how to say “encounter” in Hebrew
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having trouble seeing the print? גָּמוּר, מַסְטוּל This one’s for Ilana in NYC. While some refrain from excessive celebration on פּוּרִים (poo-REEM), others… just go for it. Once they’ve done so, many of them find themselves passed out on the couch. One might point to him and say, הוּא גָּמוּר לְגַמְרֵי (hoo gah-MOOR leh-GAHM-reh –…
לְעַכֵּל listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The basic Hebrew word for to eat is לֶאֱכוֹל listen and repeat, of the root א.כ.ל (a.k.l). A word of similar meaning is to digest – לְעַכֵּל listen and repeat, an active-intensive verb of the similar root ע.כ.ל (a.k.l). In Hebrew, it is used both…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/למצוא-חן-בעיני-#.m4a” /]לִמְצוֹא חֵן בְּעֵינָיו The Hebrew verb לאהוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/למצוא-חן-בעיני-#.m4a” /] can create some confusion for English speakers, since it means to love in the full-on passionate sense, but also simply to like. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/למצוא-חן-בעיני-#.m4a” /]אני אוהב סלט ירקות, אבל לא כמו שאני אוהב שניצל. I like green salad, but not as much as…
having trouble seeing the print? מְהַבְהֵב Our Hebrew class starts Sunday! 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! P.S. from yesterday’s dose As a post-script to yesterday’s entry on worshiping, the Aramaic root ס.ג.ד (s.g.d) meaning to bow down appears in other Semitic languages as well, most notably in Arabic word for Mosque – مسجد (MAHS-jid)…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]לְנַצֵּל אֶת הַזְּמַן So many of us are homebound now, and we’ve got extra time on our hands. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]איך מנצלים את הזמן הזה? How do (we) make the most of this time? מנצלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /] is a form of the פיעל verb לנצל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /], to take advantage. Since I couldn’t meet…