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how to say “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 25, 2017October 21, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-1.m4a” /]מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ Whereas English tends to be long-winded, Hebrew is concise. English has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Hebrew has משרד החוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-1.m4a” /] – literally, the office of the outside (to understand what “the outside” refers to, see yesterday’s dose). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-2.m4a” /]היא קיבלה עבודה טובה במשרד החוץ. She got a…

how to say “word of the day” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 30, 2012October 31, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? מִלָּה יוֹמִית Further build your Hebrew vocabulary with… Technically speaking, the word of the day is מִלַּת הַיּוֹם (mee-LAHT hah-YOHM), in Hebrew. It’s an instance of סְמִיכוּת (seh-mee-KHOOT) – grammatical juxtaposition, the kind of structure where in English you’d use the word of to connect two things: so מילת היום is literally, the…

daily video – how to say “floaties” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 14, 2020January 30, 2021

To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים אם הקצב של הסרטון הזה מהיר מדי בשבילכם אפשר להאט אותו ככה ומומלץ לצפות בסרטון הזה כמה פעמים עם הכתוביות עד שאתם...

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger June 5, 2020June 7, 2020

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 שבוע…

מְנוּתָּק

ByAmi Steinberger May 2, 2022November 3, 2024

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 a…

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger March 5, 2021February 25, 2021

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…

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