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the Hebrew (and Arabic) connection between “west” and “evening”
.ע.ר.ב I’m again in the Ethiopian-Jewish absorption center Beit Alpha, and it’s right before Shabbat. In Hebrew, Sabbath Eve or the day right before the Sabbath, is called עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת (EH-rev shah-BAHT) – the eve of Sabbath. How do you say west in Hebrew? מַעֲרָב (mah-ah-RAHV). If you look closely, you’ll see that it’s got the…
daily video – how to say “welcome!” 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...
how to say “shuttle taxi” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת I’m in Tel Aviv’s adjacent city פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה , waiting for bus number 66. In the meantime, a shuttle taxi – intended to compete with the bus – pulls up. I get excited, but just to be sure, I ask the driver whether he will be dropping…
how to say “the wild west” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-1.m4a” /]הַמַּעֲרָב הַפָּרוּעַ When the moving pictures of John Wayne arrived on the Israeli silver screen, people called the setting of his heroics by its Hebrew name – המערב הפרוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-1.m4a” /] – the Wild West. The term in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-2.m4a” /]שם נרדף למערב הישן בארצות הברית הינו “המערב הפרוע”. A synonym for the Old West…
how to say “to knock” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לִדְפוֹק Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! This active-simple פָּעַל verb means to knock – לִדְפוֹק (leed-FOHK). It appears in the Biblical book, שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים – The Song of Songs (sheer hah-shee-REEM), in the phrase, קוֹל דּוֹדִי דּוֹפֵק – the…
how to say “I can’t wait” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְחַכּוֹת בְּקֹצֶר רוּחַ Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder The literal translation of I can’t wait! works as well: אֲנִי לֹא יָכוֹל לְחַכּוֹת – when spoken by a male אֲנִי לֹא יְכוֹלָה לְחַכּוֹת – when spoken by a female But the more common, more descriptive expression is that which translates the English expression, to…