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how to say “to cool down” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְקָרֵר I love it when the weather gets warm – כשמזג האוויר מתחמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-2.m4a” /]. The reflexive verb להתחמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-3.m4a” /] derives from חום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-4.m4a” /] – heat. Likewise, to cool down is להתקרר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-1.m4a” /] – also a reflexive verb – from קור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-5.m4a” /] – cold. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתקרר-6.m4a” /]חכה עד שהמרק יתקרר. Wait till the soup…
how to say “diary” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יומן-1.m4a” /]יוֹמָן The Spanish word for day is dia (pretty close in sound to day), and it serves as the basis for the word diary. Likewise, journal comes from the French journee, also meaning day. A diary or a journal is a book in which people record the events of their day, either as an intellectual/emotional exercise, or as a…
Weekly YDDH Review
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] 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 . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “an attempt” or “a trial” in Hebrew
נִסָּיוֹן You’re likely to come across this word not so much in everyday speech, but rather through the media, specifically by watching and listening to the news in Hebrew. To make an attempt, or to try (and not to try a new food – that’s to taste), in Hebrew, is לְנַסּוֹת (le-nah-SOHT). An attempt or a trial is…
how to say “corona patient” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/חולה-קורונה-#.m4a” /]חוֹלֶה קוֹרוֹנָה When referring to someone with a disease, the English word patient sounds much nicer than its Hebrew equivalent – חולֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/חולה-קורונה-#.m4a” /] (a male) or חולָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/חולה-קורונה-#.m4a” /] (a female), meaning literally sick one. In any case, a corona patient – literally, sick one of corona – is חולת קורונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/חולה-קורונה-#.m4a” /] (a…
how to say “salary” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/משכורת-#.m4a” /]מַשְׂכֹּרֶת Those of you who are into Jewish theology may be familiar with the idea of שכר ועונש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/משכורת-#.m4a” /] – reward and punishment. שכר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/משכורת-#.m4a” /] means reward, as well as wage. A wage that comes on a regular basis is משכורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/משכורת-#.m4a” /] – a salary. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/משכורת-#.m4a” /]גובה המשכורת שלך, שרה, יהיה תלוי…