how to say “problematic” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעייתי-1.m4a” /]בְּעָיָתִי If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you probably know the word בעיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעייתי-2.m4a” /] – problem, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעייתי-3.m4a” /]אין בעיה! No problem! Problematic is בעייתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעייתי-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעייתי-4.m4a” /]שתי חתונות באותו ערב – זה בעייתי. Two weddings on the same evening – this is probematic. The same…
how to say “prototype” in Hebrew
אַב טִיפּוּס The Hebrew word for type is טיפוס, which comes from the Ancient Greek and Latin (so does type). A prototype – the first attempt of a product – is אב טיפוס – literally father type. For example: שנתיים כבר הם עובדים על אב הטיפוס. They’ve been working on the prototype for two years already. More…
how to say “celebration” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-1.m4a” /]חֲגִיגָה If you’ve got some basic familiarity with Hebrew or Judaism, you probably know the word for holiday – חג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-2.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ח.ג.ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-3.m4a” /], which appears in full in the word for to celebrate – לחגוג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-5.m4a” /]חגגנו לה יום הולדת. We celebrated her birthday…