how to say “tall” and “short” in Hebrew
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נָדִיב Hear this word pronounced The Hebrew root נ.ד.ב (n.d.v) is the concept of generosity. The name נָדָב (nah-DAHV) is a common one among Israeli boys and men. This week’s Torah portion, read by Jews around the world tomorrow morning, tells about the Children of Israel pooling their resources together to build the Tabernacle, “each…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-1.m4a” /]יַבָּשָׁה If you’ve got an intermediate level of Hebrew, you probably know the word for dry – יבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-x-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-x-3.m4a” /]בניגוד לתל אביב, בירושלים יבש בקיץ. As opposed to Tel Aviv, in Jerusalem it’s dry in the summer. And dry land? That’s יבשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יבשה-1.m4a” /] (make sure you listen to the pronunciation). For…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /]עַצְבָּנִי If you know basic Hebrew emotions, you probably know the word עצוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] – sad. You may also know the word עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] meaning nerve. Someone irritable or someone whose nerves are on edge is עצבני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] if he’s a male and עצבנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a”…
הִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת, גַּעֲגוּעִים listen to these words pronounced Raise your hand if you’ve ever missed someone. Raise your hand if you’ve ever longed for someone. There are several ways to express longing in Hebrew. The basic, more well-known word is גַּעֲגוּעִים (gah-ah-goo-EEM). In verb form, this is לְהִתְגַעֲגֵע (leh-heet-gah-ah-GHEH-ah). You can learn how to use…