how to say “highs and lows” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מחמיא-#.m4a” /]מַחְמִיא לְךָ We’ve seen that the word for compliment in Hebrew is מחמאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מחמיא-#.m4a” /]. To pay a compliment is either לתת מחמאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מחמיא-#.m4a” /] – literally, to give a compliment, or the הפעיל verb להחמיא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מחמיא-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מחמיא-#.m4a” /]תחמיא לי, דוד. Give me a compliment, David. But להחמיא is not just…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עייף-#.m4a” /]עָיֵף If you’re tired, you’re not alone. I bet at least 50% of this post’s readers can say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עייף-#.m4a” /]אני עייף. I’m tired. (if they’re male) or [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עייף-#.m4a” /]אני עייפה. I’m tired. (if they’re female) How about tiredness? In English we don’t use it so much, but in Hebrew we do. The…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]עֲגָלָה The word for cart and for stroller (pram) are the same: עגלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]שימי את הפריטים בעגלה. Put the items in the cart. (to a female) and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]תוציא את התינוק מהעגלה. Take the baby out of the stroller. (to a male) The terms can get more…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להשאיר-1.m4a” /]לְהַשְׁאִיר All the lights are on in the house, and you rush out to the supermarket, forgetting to turn off the lights. You might smack your forehead and say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להשאיר-2.m4a” /]השארתי את כל האורות בבית דלוקים. I left all the lights on in the house. The word השארתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להשאיר-3.m4a” /] – I left…

  having trouble seeing the print? שָׁטוּחַ, שְׁטוּחָה   Learn Hebrew through Israeli music. Tune in to my show Wednesdays at 12pm Israel time. Only at www.rustymike.com In English, we talk about the disputed territories in Judea and Samaria. In Hebrew, territories are called שְׁטָחִים (sheh-tah-KHEEM), while one territory is called a שֶׁטַח (SHEH-tahkh). This is also the term used…