how to say “to roll up your sleeves” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /]אִישׁ/אֵשֶׁת מְכִירוֹת The Hebrew word for to sell is למכור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /], a פעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /]מכרתי את הרכב. I sold my (the) car. A saleswoman is אשת מכירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /], while a salesman is איש מכירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /]. What about multiple salespeople? That’s אנשי מכירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/אנשי-מכירות-#.m4a” /]אנשי…
נחיתה for a larger font… No, not the landing at the top of the staircase… I’m talking about the landing of a plane at an airport… or, for that matter, the landing of a bird on the roof. The Hebrew word is (ne-khee-TAH). It comes from the root נ.ח.ת (n.kh.t). The verb to land is לִנְחוֹת (leen-KHOHT), as…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַגִּישׁ, לְשָׁרֵת As often happens when crossing linguistic boundaries, the single English verb to serve has several translations in Hebrew, corresponding to several different meanings of the word in English. להגיש There’s to serve as in to give something to someone else, such as a meal – לְהַגִּישׁ אֲרוּחָהhis…
בן אדם The full term for human being in Hebrew is בֶּן אָדָם (ben ah-DAHM) – literally, son of Adam. The term refers to males and females alike, such that you might correctly say הִיא בֶּן אָדָם טוֹב (hee ben ah-DAHM tohv) – she is a good person. Oftentimes, בן אדם gets shortened to simply…
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 נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
זמרים Perhaps you’re heard the word מִזְמוֹר (meez-MOHR) – this refers to a poem that appears in the book of Psalms. The Modern Hebrew word for singer takes the three-letter root of מזמור, creating זָמָּר (zah-MAHR – a male) and זַמֶּרֶת (zah-MEH-ret – a female). הזמר, שלמה ארצי (the singer, Shlomo Artzi) …