how to say “clogged drain” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 17, 2020November 12, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/סתימה-בכיור-#.m4a” /]סְתִימָה בַּכִּיּוֹר

The water won’t go down no matter the amount of chemical solution you pour into the sink. It’s time to call the plumber and tell him:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/סתימה-בכיור-#.m4a” /]יש סתימה בכיור.

My sink is clogged.

or literally:

There’s a blockage in the sink.

סתימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/סתימה-בכיור-#.m4a” /] is a noun form of the simple verb לסתום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/סתימה-בכיור-#.m4a” /] – to block or to shut.

כיור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/סתימה-בכיור-#.m4a” /] means sink.

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ByAmi Steinberger December 10, 2014October 23, 2018

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daily video – how to say “default” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 26, 2022January 22, 2022

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 “hands-free device” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 17, 2014October 25, 2018

Can’t read Hebrew yet? דִּבּוּרִית listen and repeat אָזְנִיּוֹת listen and repeat are headphones, but wearing אזניות with wires while driving in Israel will earn you a big fat ticket. Here, drivers may talk on the phone only if they’ve got a hands-free (and cordless) device, attached to the car itself. …

how to say “(personal) growth” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 25, 2011November 22, 2018

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how to say “direction” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 26, 2014October 24, 2018

כִּוּוּן listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word direction in English might refer to the physical direction of east and west, but it also speaks of direction in the figurative sense. So too in Hebrew, with the word כִּוּוּן listen and repeat. For example: הוּא שִׁנָּה כִּוּוּן בַּחַיִּים. He changed (his) direction in life. listen …

how to say “be in touch” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 24, 2022April 21, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תהיה-בקשר-#.m4a” /]תִּהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר You’ve just had a good chat with an old friend. As you’re about to part, you want to express your desire to continue being close, not letting time and distance get in the way of your relationship. You might say in English be in touch or stay in touch. In Hebrew you’d say…

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