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how to say “cardio” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-1.m4a” /]סִבֹּלֶת לֵב-רֵאָה The Hebrew expression סיבולת לב-ריאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-1.m4a” /] is a lot longer than cardio, but looks can be deceiving: cardio is a shortened version of cardio-vascular exercise. סיבולת לב-ריאה translates literally as heart-lung endurance, where סיבולת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-2.m4a” /] means endurance, לב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-3.m4a” /] means heart and ריאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-4.m4a” /] means lung (lungs are ריאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיבולת-לב-ריאה-5.m4a” /]). For example: [audioclip…

how to say “fence” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? גָּדֵר   brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online  Level 1 online course starting June 27 – check it out!    by h.koppdelaney A fence, in Hebrew, is a גָּדֵר (gah-DEHR) – a feminine noun. For instance, יֵשׁ גָּדֵר אֲרֻכָּה מִסָּבִיב לַבָּיִת – there is a long fence around the house (yesh gah-DEHR…

how to say “a moment of silence” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה, רֶגַע שֶׁל דּוּמִיָּה One appropriate emotional response to tragedy such as that which took place the other day in Connecticut, is to be silent. On a communal level, sometimes a moment of silence is observed. Hebrew has two terms for this: דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה literally, a minute silent רֶגַע שֶׁל…

how to say “emergency exit” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? יְצִיאַת חֵרוּם  listen and repeat     Mid-Fall Hebrew  Courses Starting Soon! Register Now!        The Hebrew word for emergency is חֵרוּם listen and repeat, as discussed here.   An exit is a יְצִיאָה listen and repeat, coming from the active-simple verb לָצֵאת listen and repeat – to go out – whose root is י.צ.א (y.ts.a).  …

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

daily video – how to say “proof” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 אולי ראיתם את המילה "הוכחה" בתור proof ושאלתם את עצמכם, "רגע, מה עם ראיות? ראיות הן גם proof לא?" אלא שלא, כי...