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how do you say “a full refund” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-1.m4a” /]הֶחְזֵר מָלֵא The full expression for refund – a monetary return – is החזר כספי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-2.m4a” /], where כספי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-3.m4a” /] means monetary and החזר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-4.m4a” /] means return. But the shortened version is simply החזר. A full refund is החזר מלא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזר-מלא-5.m4a” /]עולים חדשים של 2017 זכאים לקבל החזר מלא אצלנו. New immigrants (to…
how to say “treasure hunt” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חפש-את-המטמון-1.m4a” /]חַפֵּשׂ אֶת הַמַּטְמוֹן Suppose there’s a piece of מצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חפש-את-המטמון-2.m4a” /] – matzah – hidden somewhere in the house. Kids know this game as searching for the אפיקומן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חפש-את-המטמון-3.m4a” /]. But in the broader sense, this game is an example of חפש את המטמון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חפש-את-המטמון-1.m4a” /] – treasure hunt, or literally, search for the treasure. For…
how to say “mysterious” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מִסְתּוֹרִי What is Ulpan La-Inyan? Yesterday, we saw the Hebrew root ס.ת.ר (s.t.r) in action, in the word for to conceal – לְהַסְתִּיר. We saw that the Talmud connects the root ס.ת.ר with the name of the biblical heroine of the Purim story, אֶסְתֵּר – Esther. Another application of ס.ת.ר is in the…
how to say “to separate” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/להפריד-#.m4a” /]לְהַפְרִיד להפריד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/להפריד-#.m4a” /] means to separate two things one from the other. It’s always followed by a form of בין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/להפריד-#.m4a” /] – between. For example, you may find yourself saying to children: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/להפריד-#.m4a” /]אם לא תתנהגו יפה אצטרך להפריד ביניכם. If you don’t behave nicely I’ll have to separate (between) you two. להפריד…
how to say “the Ministry of Health” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/משרד-הבריאות-#.m4a” /]מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת The Israeli government body that has starred as a responsible authority in this crisis is the Ministry of Health. In Hebrew, that’s משרד הבריאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/משרד-הבריאות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/משרד-הבריאות-#.m4a” /]אנשי משרד הבריאות מגלים אחריות רבה במהלך משבר הקורונה. The people of the Ministry of Health have been demonstrating great responsibility…
how to say “rebels” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹרְדִים listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This Ancient- and Modern-Hebrew word first appears in the Biblical story of אַבְרָם listen and repeat – Abram (before he was renamed אַבְרָהָם listen and repeat–Abraham) fighting the four kings: שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה עָבְדוּ אֶת…