how to say “to support” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? יַלְדּוּתִי The Hebrew word for child – probably related to the English word – is יֶלֶד (YEH-led) for a male and יַלְדָּה (yahl-DAH). Words that in English have -hood, -ism, etc, at the end of the word, in Hebrew typically have an וּת– (oot) ending. So childhood is יַלְדּוּת (yahl-DOOT). Childish,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-1.m4a” /]שְׁלִישִׁיָּה The Hebrew word for male or male-female twins is תאומים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-2.m4a” /], so that in the singular, a twin might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-3.m4a” /]יש לי אח תאום. I have a twin brother. or [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-4.m4a” /]יש לי אחות תאומה. I have a twin sister. Triplets are a שלישייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-1.m4a” /] – literally, a trio…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/צוות-#.m4a” /]צֶוֶת The word for team or staff is צוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/צוות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/צוות-#.m4a” /]אני מאוד גאה בצוות המורים שלנו. I’m really proud of our teaching staff. Note that although it has a ת ending, צוות is a masculine noun, so that a large staff is צוות גדול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/צוות-#.m4a” /]. צוות comes from the Aramaic צוותא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/צוות-#.m4a” /]…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /]עֲדִיפוּיוֹת The Hebrew word for priorities – עדיפויות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /] – can be a bit difficult to get your tongue around. So let’s break it down. First of all, עדיפויות the plural form of עדיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /] – priority. Try saying it out loud (if you can’t see the play button click here)….