How to say “ugh!” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ריקודי-עם-1.m4a” /]רִקּוּדֵי עַם The word עם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ריקודי-עם-2.m4a” /] means people or nation in a down-to-earth sense. It serves as the basis for words such as עממי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ריקודי-עם-3.m4a” /] – popular, of the people as well as עמכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ריקודי-עם-4.m4a” /] – literally, your people (with an added ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ריקודי-עם-5.m4a” /]) – an informal word referring to what some might call the simple people. עם…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]לְפִי דַּעֲתִי An opinion, in Hebrew, is דעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]. Its three letters make up the root of other words as well, such as לדעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – to know, מודעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – awareness, and מדע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – science, among others. My opinion is דעתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]. And in my opinion – or, more…

Correction: The title of yesterday’s email read רִבּוּי מְשִׁימוֹת, with a שׁ. The title should have read רִבּוּי מְשִׂימוֹת with a שׂ. The phrase means multitasking. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חלוקת-תפקידים-1.m4a” /]חֲלֻקַּת תַּפְקִידִים The Hebrew word for labor or work is עבודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חלוקת-תפקידים-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חלוקת-תפקידים-3.m4a” /]פעם מפלגת העבודה הובילה. The Labor party used to be the leading one (used…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /]רְכִיבִים This word appears on the vast majority of packaged foods in Israel: רכיבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /] – ingredients. It comes from the root ר.כ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-2.m4a” /] meaning attaching or assembling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-3.m4a” /]יש כאן רכיבים מפחידים ברשימה… There are some scary ingredients here on the list… In the singular form, רכיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-4.m4a” /] generally refers not…