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how to say “style” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]סִגְנוֹן There is a Hebrew slang word סטייל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]. This means class in English, or style as in he’s got style. The more proper word for style is סגנון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]. It also could mean type For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]זאת קהילה בסגנון שלי! This is my type (style) of community! Lifestyle can be either סגנון חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a”…
how to say “tumor” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גידול-1.m4a” /]גִּדּוּל Yesterday we saw that to raise a child is לגדל ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גידול-2.m4a” /]. This active-intensive verb לגדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גידול-3.m4a” /] has a corresponding noun form – גידול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גידול-1.m4a” /], so that raising children is גידול ילדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גידול-4.m4a” /]. But the word גידול also means a growth or a tumor, so you’re more likely to hear people avoid…
how to say “skyscraper” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-1.m4a” /]גּוֹרֵד שְׁחָקִים While most Israelis are likely to refer to a really tall building as a סקייסקרייפר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-2.m4a” /], the authentic Hebrew term is גורד שחקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-1.m4a” /]. גורד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-3.m4a” /] means scraping. Likewise, לגרד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-8.m4a” /] means to itch or to scratch. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גורד-שחקים-4.m4a” /]מגרד לי ביד. My arm itches (literally, it’s itching me on the arm). And…
how to say “wholeness” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁלֵמוּת Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings This one’s for my friend Mark in Palo Alto. Jewish tradition associates the number seven with nature, while the number eight is connected with that which transcends nature. The number eight is also associated with wholeness. The word for that…
how to say “to omit” and “to let something drop” in Hebrew
לְהַשְׁמִיט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשמיט-1.mp3″ /] In Judaism, just like every seventh day is a day of rest for Jews, every seventh year is a Sabbath for the Land of Israel, during which observant Jews refrain from regular agricultural activity. This year is called שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשמיט-2.mp3″ /]. The word שְׁמִיטָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשמיט-3.mp3″ /] comes from the root שׁ.מ.ט…