how to say “sigh” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אֲנָחָה The Hebrew word for a sigh is אנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אנחנו שומעים קול אנחה כבדה מהחדר השני. We hear the sound of a heavy sigh from the other room. To sigh is the נפעל verb להיאנח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אחרי יומיים של מרדף הוא סוף סוף…

הללויה – Hallelujah

ByAmi Steinberger
Gali Atri [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] הללויה לעולם, הללויה ישירו כולם במילה אחת בודדה הלב מלא בהמון תודה והולם גם הוא - איזה עולם נפלא. הללויה עם השיר, הללויה על יום שמאיר, הללויה על מה שהיה, ומה שעוד לא היה - הללויה. הללויה לעולם הללויה ישירו כולם והענבלים הגדולים יהדהדו בהמון צלילים ואתנו הם...

daily video – how to say “Moses” 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 “Moses” in Hebrew

how to say “Moses” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/משה-#.m4a” /]מֹשֶׁה The name of the great prophet Moses, in Hebrew, is משה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/משה-#.m4a” /]. It’s also the name of my father, who taught me the Hebrew language. The Torah speaks about Moses’ name: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/משה-#.m4a” /]וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ מֹשֶׁה וַתֹּאמֶר כִּי מִן הַמַּיִם מְשִׁיתִהוּ. (שמות ב’, י’) And she (Pharaoh’s daughter) called his name…

daily video – how to say “poor thing” 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 “poor thing” in Hebrew

how to say “poor thing” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]מִסְכֵּן In Biblical Hebrew, מסכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /] refers to someone unable to support themselves financially, but over time the word came to refer to anyone in a position arousing compassion or pity – a poor thing. Here’s an example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]היא נפלה מהמגלשה וקיבלה מכה, מסכנה. She fell off the…

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

how to say “arrow” in Hebrew

how to say “arrow” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חץ-#.m4a” /]חֵץ The Hebrew word for arrow is חץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חץ-#.m4a” /], while its plural is חצים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חץ-#.m4a” /]. In the past few centuries the word for arrow in most languages has fallen out of conventional use, but it sometimes gets invoked as the name for a superhero… or a missile-defense system. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חץ-#.m4a” /]מערכת…

daily video – how to say “arrow” 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 “linens” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]מַצָּעִים The Hebrew word for linen the material is פשתן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /], but the term for linens meaning bedding is מצעים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]האירוח כולל מצעים ומגבות. Accommodation includes linens and towels. מצעים is the plural of מצע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /], which itself comes from the root י.צ.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]. This word has…

daily video – how to say “linens” 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...