how to say “keyboard” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 3, 2020May 28, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /]מִקְלֶדֶת

The Hebrew word for keyboard is מקלדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /], while to type is the הפעיל verb להקליד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /]אפשר להקליד בעברית בעזרת מקלדת וירטואלית.

You can type in Hebrew using a virtual keyboard.

The root of מקלדת and להקליד is ק.ל.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /], derived from the word קליד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלדת-#.m4a” /] meaning key. קליד itself comes from Aramaic, which in turn employs the Greek word κλειδός (kleidos) (source – ויקימילון).

how to say “referee” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 19, 2020August 14, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹפֵט The Hebrew word for referee is the same as the one for judge – שופט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /] (or שופטת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /] if the referee/judge is female). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /]השופט פסל אותו מלשחק. The referee disqualified him from playing.

how to say “movie star” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 14, 2022February 11, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כוכב-#.m4a” /]כּוֹכָב קוֹלְנוֹעַ The Hebrew word for star – כוכב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כוכב-#.m4a” /] – appears as early as in Torah itself, while קולנוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כוכב-#.m4a” /] – cinema – is a modern term combining two ancient Hebrew words: קול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כוכב-#.m4a” /] – sound and נוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כוכב-#.m4a” /] – movement; a movie is a moving picture… or moving sound. Someone who stars in…

how to say “tense” or “primed” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 15, 2011November 7, 2018

דָּרוּךְ Hear this word pronounced How you can help a family of orphans A phrase in this morning’s front-page article on Ynet translates, literally, “The world is following with tenseness the developments in the Middle East…” – הָעוֹלָם עוֹקֵב בִּדְרִיכוּת אֲחַר הַהִתְפַּתְּחוּיוֹת בַּמִּזְרַח הַתִּיכוֹן (hah-oh-LAHM oh-KEV bee-dree-KHOOT ah-KHAHR hah-heet-paht-khoo-YOHT bah-meez-RAHKH hah-tee-KHOHN). דריכות means tenseness or preparedness. To…

how to say “to kick” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 5, 2014October 27, 2025

לִבְעוֹט listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to kick is לִבְעוֹט listen and repeat, a simple verb of the root ב.ע.ט (b.a.t). It’s used with the preposition -ּב listen and repeat, so that, in Hebrew, one kicks “at” something. For example: הַשַּׂחְקָן בָּעַט בַּכַּדּוּר.The player kicked (at) the ball. listen Likewise, a kick is a בְּעִיטָה listen and repeat. For example: לִפְעָמִים אֲנִי חוֹטֵף…

how to say “that’s really funny” in Hebrew, in a sarcastic tone

ByAmi Steinberger January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ The word לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /] means to entertain or to amuse. It’s sometimes used sarcastically, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]זה ממש משעשע לראות כמה זמן לוקח לקבל דואר בישראל. It’s really entertaining to see how long it takes to receive mail in Israel. משעשע is a form of the פיעל verb, לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /].

how to say “equal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 31, 2018October 18, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /]שָׁוֶה The Hebrew word for equal is שוֶה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /] in the masculine and שוָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-2-1.m4a” /] in the feminine. Here’s an example in the plural: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-3-1.m4a” /] ניתן לשלם את הארנונה בשנים עשר תשלומים שווים. One may pay property tax in twelve equal payments. שווה is also used in slang to mean worthwhile or great….

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