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how to say “helping others” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עזרה-לזולת-1.m4a” /]עֶזְרָה לַזּוּלָת People respond to suffering in different ways. Some get angry, while others withdraw. Some repress, while others scream out. Some respond by making it their business to alleviate the suffering of others. To help others is, in Hebrew, לעזור לזולת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עזרה-לזולת-2.m4a” /] – literally, to help the other. And the idea of helping others is…

how to say “not necessarily” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? לָאו דַּוְקָא, לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (winter deadline this Sunday!)  DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) A useful expression in English is not necessarily. In Hebrew, we say either לָאו דַּוְקָאor לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ.   For example:   עִיר בְּשֵׁם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לָאו דַּוְקָא נִמְצֵאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. A city by the name of…

how to say “to spill” in Hebrew

how to say “to spill” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁפּוֹךְ, לְהִישָּׁפֵךְ The word לשפוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /], a פעל verb, is to spill something, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /]אוי, שפכתי את החלב על הרצפה! Oh no, I spilled the milk on the floor! But that’s when we actively spill something. The thing that gets spilled is נשפך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /] (if it’s grammatically masculine), as in:…

daily video – how to say “quiz” 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 “artificial” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מלאכותי-1.m4a” /]מְלָאכוּתִי The Hebrew word for artificial – מלאכותי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מלאכותי-1.m4a” /] – comes from the word for craft – מלאכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מלאכותי-2.m4a” /]. The root of these words is ל.א.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מלאכותי-3.m4a” /], whose meaning has something to do with transmitting. ל.א.כ is also the root of מלאך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מלאכותי-4.m4a” /] – angel, in Biblical-Hebrew terms also…

how to say “cooperation” in Hebrew – with a special request

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /]שִׁתּוּף פְּעֻלָּה The Hebrew phrase for cooperation is שיתוף פעולה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /], literally sharing of action, where שיתוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /] means sharing and פעולה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /] means action. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /]הצלחה היא לעיתים קרובות פריו של שיתוף פעולה מבורך. Success is oftentimes the fruit of blessed cooperation. I am sending you this extra dose…