how to say “indeed” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/הבנת-הנקרא-#.m4a” /]הֲבָנַת הַנִּקְרָא The English word comprehension is a fancy word for understanding. In Hebrew, the word הבנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/הבנת-הנקרא-#.m4a” /] works for both, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/הבנת-הנקרא-#.m4a” /]היא מפגינה הבנה מעמיקה בנושא. She displays deep understanding/comprehension of the topic. Reading comprehension is הבנת הנקרא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/הבנת-הנקרא-#.m4a” /] – literally, understanding of that which is read. Likewise, הבנת…
To pinch (someone) is לצבוט, a simple verb. For example: תפסיק לצבוט אותי! Stop pinching me! (to a boy… or a man) Likewise, a pinch – in the sense of getting pinched – is צביטה. But what about a pinch of salt? That’s קורט מלח, where קורט refers to the smallest amount of substance one can hold…
having trouble seeing the print? עִם, אֶת extra large discount ENDS TOMORROW – AUGUST 20 SIGN UP NOW! עִם (eem) is the very common Hebrew preposition meaning with. But perhaps you’ve found it strange that when the word is declined, the letters ע (a) and מ (m) disappear, and instead we get: with me –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צוהריים-#.m4a” /]צוֹהֳרַיִים The Hebrew word for noon is צוהריים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צוהריים-#.m4a” /] (according to the pre-2017 spelling, צהריים). While אחר הצוהריים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צוהריים-#.m4a” /] or אחרי הצוהריים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צוהריים-#.m4a” /] means afternoon (literally, after the noon), people often abbreviate and just use צוהריים to refer to the first few hours after 12pm. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צוהריים-#.m4a” /]הוא אמר שהוא יקפוץ לבקר…