how to say “maze” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /]כֵּיף, פָנׇאן כיף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /] is the most common word Israelis use to mean fun, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /]איך היה לכם בים? היה לכם כיף? How was it (for you guys) at the beach? Was it fun (for you guys)? כיף comes from Arabic (كيف), where it has the same meaning. There’s…
having trouble seeing the print? חָרְפִּי Learn to speak Hebrew! Check out our intimate, affordable, world-class program. Only 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! By bicycle, the ride home from the Jerusalem open market – the shuk, שׁוּק (shook) – is normally twelve minutes long. Though clouds were gathering tonight, I took…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/לילה-לבן-#.m4a” /]לַיְלָה לָבָן I didn’t know what a white night was until I came to live in Israel, where there’s an annual all-night event in Tel Aviv, the White City. A white night refers to a sleepless night or a night that is never fully dark such as those in summer in high latitudes. In Hebrew, this is…
זְכֻיּוֹת Listen to this word pronounced Every human being has rights. זְכֻיּוֹת (zeh-khoo-YOHT) are what you’d call them in Hebrew. The singular is זְכוּת (zeh-KHOOT), coming from the root ז.כ.ה (z.k.h), meaning merit. Some related words are זַכַּאִי (zah-KAH-ee) – innocent or entitled; and לִזְכּוֹת (leez-KOHT) – to win (a prize or a case). Your chance…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-1.m4a” /]הַחֶבְרָה The letters ח.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-2.m4a” /] form a very common root in Hebrew, representing the concept of connection. This root appears in words such as חברים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-3.m4a” /] – friends, להתחבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-4.m4a” /] – to connect, and חברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-5.m4a” /] – society, more typically seen as החברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-1.m4a” /] – literally, the society. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/החברה-6.m4a” /]אי אפשר להאשים את החברה…