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daily video – how to say “home-front command” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “to borrow” in Hebrew

how to say “to borrow” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לשאול-ללוות-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁאוֹל, לִלְווֹת The Hebrew for to ask is לשאול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לשאול-ללוות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לשאול-ללוות-#.m4a” /]שאלתי אותך שאלה, אתה לא שומע אותי? I asked you (a male) a question, you don’t hear me? לשאול – a simple verb – also means to borrow – to ask for something for a while, as I might ask…

how do you say “protest” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-1.m4a” /]מְחָאָה Curiously, the word for protest – מחאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-1.m4a” /] – is related to the expression to clap hands – למחוא כפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-2.m4a” /]. That’s because sometimes clapping hands isn’t always about appreciation or adoration, but rather sometimes it’s what a director might do to get their crew to focus – protesting what’s going on…

how to say “easily” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]בְּקַלּוּת You may know the Hebrew word for easy or light: קל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]. Ease or lightness is קלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /], so that with ease (or easily) is בקלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]היום בקלות אפשר להגיע מירושלים לתל אביב עם הרכבת המהירה. Today (one) can easily get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv with the fast train.

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

how to say “roots” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹרָשִׁים If you’ve been following Your Daily Dose of Hebrew for a while, you’ve seen me refer to Hebrew roots many a time. But what’s the word in Hebrew? שורש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] is a root, and שורשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] are roots – and not only of words, but of plants, as well as…