how to say “activity” in Hebrew
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מְפַקֵּד My cousin Yudi is the third Chabadnik to become a combat officer in the Israeli military. He is currently serving as a commander. The Hebrew word for military commander is מְפַקֵּדIts root is פ.ק.ד (p.k.d), the concept of turning attention to something: someone who commands causes those under him or her to turn…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-1.m4a” /]גַּאֲוָה לְאֻמִּית Perhaps you’re familiar with Bank Leumi – בנק לאומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-2.m4a” /]. Perhaps you’re even their client. לאומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-3.m4a” /] means national, so that national pride is גאווה לאומית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גאווה-לאומית-4.m4a” /]גם יום הזיכרון וגם יום העצאמות הם ימים של גאווה לאומית בישראל. Both Memorial Day and Independence Day are days of national…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מבטיח-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי מַבְטִיחַ, אֲנִי מַבְטִיחָה The Hebrew word for to promise – להבטיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מבטיח-2.m4a” /] – comes from the root ב.ט.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מבטיח-3.m4a” /] – sureness, security. It’s an active-causative הפעיל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מבטיח-4.m4a” /]אמא, אני מבטיח לך שסידרתי את החדר! Mom, I promise you that I cleaned my room! (spoken by a boy)…
לְהַגְדִּיל Eliyahu, one the students in my Level 5 class at AACI Jerusalem was trying to say to enlarge something, but used the word for to raise instead. It’s an excellent error for a budding Hebrew speaker, as it presents the opportunity to distinguish between not only two different words, but two different word types….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְלַהֵב The Hebrew word for flame is להבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-2.m4a” /], while the word for blade is להב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-3.m4a” /]. Both are dangerous… and exciting. Thus the word for to be enthusiastic – or to light up in flames – is להתלהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-4.m4a” /]היא נורא התלהבה מהמחזמר. She was really enthusiastic about the musical. Enthusiasm…