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נִסָּיוֹן Hear this word pronounced You’re likely to come across this word not so much in everyday speech, but rather through the media, specifically by watching and listening to the news in Hebrew. To make an attempt, or to try (and not to try a new food – that’s to taste), in Hebrew, is לְנַסּוֹת (le-nah-SOHT). An…

how to say “readable” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? קָרִיא     Learn to speak Hebrew! Our Hebrew Level 1 intensive class starts  November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Class size 10 max. Spots are going fast!     Yesterday we saw the word לָעִיס (lah-EES), meaning chewy or chew-able. This adjective comes from the simple verb, לִלְעוֹס. To this day,…

how to say “unequivocal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? חַד-מַשְׁמָעִי LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!)  DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) Due to its importance in politics and in day-to-day life, there are many ways in both English and Hebrew of expressing the idea of making something absolutely clear. Perhaps the most common such expression in…

how to say “recess” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /]פַּגְרָה Some of you sent me messages asking why you haven’t been receiving Your Daily Dose of Hebrew for the past few days. I had neglected to announce that for the holiday period between the Jewish holidays of סוכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /] and שמחת תורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /] I would be on recess – פגרה[audioclip…