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how to say “industrial area” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /]אֵזוֹר תַּעֲשִׂיָּה The Hebrew word for industry – תעשייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – comes from the root ע.ש.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] meaning doing, action. In Israel, perhaps the most notable תעשיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – industries – are תעשיית היין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – the wine industry and תעשיית ההייטק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – the high-tech industry. An area or zone is אזור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /],…

Getting and making others happy in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

לשמח The Hebrew word for happy is שָׂמֵחַ (sah-MEH-ah), or שְׂמֵחָה (smeh-HAH) for a female who is happy. To make someone else happy is לְשַׂמֵּחַ (le-sah-MEH-ah). For example, it’s a mitzvah לְשַׂמֵּחַ חָתָן וְכַלָּה (le-sah-MEH-ah hah-TAHN ve-khah-LAH) – to cause a groom and bride to be happy. Play today’s dose of Hebrew below!Be sure to…

how to say “relatives” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? קְרוֹבֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה   סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית, the book of Genesis, is to a great extent about family. As Jews around the world are reading the final chapters of ספר בראשית this week, here’s a dose about various family members or relatives.   The term for relatives in Hebrew is קְרוֹבֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה– literally, close ones…

how to say “training wheels” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

גַּלְגַּלֵּי עֵזֶר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-1.mp3″ /] The name of the Biblical series of locations called גִלגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-2.mp3″ /], comes from a doubling of the root ג.ל.ל (g.l.l), referring to something round. These were gathering places for the people, sort of like King Arthur’s round table but for the whole nation. ג.ל.ל is also the root of another round object, גַלגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-3.mp3″ /]…

how to say “buzzer” in Hebrew

how to say “buzzer” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/זמזם-#.m4a” /]זַמְזַם The English word for buzzer is called that because of the sound it makes – bzzzzz. Same with Hebrew – זמזם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/זמזם-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/זמזם-#.m4a” /]לחצתי על הזמזם חצי שעה, אבל הם לא פתחו את הדלת! I pressed the buzzer for half an hour, but they didn’t open the door! This…

How to say “it’s about time” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]הִגִּיעַ הַזְּמַן To ask someone what time it is in Hebrew, you’d say ?מה השעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]. This means literally, what is the hour? The Hebrew word for time itself, though, is זמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /]. And to say, it’s about time, you’d say the time has arrived – הגיע הזמן.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/הגיע-הזמן-#.m4a” /] For example: הגיע הזמן שתתחילו…