how to say “winemaker” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יומן-1.m4a” /]יוֹמָן The Spanish word for day is dia (pretty close in sound to day), and it serves as the basis for the word diary. Likewise, journal comes from the French journee, also meaning day. A diary or a journal is a book in which people record the events of their day, either as an intellectual/emotional exercise, or as a…
אַחְוָה listen to this word pronounced Last night I had the honor to attend the wedding of my friend and colleague, Mark Rebacz, to Sarah Kornbluth. Among the blessings recited over a cup of wine at a Jewish wedding is one detailing various elements of goodness the guests wish upon the newlywed couple….
מְתֻחְכָּם If you know some Hebrew, you surely know the word for wise or smart – חָכָם/חֲכָמָה. But sophisticated is more than smart. It takes smart to a whole different level. Thus Hebrew takes the root ח.כ.מ (kh.k.m) and adds a ת (t) to the beginning, taking the meaning of words derived to a whole new level….
Take the YDDH Challenge! January – June 2015 July – December 2015 [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-1.m4a” /]שְׁלִיחוּת The simple Hebrew verb לשלוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-2.m4a” /] means to send, and שליחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-1.m4a” /] means errand or mission. This mission could be one with a clear dispatcher and emissary, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-3.m4a” /]אנחנו בארצות הברית השנה בשליחות מטעם הסוכנות היהודית. We are in the United…
מְנוּתָּק While מחובר means connected, מנותק means disconnected. For example: הטלפון הקווי שלהם מנותק כבר שנתיים. Their landline has been disconnected for two years now. It can also mean disconnected in the psychological sense, as in: נראה לי שהוא קצת מנותק מהמציאות. I think he’s a bit out of touch with (disconnected from) reality. מנותק is…