מִשְׁאָלָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The simple word for a request is בַּקָּשָׁה , so that the common Hebrew term for please – literally, with request – is בְּבַקָּשָׁה . But a wish is more than a simple request, as it expresses hopes and dreams. The Hebrew word for a wish is מִשְׁאָלָה , of the…
קָשֶׁה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for hard both in the physical and metaphorical senses is קָשֶׁה . For example: יֵשׁ הַרְבֵּה סוּגֵי גְּבִינוֹת קָשׁוֹת. There are many types of hard cheeses. and קָשֶׁה לָצוּם. It’s hard (difficult) to fast/ Fasting is hard. A…
שָׁנָה טוֹבָה! Can’t read Hebrew yet? Watch the video for translation and more.
סְגִירַת מַעֲגָל Can’t read Hebrew yet? Tomorrow evening, Jews around the world will be celebrating רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה – Rosh Hashana, the head of the year – thus coming full circle seasonally and religiously. The Hebrew expression for coming full circle borrows from applied physics, where a closed circuit is a מַעֲגָל סָגוּר . …
כּוֹתֶרֶת Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word title has a few meanings in English. Here I’ll focus on the one that you find on the cover of a book or at the top of a newspaper article… also called a headline. The word is כּוֹתֶרֶת , whose root is the letters…
לֶאֱכוֹל אֶת הָעוּגָה וּלְהַשְׁאִיר אֹתָהּ שְׁלֵמָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? Sometimes we want it all. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too… or אִי אֶפְשָׁר לֶאֱכוֹל אֶת הָעוּגָה וּלְהַשְׁאִיר אֹתָהּ שְׁלֵמָה. Literally – It’s not possible to eat the cake and leave it complete. Broken down:…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן 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 Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
זִכּוּי כַּסְפִּי Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’re not happy with a product you bought in Israel, you’ll find many shops reluctant to give a refund, but happy to give store credit. The term for such credit is זִכּוּי כַּסְפִּי (literally, monetary credit) or simply זיכוי , of the root…
הֶחְזֵר כַּסְפִּי Can’t read Hebrew yet? A refund in Hebrew is הֶחְזֵר כַּסְפִּי – literally, a returning of funds. But more often than not, you’ll hear people abbreviating the expression to simply החזר . For example: תִּרְאִי אִם תּוּכְלִי לְקַבֵּל הֶחְזֵר מֵהַחֲנוּת. See if you can get a refund from…
לָשִׂים Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word לָשִׂים – to put or to place – is a simple verb of the hollow variety, of the root שׂ.י.מ (s.y.m). For example: שִׂימִי אֶת הַשַּׂקִּיּוֹת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן. Put the bags on the table. (to a female) This word is at least as old…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!