how to say “to try” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /]לְנַסּוֹת

Hebrew has a few words for to try, depending on the type of trying.

להשתדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] (a התפעל verb) and לעשות מאמץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] mean to make an effort. But the most generic word for to try is the פיעל verb לנסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /].

For example, you might say to a boy or a man:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /]תנסה לישון קצת.

Try to sleep a little.

The root of לנסות is נ.ס.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /]. Related words include ניסיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] – trial, experience and ניסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] – experiment.

Similar Posts

how to say “professor” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /]מַרְצֶה While פרופסור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] does mean professor, it’s not the word that Israelis students tend to use to refer to the person who teaches them at the university level. The word they prefer is מרצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] – literally, lecturer: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /]גיגלתי אותה – היא מרצה בטכניון. I googled her – she’s…

how to say “level” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רמה-#.m4a” /]רָמָה The Hebrew word for level is רמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רמה-#.m4a” /], as in: היא רוצה להירשם לקורס רמה שלוש.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רמה-#.m4a” /] She wants to register for the level 3 course. רמה also means height, as in רמת הגולן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רמה-#.m4a” /] – the Golan Height(s), and the name of kibbutz adjacent to Jerusalem, רמת רחל[audioclip…

how to say “be in touch” in Hebrew

how to say “be in touch” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תהיה-בקשר-#.m4a” /]תִּהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר You’ve just had a good chat with an old friend. As you’re about to part, you want to express your desire to continue being close, not letting time and distance get in the way of your relationship. You might say in English be in touch or stay in touch. In Hebrew you’d say…

daily video – how to say “customer service rep” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “abundance” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-1.m4a” /]שֶׁפַע If you’ve spent time in Haredi neighborhoods in Israel, you may have come across supermarkets with the word שפע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-1.m4a” /] in them, such as שפע שוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-2.m4a” /] – literally, Abundance Market. שפע means abundance or plenty. For example, you might hear people wishing each other on special occasions: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפע-3.m4a” /]שפע ברכות! An abundance…