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how to say “winter coat” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /]מְעִיל חוֹרֶף The Hebrew word for winter – חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – comes from the root ח.ר.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] meaning sharp (think חריף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – spicy). In Biblical times חורף referred to the entire rainy season, including today’s fall and winter. מעיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – coat – also referred to an outer garment worn by high clergy in…
how to say “denial” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/הכחשה-#.m4a” /]הַכְחָשָׁה To deny, in Hebrew, is the הפעיל verb להכחיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/הכחשה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/הכחשה-#.m4a” /]היא הכחישה את מה שהוא אמר לגביה. She denied what he said about her. The noun form of להכחיש is הכחשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/הכחשה-#.m4a” /] – denial. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/הכחשה-#.m4a” /]הוא לגמרי בהכחשה לגבי מה שקרה. He’s totally in…
How to say “quiet” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/שקט-1.m4a” /]שֶׁקֶט, שָׁקֵט If you went to Jewish school in the States, you may know the patient exhortation of Hebrew teachers, in sing-song form: שקט, בבקשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/שקט-2.m4a” /] – quiet, please! Or from the less patient teachers (or the more demanding students), simply: !שקט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/שקט-3.m4a” /] – quiet! In any case, שקט means quiet…
how to say “priorities” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /]עֲדִיפוּיוֹת The Hebrew word for priorities – עדיפויות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /] – can be a bit difficult to get your tongue around. So let’s break it down. First of all, עדיפויות the plural form of עדיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/עדיפויות-#.m4a” /] – priority. Try saying it out loud (if you can’t see the play button click here)….
make this week’s Hebrew yours – REVIEW this week’s doses!
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!
how to say “seriously” in Hebrew
בִּרְצִינוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for serious is רציני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-2.mp3″ /] in the masculine. An example in the feminine plural: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-3.mp3″ /]הן בחורות ממש רציניות. They are really serious young women. In my search for the origin of the word, I came up only with the name of the Aramean king of biblical times,…