how to say “to fly” (on a plane) in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]סִירִים While in English we talk about both pots and pans, in Hebrew we don’t use the literal סירים ומחבתות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /], but rather just refer to the pans – סירים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]שים את זה במקום, אורי, איפה שכל הסירים. Put it back (in its place), Uri, where all…
לְשַׁכֵּךְ listen to and repeat this word We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! If you’ve been to a Megillah reading (or read it yourself), you may recall the phrase, וַחֲמַת הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁכָכָה –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-מחלה-1.m4a” /]יוֹם מַחֲלָה Over the past week everyone in my office got sick, each for different reasons. Surprising, since it’s August. Someone sick or ill is חולֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-מחלה-2.m4a” /] if he’s a male and חולָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-מחלה-3.m4a” /] if she’s a female. Going with the same ח.ל.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-מחלה-7.m4a” /] root, sickness or illness is מחלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-מחלה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פחם-1.m4a” /]פֶּחָם You’re all set for the barbecue on the beach in Tel Aviv with the food, disposable cutlery, a picnic blanket, a bottle opener and the barbecue itself. One thing missing: charcoal. So you go to the supermarket and ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פחם-2.m4a” /]איפה יש לכם פחמים? Where do you guys have charcoals? You…
אַפְלָיָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Hebrew roots that begin in פ.ל (p.l) and פ.ר (p.r), as a rule, have something to do with separation. The root פ.ל.ה (p.l.h) is one of those roots, and it appears most notably in the word for discrimination – אַפְלָיָה listen and repeat(sometimes spelled and pronounced הַפְלָיָה listen and…