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how to say “doorway” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]פֶּתַח With the Ashkenazic pronunciation, this word sounds just like the one for Passover – פסח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. But Modern Hebrew renders it with a t sound – פתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. It means doorway or opening, and is related to the word for to open – לפתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]הכלב עומד שם בפתח עם פרצוף כזה…
how to say “enough” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מַסְפִּיק, דַּי brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online There are two words in Hebrew that mean enough. First word by Eran Finkle taken in Bet Yehoshua, Israel מַסְפִּיק (mahs-PEEK) comes from the root ס.פ.ק (s.p.k) meaning sufficiency. מספיק is an adjective and adverb deriving from the active-causative הפעיל…
how to say “wasted” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? גָּמוּר, מַסְטוּל This one’s for Ilana in NYC. While some refrain from excessive celebration on פּוּרִים (poo-REEM), others… just go for it. Once they’ve done so, many of them find themselves passed out on the couch. One might point to him and say, הוּא גָּמוּר לְגַמְרֵי (hoo gah-MOOR leh-GAHM-reh –…
daily video – how to say “the rule of law” 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...
daily video – how to say “natural gas” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים אם הקצב של הסרטון הזה מהיר מדי בשבילכם, אפשר להאט את הקצב ואני מציע לכם לצפות בסרטון כמה פעמים עם הכתוביות עד...
how to say “to prefer” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להעדיף-1.m4a” /]לְהַעֲדִיף The Hebrew word for to prefer is the active-causative להעדיף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להעדיף-1.m4a” /]. It comes from the root ע.ד.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להעדיף-2.m4a” /] meaning surplus: something we prefer has sort of a surplus in our minds over something else. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להעדיף-3.m4a” /]מה את מעדיפה, מרק ירקות או מרק כתום? What do you prefer,…