how to say “I’ll get back to you” in Hebrew




[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /]רָחוֹק מֵהָעַיִן, רָחוֹק מֵהַלֵּב This expression is very similar to the English one – רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /] – literally, far from the eye, far from the heart. One might console their friend after a breakup: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /]את כבר תתגברי על הגעגועים אליו – רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב. You (f) will…
having trouble seeing the print? רַמְזוֹר brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Yesterday we probed the Hebrew expression, דַּי לַחֲכִּימָא בִּרְמִיזָא (DAH-ee lah-khah-KEE-mah beer-MEE-zah), an equivalent of the English, a word to the wise is sufficient. The Aramaic word רְמִיזָא (reh-MEE-zah, or classically,…
לְמוֹפֵת Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Passover Seder describes the Exodus as having taken place with signs and wonders – בְּאוֹתוֹת וּבְמוֹפְתִים . A מוֹפֵת is a wonder, something captivating and thus deserving of attention. Modern Hebrew also uses מופת to refer to people deserving attention and praise for what…
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁכוֹל War and bereavement have been, unfortunately, a part of life since the dawn of humanity. It is no wonder, then, that Biblical Hebrew has a salient word for bereavement – שְׁכוֹל (sheh-KHOHL). A related word is שַׁכּוּל – bereaved (shah-KOOL). For example, בְּיוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן הָעָם עוֹמֵד בְּסוֹלִידָרִיּוּת עִם הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת הַשַּׁכּוּלוֹת…