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how to say “to get better” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /]לְהַחְלִים You may know a Hebrew wish for someone to get better from an illness: רפואה שלמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] – literally, a complete healing. There’s another expression more commonly used in Israel today: החלמה מהירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] – literally, a speedy recovery. החלמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] comes from the הפעיל verb להחלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /],…
how to say “tar” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? זֶפֶת Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! בּוֹרוֹת הַזֶּפֶת לָה בְּרֵאָה (boh-ROHT hah-ZEH-fet lah-BREH-ah) the La Brea Tar Pits The word for tar appears in next week’s Torah portion as one of the materials which seals the floating basket of baby Moses. The word in Biblical as…
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how to say “tough” in Hebrew
קָשׁוּחַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קשוח-1.mp3″ /] The word for hard is קָשֶׁה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קשוח-2.mp3″ /], whose root is the three letters that appear in the word. The word for tough, as a character trait, is קָשׁוּחַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קשוח-1.mp3″ /]. Its root is ק.שׁ.ח (k.sh.kh), almost the same as קשה. The word in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קשוח-3.mp3″ /]הִיא בּוֹסִית קְשׁוּחָה מְאֹד. She’s…
Weekly Hebrew Review – physically, mentally, it depends
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-1.m4a” /]מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ Whereas English tends to be long-winded, Hebrew is concise. English has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Hebrew has משרד החוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-1.m4a” /] – literally, the office of the outside (to understand what “the outside” refers to, see yesterday’s dose). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/משרד-החוץ-2.m4a” /]היא קיבלה עבודה טובה במשרד החוץ. She got a…