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daily video – how to say “for all intents and purposes” in Hebrew
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 “endangered species” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-1.m4a” /]מִינִים בְּסַכָּנַת הַכְחָדָה Yesterday we saw the scientific word for species – מין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-2.m4a” /]. What about a species that is endangered? That’s מין בסכנת הכחדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-3.m4a” /], literally, species in danger of extinction. Broken down: בסכנת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-4.m4a” /] – in danger of הכחדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-5.m4a” /] – extinction For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מינים-בסכנת-הכחדה-6.m4a” /]היא סיימה…
how do you say “I beg of you!” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתחנן-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי מִתְחַנֵּן! The Hebrew word for to beg or to plead – להתחנן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתחנן-2.m4a” /] – goes all the way back to Biblical times. In fact, it appears in the title of last week’s Torah portion – ואתחנן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתחנן-3.m4a” /] – and I pleaded. Here’s an example in Modern Hebrew: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתחנן-4.m4a” /]אמא, אני מתחננת, תקני לנו…
how to say “required reading” in Hebrew
Can’t read Hebrew yet? קְרִיאַת חוֹבָה I just finished reading ‘Tis, the second of Frank McCourt’s three memoirs. I read his first book Angela’s Ashes this past summer, and I’ve just started Teacher Man. These books comprise the story of a perennial student of life. Spiced with pain, humor and understanding, this is his great legacy. …
how to say “mirror” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-1.m4a” /]מַרְאָה, רְאִי Non-human and non-animal things in English have no grammatical gender. You wouldn’t say “she’s a nice shirt” or “he’s a big house.” Most other Western and Middle-Eastern languages do have such gender assignments, and Hebrew is no exception. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-2.m4a” /]היא חולצה יפה. It’s a nice shirt. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מראה-3.m4a”…