how to say “teaching” in Hebrew
לִקְלוֹעַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקלוע-2.mp3″ /] The common Hebrew word for to shoot is לִירוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקלוע-3.mp3″ /]. It derives from the root י.ר.ה (y.r.h), the same as that of to teach (teaching typically has a clear goal to aim for). Another word for to shoot is לִקְלוֹעַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לקלוע-2.mp3″ /], which more typically refers to the end result of…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרוֹצֵץ brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! To run is לָרוּץ (lah-ROOTS) in Hebrew. It is an active-simple פעל application of the root ר.ו.צ (r.w.ts) meaning running. To run around from place to place, often lacking a sense…
having trouble seeing the print? לִדְחוֹת Events and appointments get postponed all the time. The Hebrew word for to postpone is לִדְחוֹת (leed-KHOHT) – a simple verb – while to be postponed is לְהִדָּחוֹת (leh-hee-dah-KHOHT), a “nifal” verb. For example, הַטִּיּוּל נִדְחָה בְּשָׁבוּע (hah-tee-YOOL need-KHAH beh-shah-VOO-ah) – the trip was postponed by a week. Word of caution:…
יִשּׁוּב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יישוב-1.1.mp3″ /] The Jewish communities in the area variously called the West Bank, Judea and Samaria, Greater Israel, the Occupied Territories, etc, are often referred to as הִתְנַחֲלוּיוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יישוב-2.1.mp3″ /] – settlements. That word is formed from נַחֲלָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יישוב-3.1.mp3″ /] – estate, plugged into the reflexive verb form, so that it sounds to the Israeli…