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how to say “to get off the bus” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-מהאוטובוס-1.m4a” /]לָרֶדֶת מֵהָאוֹטוֹבוּס The Hebrew word לרדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-מהאוטובוס-2.m4a” /], whose root is י.ר.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-מהאוטובוס-3.m4a” /], means to go down. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-מהאוטובוס-4.m4a” /]ירדנו לים המלח. We went down to the Dead Sea. לרדת is also used to mean to get off, so that to get off the bus is לרדת מהאוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-מהאוטובוס-1.m4a” /]. Thus if the stop button…
how to say “parking lot” in Hebrew
חַנְיוֹן, מִגְרַשׁ חֲנָיָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חניון-1.mp3″ /] In American English it’s called a parking lot, while in the Commonwealth they call it a car park. In Hebrew, such a facility has two terms, one for a parking structure and the other for an outdoor slab of land designated for parking cars. The first, the parking structure is a…
Weekly Hebrew Review – hailing on your windshield, toweling off in the dressing room
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
another way of saying “please” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-1.m4a” /]אֶשְׂמַח אִם… You may know the basic Hebrew word for please (also thank you) – בבקשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-3.m4a” /]אפשר חשבון, בבקשה? Can I get the check, please? A more formal way of saying please is נא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-5.m4a” /]נא לכבות את המזגן לאחר השימוש בחדר. Please turn off the…
what “coercion” and “kefiyyeh” have in common in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לִכְפּוֹת Conversational Hebrew class starts Sunday! 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! This issue is such a hot, loaded topic in Israel and among Jews (and people of other religions) everywhere that I’m having trouble formulating what to write, lest I step on someone’s toes. כיפות What’s…
how to say “truth” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמת-#.m4a” /]אֱמֶת If you’ve got some basic Hebrew or Judaic background, you’re bound to know this word: אמת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמת-#.m4a” /] – truth. It appears in such expressions as: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמת-#.m4a” /]באמת? Really? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמת-#.m4a” /]להגיד לך את האמת… To tell you the truth… But do you know how to say truths? It’s אמיתות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמת-#.m4a” /],…