how to say “new horizons” in Hebrew
לַעֲשׂוֹת עֲלִיָּה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עליה-1.mp3″ /] Outside of Israel, getting called up to the Torah is called getting an aliyah. That last word is pronounced – at least in Ashkenazi communities – ah-LEE-yah, so that it sounds different from the word that means immigration to Israel – עליה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עליה-2.mp3″ /]- aliyah. To an Israeli, however, these two words sound the…
having trouble seeing the print? חָכָם מֵעֵבֶר לִשְׁנוֹתָיו This one’s for Wayne, who asked me what he might call his female friend who is wise beyond her years. The Hebrew translation of that English observation and compliment, wise beyond her years, is literal: חֲכָמָה מֵעֵבֶר לִשְׁנוֹתֶיה (khah-khah-MAH meh-EH-vehr lee-shnoh-TEH-hah). Wise beyond his years is חָכָם מֵעֵבֶר לִשְׁנוֹתָיו…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]בְּטִפּוּל Hebrew does use תרפיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] for therapy in the generic sense, but the more common word for psychotherapy is טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] – literally, treatment. And someone in therapy is בטיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]אחת הסדרות הישראליות המוצלחות היא “בטיפול”. One of the most successful Israeli (TV) series is…
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…