how to say “thin” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/whatsup-1.mp3″ /]מַה נִּשְׁמַע…? highly recommended for further vocabulary growth In English, we’ve got many ways of asking someone how they are feeling, what they are doing, etc, such as how are you? how’s it going? what’s up? how are you going (Australian)? how are you doing (American)? what’s going on? what’s happening? etc. In…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-1.m4a” /]לִמְסוֹר If you know some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word לתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-2.m4a” /] – to give. A word of a similar meaning is למסור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-1.m4a” /], also to give but more in the sense of giving over or passing. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-3.m4a” /]תמסור לי את הכדור! Pass me the ball! (to a male) למסור…
לפסוע The Hebrew word for the Passover holiday is פֶּסַח (PEH-sakh); the word itself means passing over or skipping over, so that G-d skips over the homes of the Israelites on His way to smite the Egyptian firstborn. The Pascal sacrifice is named after this event, this movement by G-d. Hebrew verbs most typically have a…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
אחיין, אחיינית Brother is אָח (ahkh); sister is אָחוֹת (ah-KHOHT). I would rate these as Level 2 words for Ulpan La-Inyan. Nephew is אַחְיָן (ahkh-YAHN), and niece is אַחְיָנִית (ahkh-yah-NEET). These are more likely to be encountered in a Level 3 or Level 4 discussion. For example, I would say, יֵשׁ לִי אחיינית חֲדָשָׁה (yesh lee…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]שִׁירָה If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word for song – שיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]. You may also know the word for to sing – לשיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /], a hollow פעל verb. Now, since שיר refers not only to a song but also to a poem, the word for poetry is שירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]. It’s also a…