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how to say “entertaining” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

מְבַדֵּחַ listen to this word pronounced There are a few words for entertaining in Hebrew. There’s מְבַדֵּר (meh-vah-DEHR), coming from the more common word, בִּדּוּר (bee-DOOR). There’s מַצְחִיק (mahts-KHEEK), meaning funny. There’s מְשַׁעְשֵׁע (meh-shah-ah-SHEH-ah), meaning amusing (I did an entry on משעשע this past January). Here’s a word that doesn’t get used as often as the others… except…

daily video – how to say “killer whale” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים מילת היום היא או - מונח היום הוא לוויתן קטלן וכתבתי כבר על המילה קטלן למרות שכתבתי שהשורש הוא מארמית השורש הזה...

daily video – how to say “to come back” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “positive psychology” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? פְּסִיכוֹלוֹגִיָה חִיּוּבִית Discount Deadline today to register for our Level 2 class in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! טָל בֶּן שַׁחַר Tal Ben Shahar Israeli scholar Tal Ben Shachar and others, including Shawn Achor in this excellent Ted.com video, are proponents of a relatively new movement in psychology that focuses, rather than on repairing damage, on building strength and resiliency.  Positive…

Weekly Hebrew Review – senses, sensations and understanding

ByAmi Steinberger

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″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “white collar” in Hebrew

how to say “white collar” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a” /]צַוָּוארוֹן לָבָן The collar on your shirt, in Hebrew, is called צווארון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a” /] (the one around the neck of a dog is קולר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a” /]). צווארון comes from the word צוואר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a” /] meaning neck. Thus a blue collar is צווארון כחול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a” /], while a white collar is צווארון לבן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/צווארון-לבן-#.m4a”…