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how to say “push-ups” in Hebrew
2 שְׁכִיבוֹת סְמִיכָה listen to this phrase pronounced For a good workout, I prefer to ride my bicycle and to do push-ups, over shelling out money on a gym membership. The Hebrew expression for push-ups is שכיבות סמיכה (sheh-khee-VOHT smee-KHAH). שְׁכִיבָה (sheh-khee-VAH) means lying down. It comes from the verb לִשְׁכַּב (leesh-KAHV), meaning to lie…
how to say “daring” and “audacity” in Hebrew
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how to say “snacks” in Hebrew
חֲטִיפִים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? When we snack, we grab food. Thus the Modern Hebrew word for snack – חֲטִיף listen and repeat – means literally something grabbed. For example: צִמּוּקִים וּבוֹטְנִים הֵם חֲטִיפִים בְּרִיאִים. Raisins and peanuts are healthy snacks. listen חטיף comes from a more ancient word, the simple verb…
how to say “3-D” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? תְּלַת-מֵמַד Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! Modern Hebrew borrows words from Aramaic for many official and legal terms. Using the word three as an adjective is one such case, as in the phrase meaning three-dimensional space: תְּלַת-מֵמַד (tlaht meh-MAHD). תלת is the Aramaic word for Hebrew’s three – שָׁלֹש (shah-LOHSH). Note that…
how to say “fitness” in Hebrew
כּוֹשֶׁר At the end of today’s dose, you’ll find an opportunity to boost your fitness in order to help people in Israel with mental disabilities. Even if you just joined Ktzat Ivrit yesterday, you almost certainly know the Hebrew word for that which is fit to be eaten according to Jewish law…
how to say “cultured” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]מְתֻרְבָּת The Hebrew word for culture is תרבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]. It comes from the root ר.ב.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] (or ר.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]), which has to do with growing up. Someone cultured is מתורבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מתורבתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if she’s female, though this term is often used facetiously: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]האנשים המתורבתים…