how to say “to cover yourself up” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להתכסות-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְכַּסּוֹת

Although technically it’s fall, Israelis call November חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להתכסות-#.m4a” /] – winter.

You might very well hear people saying things like:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להתכסות-#.m4a” /]אני אוהב להתכסות בשמיכת פוך.

I like covering myself up with a duvet.

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להתכסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להתכסות-#.m4a” /] is a התפעל verb from the root כ.ס.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להתכסות-#.m4a” /] meaning covering.

how to say “definition” in Hebrew

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having trouble seeing the print? הַגְדָּרָה brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online Courses starting Sunday around the country! Yesterday’s entry introduced the word for fence or, more abstractly, framework. The root is ג.ד.ר (g.d.r). A definition is something that brings clarity to a word or idea: without definition, an idea runs freely, unattainable…

how to say “at the speed of light” in Hebrew

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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /]בִּמְהִירוּת הָאוֹר Light, in Hebrew, is אור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /], and speed is מהירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /]. You may recognize the root of מהירות from the word מהר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /] – quickly or fast. The speed of light is מהירות האור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /], and at the speed of light is במהירות האור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/במהירות-האור-#.m4a” /]. For example:…

daily video – how to say “to rent” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 17, 2021August 16, 2021

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 “point of view” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 15, 2013October 25, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The most commonly-used Hebrew term for perspective or point of view is נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat. The term means literally point of view: נקודת listen and repeat is the form of נְקֻדָּה listen and repeat – point – when connected to another noun…

how to say “vitality” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 28, 2014October 23, 2018

חַיּוּת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word vitality, the force of life, comes from the same root as viva as in Viva, Las Vegas! – Live, Las Vegas! Likewise, the Hebrew word for vitality – חַיּוּת listen and repeat – comes from the root ח.י.ה (kh.y.h) meaning life. For…

how to say “the beach” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 24, 2020December 16, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חוף-הים-#.m4a” /]חוֹף הַיָּם If you’re stuck in the cold and rainy northern hemisphere, you might just be dreaming of חוף הים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חוף-הים-#.m4a” /] – the beach. This expression means literally the coast of the sea. And when Israelis talk about going to the beach, they tend to shorten the expression to just הים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חוף-הים-#.m4a” /] – literally,…

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