how to say “territory” in Hebrew
The Hebrew word for territory is the same as that for area in the geometric sense: שֶׁטַח
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממילא-#.m4a” /]מִמֵּילָא, בְּכָל מִקְרֶה, בְּכָל אֹפֶן Anyway in English could mean in any case, either way, and more. Hebrew has a few different terms as well. בכל מקרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממילא-#.m4a” /] means literally in any case, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממילא-#.m4a” /]לא משנה מה תחליט, בכל מקרה תעדכן אותי. It doesn’t matter what you (a male) decide, in any…
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 Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חרסינה-#.m4a” /]חַרְסִינָה The Hebrew word for ceramic or earthenware is חרס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חרסינה-#.m4a” /]. But another material often confused with ceramic – porcelain – is חרסינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חרסינה-#.m4a” /]. For example, one might wonder: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חרסינה-#.m4a” /]מה ההבדל בין חרס לחרסינה? What’s the difference between ceramic and porcelain? Turns out that the main difference is that חרסינה is less porous than חרס…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/לעטות-מסכה-#.m4a” /]לָשִׂים/לַעֲטוֹת/לַחְבֹּשׁ מַסֵּכָה *This Dose is based on this article by the Academy of the Hebrew Language. In English one could say to put on a mask just as well as to wear one or to don one. Hebrew has a similar repertoire of choices: לשים מסכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/לעטות-מסכה-#.m4a” /] Most Israelis say לשים מסכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/לעטות-מסכה-#.m4a” /] – literally, to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קומקום-1.m4a” /]קוּמְקוּם Nothing like a hot drink on a cold day. The Hebrew word for an apparatus that can help prepare such a drink is קומקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קומקום-1.m4a” /]. In context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קומקום-2.m4a” /]תרתיח מים בקומקום. Boil water in the kettle. (spoken to a male) and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קומקום-3.m4a” /]קומקום בשווי מאתיים שקלים בתשעים ותשעה שקלים…