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how to say “really good (at something)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /]אַלּוּף The Hebrew word for a military general is אלוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /]. For example: אורנה ברביבאי היא האלופה הראשונה בצה”ל.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /] Orna Barbivai is the first (female) general in the IDF. אלוף also means champion, extended in slang to refer to someone who is really good at something. For example: הוא אלוף בשחמט.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /] He’s…
how to say “patience” and “tolerance” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סובלנות-1.m4a” /]סַבְלָנוּת, סוֹבְלָנוּת Yesterday we saw the two very closely related words, סיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סובלנות-2.m4a” /] – risk and סכנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סובלנות-3.m4a” /] – danger. We saw that in their adjective forms of dangerous and risky, they have the same word: מסוכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סובלנות-4.m4a” /]. Another pair of words that are nearly identical is סבלנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סובלנות-5.m4a” /] and סובלנות[audioclip…
thinking about learning Hebrew this summer? our classes start Sunday!
Ulpan La-Inyan Midsummer Courses… …start this Sunday, July 25. The course lasts for six weeks; class meets 4-5 times a week for an hour or an hour and a quarter, depending on the level. We’ve got all the levels (1-5) offered in Jerusalem, and Levels 1, 3 and 5 offered in Tel Aviv – both at the local…
how to say “lips” in Hebrew
שְׂפָתַיִם listen and repeat 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 listen and repeat, lips. For example: יֵשׁ לָהּ שְׂפָתַיִם אֲדֻמּוֹת. She has red lips. listen Why…
how to say “to buy time” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לִקְנוֹת זְמַן, לְהַרְוִיחַ זְמַן listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us To buy time means to put off an event until circumstances change in one’s favor. Hebrew translates this concept in two ways, one literal: לִקְנוֹת זְמַן to buy time listen and repeat and one…
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…