how to say “warmth” in Hebrew
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Wishing you all a שבת שלום וסוף שבוע חָמִים… ושנה טובה Shabbat Shalom, a warm weekend (sohf shah-VOO-ah khah-MEEM)… and happy new year,
Ami
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חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
having trouble seeing the print? יְמָנִי, שְׂמֹאלָנִי Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder With the Israel elections coming up in less than a week, you’ll be seeing some handy election-related Daily Doses over the next few days. The Hebrew word for right as in on the right is יָמִין, while the word for left is שְׂמֹאל For example: הוּא מְחַכֶּה…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-1.m4a” /]סֻלָּמִית You may know the word סולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-2.m4a” /] – ladder – from the dream of Jacob: (וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה… (בראשית כ”ח י”ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-3.m4a” /] And behold, a ladder resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven… (Genesis 28:12) To name the number sign that appears on the bottom-right of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]אֶפְשָׁר שְׁלוּק? לְגִימָה? To sip, in Hebrew, is the simple verb ללגום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]. Thus a sip is לגימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]אחרי לגימה ארוכה של אספרסו היא הרגישה מוכנה ליום הארוך שלפניה. After a long sip of espresso she felt ready for the long day ahead of her. But…
עִם שְׁתֵּי רַגְלַיִם עַל הַקַּרְקַע A person having both feet on the ground refers to this person being sensible, realistic, practical. The Hebrew expression means the same thing. For example, הוּא בָּחוּר עם שתי רגליים על הקרקע (hoo bah-KHOOR eem SHTEH-ee rahg-LAH-yeem ahl hah-kahr-KAH) – He’s a guy with both (literally, two) feet on…