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how to say “a hard nut to crack” in Hebrew

how to say “a hard nut to crack” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]אֱגוֹז קָשֶׁה לְפִיצּוּחַ While בוטנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] are peanuts and שקדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] are almonds, the generic word for nuts is אגוזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]. Someone particularly stubborn might be called in English a hard nut to crack – in Hebrew they’d be called אגוז קשה לפיצוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]ניסינו וניסינו לשכנע אותה,…

how to say “confidential” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-1.m4a” /]סוֹדִי Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for secret – סוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-3.m4a” /]בוא, דני, אספר לך סוד. Come, Danny, I’ll tell you a secret. That which is secret or confidential is סודי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-1.m4a” /], so that top secret is סודי ביותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-4.m4a” /] – literally, most secret. Likewise, confidentiality is סודיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-5.m4a” /]. For…

how to say “light rail” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  רַכֶּבֶת קָלָה       All kinds of less-than-pleasant things have been going in Israel over the past day or so. However, something refreshing has taken place as well: The Jerusalem Light Rail today started transporting passengers after nine years of building. The Hebrew word for train is רַכֶּבֶת (rah-KEH-vet), deriving from the same root as…

how to say (and conjugate) “to sing” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? לָשִׁיר Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us   Perhaps you’re familiar with the biblical poem, Song of Solomon or Song of Songs. The first two words of that poem comprise its title in Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים  – literally, the Song of Songs.     learn Hebrew through Israeli songs at… music.ulpan.com   The Hebrew word for…

what your computer mouse is called in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  עַכְבָּר  If you know the word for mouse the mammal, you know the word for the electronic one you’ve probably got your hand on right now: עַכְבָּר (ahkh-BAHR).  Scary? Nuisance? Cute? חג פסח שמח!Happy Passover!   We’ve still got a few spots…… in our state-of-the-art conversational Hebrew courses in Jerusalem, Efrat and Raanana.

how to say “meant for” – part 2

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיועד-1.m4a” /]מְיֹעָד Yesterday, we saw the word נועד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיועד-2.m4a” /] – meant for, designed for. We saw the example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיועד-3.m4a” /]הטלפון שלך לא נועד לשימוש בתוך הבריכה. Your (a male’s) phone is not meant for use in the pool. A synonym of נועד is מיועד. But where נועד means that an object is designed for something or someone…