how to say “swimming pool” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/whatsup-1.mp3″ /]מַה נִּשְׁמַע…? highly recommended for further vocabulary growth In English, we’ve got many ways of asking someone how they are feeling, what they are doing, etc, such as how are you? how’s it going? what’s up? how are you going (Australian)? how are you doing (American)? what’s going on? what’s happening? etc. In…
Correction to earlier post: A couple of readers pointed out to me that while Israel’s diamond exchange is located in Ramat Gan, the stock exchange is in Tel Aviv. This information is now reflected in the corresponding post. אַכְזָבָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אכזבה-1.mp3″ /] Disappointment is that feeling we get after being let down after we had formed an expectation….
having trouble seeing the print? מֻנָּחוֹן לְסֵדֶר פֶּסַח (Hebrew Glossary for the Passover Seder) Hebrew class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv To enhance your Passover experience, I’ve prepared a glossary. PDF printable version Online glossary with sound This will be the last entry of Your Daily Dose of Hebrew until after Passover. חַג פֶּסַח שָׂמֵחַ!…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /]הִתְפָּרְעוּת The Hebrew word for riot is התפרעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /], the noun version of the התפעל verb להתפרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /] – to go wild. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /]ההתפרעויות הפכו לאירוע יומי. The riots have become a daily event. The root of these words is פ.ר.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /], which means letting go. A related…
ח The letter ח”ת (het) is pronounced by most Hebrew speakers today the same way the כ is pronounced – like a kh sound (not found in Modern English). In some Jewish communities (North African, Yemenite), however, it is still pronounced just above the throat, with no voice – like a scratchy “h” sound. This…
חַנְיוֹן, מִגְרַשׁ חֲנָיָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חניון-1.mp3″ /] In American English it’s called a parking lot, while in the Commonwealth they call it a car park. In Hebrew, such a facility has two terms, one for a parking structure and the other for an outdoor slab of land designated for parking cars. The first, the parking structure is a…