how to say “delivery man” in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /]לְהָכִין אֹכֶל Another thing I’ve found myself doing with my extra time is making new dishes. The Hebrew way of saying to make food is להכין אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /] – literally, to prepare food. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /]איזה אוכל אתה מכין, דוד? יש לו ריח טוב. What food are you making, David? It has…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/לאחד-כוחות-#.m4a” /]לְאַחֵד כּוֹחוֹת A word of great religious and mystical weight in Judaism, אחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/לאחד-כוחות-#.m4a” /] means one. It also serves as the root of words such as אחדות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/לאחד-כוחות-#.m4a” /] – unity, אחיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/לאחד-כוחות-#.m4a” /] – uniform (in the adjectival sense) and the פיעל verb לאחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/לאחד-כוחות-#.m4a” /] – or to join together as one. And…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]מִשְׁקֶפֶת Strictly speaking, משקפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] is something one looks through – its root is ש.ק.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] meaning looking out. משקפת is the word for both googles and binoculars. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]כמה כוכבים רואים הלילה! חבל שלא הבאתי איתי משקפת. How many stars we can see tonight! Too bad I didn’t bring binoculars with…
בֶּן/בַּת אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה In English, if you want to tell someone your age, you might say I’m twenty five. But if you say אני עשרים וחמש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בן-ארבע-עשרה-2.m4a” /] in Hebrew, you’ll sound awkward and your non-native status will be picked up immediately. Hebrew’s way of expressing age is to say son – בן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בן-ארבע-עשרה-3.m4a” /] – or daughter –…
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /]שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, חֶדְוָה, וְכוּ’ The basic Hebrew word for joy is שמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /], as in the pre-Passover children’s song: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחות-1.m4a” /]שמחה רבה, שמחה רבה! אביב הגיע, פסח בא! A great joy, a great joy! Spring has arrived, Passover is coming! But Hebrew has many other words that also mean joy in its various…