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how to say “roots” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹרָשִׁים If you’ve been following Your Daily Dose of Hebrew for a while, you’ve seen me refer to Hebrew roots many a time. But what’s the word in Hebrew? שורש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] is a root, and שורשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] are roots – and not only of words, but of plants, as well as…
how to say “rich-people problems” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-של-1.m4a” /]צָרוֹת שֶׁל עֲשִׁירִים Some people’s problems – צרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-של-2.m4a” /] – revolve around not having enough money. Other people have problems because they don’t know what to do with all their money. In Hebrew, these are צרות של עשירים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-של-3.m4a” /] – rich-people problems. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-של-4.m4a” /]לאן לטוס לחופשה – צרות של…
how to say “superhero” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? גִּבּוֹר-עַל Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us I took a course in Jewish education a number of years ago, in which we discussed how to portray the Biblical forefathers to young Jewish students: as superhuman, or as normal, flawed people who nevertheless strove for and achieved greatness….
how to say “reinforcement” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תגבור-1.m4a” /]תִּגְבּוּר A few years back I did a post on positive reinforcement – חיזוק חיובי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תגבור-2.m4a” /]. That phrase means literally positive strengthening, where חיזוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תגבור-3.m4a” /] means strengthening. Another kind of reinforcement is תגבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תגבור-1.m4a” /], of the root ג.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תגבור-4.m4a” /] meaning might. This is reinforcement in the sense of a team compensating for weakness by adding members. For…
how to say “folk dancing” 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…
how to say “report” in Hebrew…
דִּוּוּחַ When listening to breaking news, you’re likely to hear the word report tossed around a lot. The Hebrew word for to report, especially when reporting an incident, is לְדַוֵּח (leh–dah-VEH-ahkh). It’s an active-causative פיעל (pee-EL) verb. The logo of רשות השידור the IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) Thus a report – the noun form of לדווח…
