how to say “breakthrough” 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…
having trouble seeing the print? סוּג שֶׁל… Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program When they want to express similarity without being too specific (or to say “no” or “not really” without actually saying it), English speakers use the expression sort of or kind of. Often this is a response to a…
having trouble seeing the print? קִנּוּחַ, מָנָה אַחֲרוֹנָה Ulpan La-Inyan on Facebook Most kids’ favorite part of a meal (and maybe most adults’ as well) is dessert. קִנוּחִים desserts Israelis refer to dessert with one of two expressions: קִנּוּחַand מָנָה אַחֲרוֹנָה. קינוח comes from the active-intensive פִּעֵל verb לְקַנֵּחַmeaning to wipe or to dry something. Dessert could…
having trouble seeing the print? בַּגְרוּת Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! Yesterday I introduced the common Hebrew word for relationships or couplehood – זוּגִיּוּת (zoo-ghee-YOOT). An important element in healthy such relationships is maturity. The Hebrew word for maturity is the same as…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיל-אפס-1.m4a” /]מִגִּיל אֶפֶס English has the expression “from age zero” meaning from a very early age, but Hebrew uses its equivalent מגיל אפס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיל-אפס-1.m4a” /] far more often. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיל-אפס-2.m4a” /]הם מכירים מגיל אפס. They’ve known each other from age zero. Broken down, that’s: מגיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיל-אפס-3.m4a” /] – from the age of, where גיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיל-אפס-4.m4a” /]…