how to say “technical difficulty” (solved) in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print?
having trouble seeing the print?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /]וֵסְט, אֵפוֹד That fancy piece of clothing that looks like a shirt without sleeves is called by Israelis וסט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /], just like in English. There is an official Hebrew word coined by the Academy of the Hebrew language – לסוטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /] – but it never caught on. וסט in context: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להביט-1.m4a” /]לְהַבִּיט If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word for to look – להסתכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להביט-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להביט-3.m4a” /]אל תסתכלו עליו. Don’t look at him. (spoken to more than one person) A higher-register word for to look is להביט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להביט-1.m4a” /] – in English, this might be to…
הַרְחָבָה (hahr-khah-VAH) – expansion There are now several hundred people receiving this daily email, many of whom have contacted me telling me they’re enjoying it. I would like to triple this number over the next month – so that three times the amount of people are learning Hebrew (for free!!!), and three times…
קרבה The Hebrew root ק.ר.ב (k.r.b.) carries the core meaning of closeness. Coming up this week is the holiday Passover, which is named after the Pascal Sacrifice, קָרְבַּן הַפֶּסַח (kohr-BAHN ha-PEH-sakh). The word קרבן means, fundamentally, that which is brought close – in the Biblical case, something offered up to G-d on the altar. …