how to say “wonderful” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /]הַגִּיל הָרַךְ We’ve seen that at least one Hebrew expression for newborn is רך הנולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /] – literally, a soft one that has been born. Another similar expression is הגיל הרך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /] – the soft age, or early childhood. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /]היא עושה התמחות בטיפול בגיל הרך. She’s doing an internship…
having trouble seeing the print? אֵין דָּבָר עוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן The human will is capable of more than its bearers realize. They say we use only ten percent of our brains’ capacity… which means that our potential for more is enormous. We catch a glimpse of this potential when we encounter stories such…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]מַטֶּה The word מטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /] means staff, as in the biblical command of God to Moses: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ (במדבר כ’, ח’) Take the staff and gather the congregation, you and Aaron your brother. (Numbers 20:8) מטה also means tribe in Biblical Hebrew (I guess people…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /]בְּהֶחְלֵט Like English, Hebrew has many words for expressing certainty and self assurance. One of these is בהחלט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /] – definitely. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /]זאת בהחלט תקופה קשה. This is definitely a difficult time. If you’ve seen the TV series Shtisel, you’ve heard one of the main characters, Shulem, saying בהחלט…