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how to say “starting to pick up speed” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  Acceleration is a physics concept that has been used to describe trends in business, social media etc. The Hebrew word is תְּאוּצָה (te-oo-TSAH), a noun form of לְהָאִיץ (le-hah-EETS), to accelerate – a הפעיל (heef-EEL) verb.   Say a product or an idea is catching on, starting to pick up speed. In Hebrew, we’d say, הָרַעֲיוֹן…

Weekly Hebrew Review – hailing on your windshield, toweling off in the dressing room

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.  Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “emergency” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? חֵרוּם Check out our world-class  conversational Hebrew program The Hebrew word for emergency is חֵרוּם. It first appears in recorded Hebrew in the Talmud, in the expression: בִּשְׁעַת חֵרוּם at a time of emergency  Other Hebrew expressions used regularly today are: מַצָּב חֵרוּם an emergency situation בְּמִקְרֶה חירום in case of emergency…

how to say “places of entertainment” in Hebrew

how to say “places of entertainment” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /]מְקוֹמוֹת בִּלּוּי The Hebrew word בילוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /] means literally spending time, but it also means having a good time. It comes from the פיעל verb לבלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /]בילינו את הערב במסעדה טובה. We spent the evening at a good restaurant. A place of entertainment is מקום בילוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “pots and pans” 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 “tzuris (problems)” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-1.m4a” /]צָרוֹת The Yiddish word tzuris – a word that refers to problems of the type caused by unfortunate financial circumstances or irreverent family members – derives from the Hebrew word צרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-2.m4a” /]התאומים הגיעו לגיל ההתבגרות, ואז התחילו הצרות. The twins reached adolescence, and then the problems began. צרות is…