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how to say “curiosity” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-1.m4a” /]סַקְרָנוּת The Hebrew word סקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-2.m4a” /] means survey – something involving checking things out, satisfying curiosity. Someone curious is סקרן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-3.m4a” /] (a male) or סקרנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-4.m4a” /] (a female). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-5.m4a” /]אני סקרן לדעת מה קרה אתמול. I’m curious to know what happened yesterday. Likewise, curiosity is סקרנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סקרנות-1.m4a” /]. For example: …
how to say “scripture” in Hebrew
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how to say “to approach” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לָגֶשֶׁת Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! About a year ago I did an entry on drawing close to someone, לְהִתְקָרֵב (leh-heet-kah-REV). That word means not only to draw close emotionally, but also to physically shorten the distance between two people, or one person and an object –…
how to say “runway” and “path” in Hebrew
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daily video – how to say “to adapt” in Hebrew
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...