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Two sounds to the letter “ח” (het)

ByAmi Steinberger March 1, 2010November 4, 2018

ח The letter ח”ת (het) is pronounced by most Hebrew speakers today the same way the כ is pronounced – like a kh sound (not found in Modern English). In some Jewish communities (North African, Yemenite), however, it is still pronounced just above the throat, with no voice – like a scratchy “h” sound. This…

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger April 30, 2021April 23, 2021

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

how to say “butterfly” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 16, 2020June 14, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/פרפר-#.m4a” /]פַּרְפַּר This word is a cute one: פרפר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/פרפר-#.m4a” /] means butterfly. You may be familiar with the Israeli kids’ TV series, whose theme song goes: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/פרפר-#.m4a” /]אז בוא אלי פרפר נחמד, שב אצלי על כף היד. So come to me friendly butterfly, sit here on my palm. פרפר is also the butterfly stroke…

how to say “visitors center” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 8, 2015October 23, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-מבקרים-1.m4a” /]מֶרְכַּז מְבַקְּרִים If you live in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, you probably know that the region is also called המרכז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-מבקרים-2.m4a” /] – the center, because it is the commercial center of Israel, as well as the most heavily-populated area. A center is a מרכז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-מבקרים-3.m4a” /], of the root ר.כ.ז (r.k.z) meaning concentration. To…

daily video – how to say “doghouse” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 19, 2021October 16, 2021

To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “have a good trip” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 7, 2021July 1, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /]נְסִיעָה טוֹבָה, דֶּרֶךְ צְלֵחָה By far the more common expression for have a good trip is נסיעה טובה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /] – literally, a good trip. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /]אתם טסים כבר מחר? נסיעה טובה! You guys are flying already tomorrow? Have a good trip! But another expression finds its way into conversational Hebrew as…

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