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how do you say “to attract” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למשוך-1.m4a” /]לִמְשׁוֹךְ To pull might include pulling something physical, such as a door with a sign on it: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למשוך-2.m4a” /]משוך! Pull! …or something non-physical such as attention – to attract. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למשוך-3.m4a” /]היא מושכת את תשומת הלב של כולם. She attracts everyone’s attention. Thus attraction is משיכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למשוך-4.m4a” /]… as in gravity, as…
how to say “exam” in Hebrew
מִבְחָן, בְּחִינָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? English has two words for that event that fills students with anticipation or dread – test and exam. Hebrew does too. מִבְחָןand בְּחִינָה, both of the root ב.ח.נ (b.kh.n), are more or less synonymous. They do have subtle differences in usage, though, with מבחן tending to refer…
how to say “there’s something to that” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יש-בזה-משהו-1.m4a” /]יֵשׁ בְּזֶה מַשֶּׁהוּ Your friend goes on and on about their new business idea. You fade in an out of concentration, until you hear a nugget of wisdom, at which point you might say, there’s something to that. The equivalent Hebrew expression is יש בזה משהו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יש-בזה-משהו-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יש-בזה-משהו-2.m4a” /]מה שאת…
how to say “private tutor” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/מורה-פרטי-#.m4a” /]מוֹרֶה פְּרָטִי If you’ve been to a Hebrew class before, you probably know the word for teacher – מורֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/מורה-פרטי-#.m4a” /] if he’s a male and מורָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/מורה-פרטי-#.m4a” /] if she’s a female. Kids use המורָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/מורה-פרטי-#.m4a” /] and המורֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/מורה-פרטי-#.m4a” /] – literally, the teacher – to refer to their teacher, just like English speaking…
how to say “aspect” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /]הֶיבֵּט Like English, Hebrew has a several ways of saying aspect, including צד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – side, זוית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – angle, בחינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – facet and אספקט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – a transliteration of the English. There is one word, however, that encapsulates the concept of aspect perhaps more comprehensively than others: היבט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a”…
daily video – how to say “from prehistoric times” in Hebrew
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...