[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/כרובית-#.m4a” /]כְּרוּבִית The Hebrew word for cabbage is כרוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/כרובית-#.m4a” /], and even though it’s spelled and pronounced the same way as the Biblical כרוב – cherub, the two words are unrelated: כרוב the vegetable comes from Greek, while כרוב the angelic figure first appeared in Middle-Eastern languages. Anyway, since cauliflower grows on a bed…

how to say “national pride” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 12, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-1.m4a” /]גַּאֲוָה לְאֻמִּית Perhaps you’re familiar with Bank Leumi – בנק לאומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-2.m4a” /]. Perhaps you’re even their client. לאומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-3.m4a” /] means national, so that national pride is גאווה לאומית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-4.m4a” /]גם יום הזיכרון וגם יום העצאמות הם ימים של גאווה לאומית בישראל. Both Memorial Day and Independence Day are days of national…

daily video – how to say “fall weather” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 21, 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 אני לא יודע אם אתם מצלחים לראות דרך הוידאו, אבל אתם בטח שומעים את הגשם הבוקר רציתי לצלם את הסרטון אבל לא...

how to say “bed and breakfast” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 14, 2021November 13, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /]לִינָה וַאֲרוּחַת בּוֹקֶר If you go on an Israeli site to book a hotel or other type of lodging, you’ll come across several terms that describe what meals you can expect. These include, among more specialized options: חצי פנסיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /] – half pension, meaning two meals (usually breakfast and dinner) פנסיון מלא[audioclip…

how to say “smile” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 13, 2018November 18, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]חִיּוּךְ To smile is the פיעל verb לחייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]דוד, אל תשכח לחייך! David, don’t forget to smile! Likewise, a smile is חיוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]איזה חיוך טבעי ונינוח! What a natural, easygoing smile! לחייך and חיוך follow the same verb-noun pattern as לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a”…

how to say “to try it on” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 27, 2022April 26, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למדוד-1.m4a” /]לִמְדּוֹד In English we talk about trying something on, such as a shirt or a pair of shoes. In Hebrew, we say למדוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למדוד-2.m4a” /] – to measure, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למדוד-3.m4a” /]כשקונים בגד באמזון אי אפשר למדוד אותו קודם. When buying a piece of clothing on Amazon you can’t try it on first. למדוד is…

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