conversation: how to say “halftime” in Hebrew

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17.2.2019-conv-5.m4a" /] - במחצית הראשונה היה נראה שהם יפסידו… - באמת, בהתחלה, הם לא שיחקו טוב בכלל. - ...אבל במחצית השנייה הם ניצחו. - In the first half it seemed like they'd lose... - Really, in the beginning, they didn't play well at all. - ...but in the second half they won. Conversation based...

conversation: how to say “to win” in Hebrew

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17.2.2019-conv-4.m4a" /] - יש לי שיר שמתנגן לי בראש כל הזמן, אבל אני לא זוכר את כל המילים. - איך הפזמון מתחיל? - רק האהבה… - רק האהבה תנצח את כל הדמעות. - נכון, תודה! - I have a song playing in my head all the time, but I can't remember all the words. -...

how to say “to win” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]לְנַצֵּחַ The Hebrew word for to win is לנצח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb of the root נ.צ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]רק האהבה תנצח את כל הדמעות. Only (the) love will defeat all the tears. If you read the word לנצח by itself, you might think it means forever, which is pronounced…

how to say “to shed a tear” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להזיל-דמעה-#.m4a” /]לְהַזִּיל דִּמְעָה As I began writing this post I coughed and teared. The Hebrew expression for to shed a tear is להזיל דמעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להזיל-דמעה-#.m4a” /]. It doesn’t exactly fit my coughing fit, since להזיל דמעה is a flowery expression that implies tears of emotion, not of disruptions in the respiratory system. Here’s the expression in…

conversation: how to say “to shed a tear” in Hebrew

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17.2.2019-conv-3.m4a" /] - בלוויה הוא לא הזיל דמעה, אבל בשבעה הוא בכה. - מסכן. קשה לו. - אני בטוח. - כבר ביקרת אותו? - הערב אני הולך לבקר אותו. - At the funeral he didn't shed a tear, but at the shiva he cried. - Poor guy. It's hard for him. - I'm sure. -...

how to say “to make cheaper” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להוזיל-#.m4a” /]לְהוֹזִיל If you’ve spent even a few days in Israel, you probably came across the word זול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להוזיל-#.m4a” /] – cheap. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להוזיל-#.m4a” /]זה לא זול! This is not cheap! To lower prices – to make them cheaper – is להוזיל מחירים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להוזיל-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/להוזיל-#.m4a” /]המוצר החדש הזה יוזיל את…

conversation: how to say “to make cheaper” in Hebrew

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17.2.2019-conv-2.m4a" /] - המוצר החדש הזה יוזיל את כל המחירים בתחבורה הציבורית. - אתה לא יודע את זה בוודאות. - כל הסקרים אומרים שכן. - This new product will lower all the prices in public transportation. - You don't know that for sure. - All the surveys say so. Conversation based on this Dose...

how to say “public transportation” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /]תַּחְבּוּרָה צִבּוּרִית Here’s a completely modern expression with ancient roots. The root ח.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /], appearing already in the stories of Abraham, means connection. Modern Hebrew took the root, plugged it into a common structure and came up with תחבורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /] – transportation, or a system of connecting point A and point B. ציבורי[audioclip…

conversation: how to say “public transportation” in Hebrew

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/17.2.2019-conv-1.m4a" /] - איך התחבורה הציבורית בעיר שלכם? - לא משהו. אבל ממילא אף אחד לא משתמש בה, לכולם יש רכבים. איך אצלכם? - How's the public transportation in your city? - Not great. But anyway, no one uses it, everyone has cars. How is it where you live? Conversation based on this Dose...

Weekly YDDH Review

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…

conversation: a special Hebrew word for “to assign”

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/10.2.2019-conv-5.m4a" /] - אני משבץ אותה לשעות האלה. - היא לא תסכים. - למה לא? - כי היא מפונקת. - I'm booking her for these hours. - She won't agree. - Why not? - Because she's spoiled. Conversation based on this Dose of Hebrew