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how to say “to rent” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]לִשְׂכּוֹר American English says to rent, while British English says to hire. The Hebrew word for both of these in all their meanings is לשכור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /] (also pronounced with a soft כ, like this[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]), a simple verb of the root שׂ.כ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]אני שוכר רכב ואנחנו נוסעים…
how to say “airport” in Hebrew
נמל תעופה There are two ways to say airport in Hebrew. One is the literal translation – נְמַל תְּעוּפָה (ne-MAHL te-oo-FAH), where נמל means port of (pronounced נָמֵל – nah-MEHL – when it’s just port without of), and תעופה means flight or aviation. The other way to say it translates from the lesser-used English word, airfield –…
how to say “east” in Hebrew
מִזְרָח A few generations ago, my family lived in מזרח אירופה – eastern Europe. The Hebrew word for east is מזרח, called such because the sun rises – השמש זורחת – in the east. Here’s מזרח in another context: הם גרים במזרח ירושלים. They live in East Jerusalem. The word for west also has to…
how to say “menorah” in Modern Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? חֲנֻכִּיָּה Become a fan of ours on Facebook! The word מְנוֹרָה (meh-noh-RAH) in the Torah happens to refer to a specific lamp of great religious significance, but contrary to what Jews in the Diaspora might believe, the word מנורה in Hebrew is really just a regular old lamp. Its root is נ.ו.ר (n.w.r), the same…
how to say “to travel” in Hebrew
לִנְסוֹעַ, לְטַיֵּיל The basic Hebrew word for to travel – meaning to get from point A to point B – is the simple verb לנסוע. For example: לאן אתם נוסעים? Where are you guys going (by car)? Note that נוסעים means going in this case: לנסוע is to travel by vehicle or to go somewhere by vehicle, while…