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נתיב

ByAmi Steinberger

נתיב   This one’s for Tehillah. You too can request a word by filling out this simple form.   The Hebrew word for a lane on a road is נָתִיב (nah-TEEV). The Ayalon Highway is called נְתִיבֵי הָאַיָּלוֹן (neh-tee-VEH-ee hah-ah-yah-LOHN) in Hebrew – the “Ayalon Lanes”. A synonym for נתיב, also used, is מַסְלוּל (mahs-LOOL).  …

how to say “to beware” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהִזָּהֵר, לָגוּר listen to this word pronounced       If you’ve had conversations in Hebrew with children, you probably know how to say,  be careful! (literally, caution!) – זְהִירוּת (zeh-hee-ROOT). “Beware! Dog in yard!” To be careful is לְהִזָּהֵר (leh-hee-zah-HEHR). It’s a verb of the נפעל (neef-AHL) variety – not really active or passive, or…

how to say “it’s complicated” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מסובך-1.m4a” /]זֶה מְסֻבָּךְ For those of you who don’t know, Facebook allows people to show their relationship status with tags like “single”, “married”, “divorced”, and others. The one that might spark the most curiosity is the status, “it’s complicated.” In Hebrew, that’s זה מסובך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מסובך-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מסובך-2.m4a” /]סטטוס מערכת היחסים שלי? זה מסובך….

10 Words for Aliyah

ByAmi Steinberger

1. תעודת זהות – ID card In Israel, knowing your מספר תעודת זהות – ID card number – is more important than knowing your phone number: you’ll use it all the time, from visiting the doctor to logging into your online bank. People typically shorten the expression, cutting out מספר – number, even though they’re…

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

how to say “ceremony” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  טֶקֶס listen to this word pronounced     Check out our summer Hebrew classes for adults and teens! This week and next are loaded with טְקָסִים (teh-kah-SEEM) – ceremonies – here in Israel: for יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה (yohm hah-shoh-AH) – Holocaust (Remembrance) Day this past Monday and for יוֹם הַזִּכּרוֹן (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN) – Memorial Day (for the soldiers…