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how to say “teacher” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-1.mp3″ /]מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה Today (Monday), one of the greatest Torah leaders of our generation passed away. He was known by the Jewish world as Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, but among those following his specific brand of Judaism, he was known affectionately and reverently by the Aramaic word for our master or our teacher, מָרָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-2.mp3″ /]. In…
how to say “tourist” in Hebrew
תייר, תיירת I’m writing to you from an Internet center (“centre”) in Central London. I just spent the afternoon touring with a friend. We went to the British Museum, the Wallace Collection and walked around Oxford Street. London’s a cool place. In the next couple days perhaps I’ll upload a picture/photo of my trip/journey (mixing…
how to say “a Hebrew speaker” in Hebrew
דּוֹבֵר עִבְרִית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-1.mp3″ /] One of the first words you’ll learn in a conversational-Hebrew course is some form of the active-intensive verb לְדַבֵּר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-2.mp3″ /] – to speak. When reading literary texts, you may come across a simple form of that word, as in the Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-3.mp3″ /]כֵּן בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד דֹּבְרֹת. ([audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-4.mp3″…
how to say “progress” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]הִתְקַדְּמוּת The Hebrew root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] means early/first/before. It’s the root of the word !קדימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] – let’s go!, literally, ahead! It’s also the root of להתקדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] – to advance or to make progress. Thus advancement or progress are התקדמות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]אנחנו חיים בעולם של התקדמות בקצב מסחרר. We live in a…
how to say “go this way” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לך-מפה-1.m4a” /]לֵךְ מִפֹּה Make sure to read this post carefully and listen to the audio, because using לך מפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לך-מפה-1.m4a” /] in the wrong context can get you in trouble. When giving someone directions, you might want to tell them to go via one route instead of another. To say that, point and use…
how to say “palms” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /]כַּפּוֹת While דקלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] refers to palm trees, the palms themselves are כפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /], just like כפות ידיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] means palms of the hands and כפות רגליים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] refers to the bottoms of our feet. A single palm is כף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] (same word as tablespoon), as in the children’s song: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /]בוא…
