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how to say “bespectacled” in Hebrew
מְמֻשְׁקָף listen to this word pronounced I bet you weren’t expecting this one. To ease your mind, the word for bespectacled in Hebrew is much more en vogue than its English counterpart. You may know the Hebrew word for glasses or spectacles – מִשְׁקָפַיִם (meesh-kah-FAH-yeem). To put on glasses is לְהַרְכִּיב משקפים – literally,…
How to say “corruption” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-1.m4a” /]שְׁחִיתוּת The Hebrew word for corruption is שחיתות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-1.m4a” /], of the root ש.ח.ת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-2.m4a” /]. This root is very similar to ש.ח.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-3.m4a” /], which means slaughter. The connection between the two ideas isn’t too difficult to imagine. Here’s שחיתות in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-4.m4a” /]מדינת ישראל מנסה להתנקות משחיתות. The State of…
how to say “to make fun” in Hebrew
אתה צוחק עלי? The Hebrew word for to make fun is the same word for to laugh – לִצְחוֹק (leets-KHOHK). In the case of making fun, add the word עַל – so that your sentence sounds would be translated literally into English, laughing on someone. To ask someone (a male, in this example), Are you making fun of…
how to say “economy” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? כַּלְכָּלָה check out the new ulpan.com this week’s video! The Modern-Hebrew word for economy and the study of economics is כַּלְכָּלָה. An associated (active-intensive פִּעֵל) verb is לְכַלְכֵּל – to provide for, appearing in the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, as Joseph tells his brothers: וְעַתָּה,…
how to say “to reproduce” in Hebrew
לְהִתְרַבּוֹת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you know a bit of Hebrew, you probably know the word for a lot or much – הַרְבֵּה listen and repeat – as in: אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לָדַעַת הַרְבֵּה עִבְרִית. I (a male) want to know a lot of Hebrew. listen The root ר.ב.ה…
how to say “to back out” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְחָרֵט Don’t miss the deadline! Our fall classes start October 30. Save 200 shekels by October 11. Suppose a young Israeli man meets a young Israeli woman and strikes up a lively conversation. After a while, the two exchange phone numbers and continue their talk, until the woman says, ?בֵּן כַּמָּה…