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daily video – how to say “tailwind” 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 “urgency” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-1.m4a” /]דְּחִיפוּת To push in Hebrew is the simple verb לדחוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-2.m4a” /], which generates the word for urgent – דחוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-3.m4a” /], or that which is pressed. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-4.m4a” /]אני מדבר בקו השני, זה דחוף? I (a male) am speaking on the other line, is this urgent? Urgency is דחיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דחיפות-1.m4a” /], as in:…

how to say “skinny” in Hebrew

how to say “skinny” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/צנום-#.m4a” /]צָנוּם, רָזֶה If you know some basic Hebrew, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the word רזה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/צנום-#.m4a” /] – thin or skinny, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/צנום-#.m4a” /]הוא לא רזה ולא שמן. He is neither skinny nor fat. But רזה has a drawback: it could mean either skinny or thin, depending on context. Another word,…

how to say “to sweat” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהָזִיעַ  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     Exercise is particularly gratifying when we sweat, because this proves to ourselves that we’ve actually worked out. At least that’s my experience.   The Hebrew word for to sweat is לְהָזִיעַ listen and repeat. It’s an active-causative verb of the root ז.י.ע (z.y.a).   For example:  …

how to say “gifted” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-1.m4a” /]מְחוֹנָן Charm or grace is חן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-2.m4a” /], from the root ח.נ.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-3.m4a” /]. Likewise, someone who has received grace – someone gifted with intelligence – is מחונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male and מחוננת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-4.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For example a boy might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-5.m4a” /]אני לא רוצה להיות בכיתה של המחוננים! I don’t want…

daily video – how to say “to cook” 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...