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daily video – how to say “inside” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “seeing the glass half full”

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהִסְתַּכֵּל עַל חֲצִי הַכּוֹס הַמְּלֵאָה  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     Is the glass half empty or half full? Conventional wisdom dictates: see the glass as half full. Hebrew joins a slew of languages that translate that important phrase, producing the dictum:   צָרִיךְ לְהִסְתַּכֵּל עַל חֲצִי הַכּוֹס הַמְּלֵאָה, וְלֹא עַל חֲצִי הַכּוֹס הָרֵיקָה….

Weekly YDDH Review

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 “decoration” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  קִשּׁוּט  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     The Hebrew word for to decorate first appears in the Mishnah, where it refers to people adorning themselves, using the reflexive verb לְהִתְקַשֵּׁט listen and repeat.   Since then, the word has taken on the meaning of decorating objects as well, employing the active-intensive verb, לְקַשֵּׁט listen and…

how to say “unpleasantness” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אי-נעימות-1.m4a” /]אִי-נְעִימוּת Unpleasantness is a dictionary word in English, but it’s hardly used – unlike its Hebrew counterpart אי-נעימות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אי-נעימות-1.m4a” /], an expression that is very much alive in Israeli culture. For example, at the Ben Gurion airport, you’ll hear something like: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אי-נעימות-2.m4a” /]נא להימנע מאי-נעימות מיותרת הכרוכה בגרירת רכב. Please avoid unnecessary…