how to say “subway” or “underground train” in Hebrew
מָתוּן listen to this word pronounced Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… The edge of something is the קָצֶה (kah-TSEH); someone “on the edge” or extreme is קִיצוֹנִי (kee-tsoh-NEE). But someone moderate or level-headed – in ideology or in relationships – is מָתוּן. My 2am not-delving-into-it theory is that the…
having trouble seeing the print? לָצֵאת מִדַּעְתּוֹ Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online The English expression to go out of one’s (his) mind gets translated literally into Modern Hebrew: ֹלָצֵאת מִדַּעְתּו לצאת means to go out, while מדעתו means from his mind. To use this expression, conjugate the verb לצאת, and…
having trouble seeing the print? כְּוִיַּת שֶׁמֶשׁ brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online Level 1 online course starting June 27 – check it out! If you’re like me and you’ve had a sunburn before, raise your hand. The word for sun – שֶׁמֶשׁ (SHEH-mesh) – is one of those…
נִמּוּק If you know some Hebrew, you probably thought I’d be introducing the word סִבָּה (see-BAH) for a reason. Gotcha. Truth is, I thought of today’s word because it’s a synonym of סיבה, which appears in a song I have not yet been able to (and don’t really want to) get out of my head today,…