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Weekly Hebrew Review – quiet, artificial islands… awakening

ByAmi Steinberger

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!

How to say “it’s about time” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]הִגִּיעַ הַזְּמַן To ask someone what time it is in Hebrew, you’d say ?מה השעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]. This means literally, what is the hour? The Hebrew word for time itself, though, is זמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]. And to say, it’s about time, you’d say the time has arrived – הגיע הזמן.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /] For example: הגיע הזמן שתתחילו…

how to say “wasp” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-1.m4a” /]צִרְעָה The Hebrew word for a bee is דבורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-2.m4a” /]. But the larger, perhaps more intimidating species is צרעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-1.m4a” /] – wasp or hornet (which is also called a דבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-3.m4a” /]). Though in Biblical Hebrew this insect appears in the generic plural form הצרעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-4.m4a” /], Modern Hebrew uses the plural form צרעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צרעה-5.m4a”…

how to say “to get some fresh air” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

להתאוורר   Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for air – אָוִיר (ah-VEER). Note the connection between the Hebrew and English words – they’re both from the Greek aer, as in aerodynamics.   If I’m at a party in Jerusalem and want to get a breath of fresh air, I excuse myself, saying, אֲנִי צָרִיךְ קְצַת…

daily video – how to say “to separate” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 כתבתי שהמילה "להפריד" היא להפריד בין שני דברים, ואולי אתם שואלים את עצמכם "רגע, יש גם את המילה להבדיל'"! שמופיעה בפרשת בראשית...

how to say “my only job” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-1.m4a” /]הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיְּחִידָה שֶׁלִּי Many people in Israel work several part time jobs – משרות חלקיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-2.m4a” /], which together make up a full-time salary or more. Now, משרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-3.m4a” /] is one of the words for job. Another word is עבודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-4.m4a” /] which means literally, work. Only in Hebrew, in the sense of only one,…