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how to say “halftime” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]מַחֲצִית Halftime is a concept familiar to sports lovers around the world, whether it’s soccer or American football or basketball. The Hebrew word for halftime is מחצית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /], which also means a half and a semester. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]הם ניצחו במחצית השנייה. They won in the second half. מחצית comes from the…
how to say “to go south” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]לְהַדְרִים The Hebrew word for south is דרום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]. Its ah vowel in the beginning gets shortened to a short eh or cut off entirely when דרום appears in an of relationship (construct state or סמיכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]), as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]הנגב נמצא בדרום הארץ. The Negev is in the south of Israel. To go south…
how to say “grades” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ציונים-#.m4a” /]צִיֻּנִים Americans call them grades, but elsewhere in the English-speaking world they’re called marks. The Hebrew word for these indications that cause joys and woes, can make or break, is ציונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ציונים-#.m4a” /] – while one grade or mark is ציון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ציונים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ציונים-#.m4a” /]לא מספיק שיהיו ציונים טובים, חשוב גם אישיות. (It’s) not…
daily video – how to say “governor” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים יכול להיות שראיתם את המילה "מושל", וחשבתם לעצמכם "רגע, אולי זה קשור למילה משל" כמו "למשל", והאמת שאני שאלתי את עצמי את...
how to say “every other day” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? כָּל יוֹמַיִם, כָּל שֵׁנִי וַחֲמִישִׁי listen highly recommended for further vocabulary growth The literal meaning of every other day in English is every two days. Its Hebrew equivalent is כָּל יוֹמָיִם listen. But there’s another meaning, one seldom used, to the expression every other day as well, more along the lines of all the time or…
a glossary for the Passover seder
having trouble seeing the print? מֻנָּחוֹן לְסֵדֶר פֶּסַח (Hebrew Glossary for the Passover Seder) Hebrew class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv To enhance your Passover experience, I’ve prepared a glossary. PDF printable version Online glossary with sound This will be the last entry of Your Daily Dose of Hebrew until after Passover. חַג פֶּסַח שָׂמֵחַ!…