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how to say “guy” and “gal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 9, 2019January 11, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]בָּחוּר, בַּחוּרָה The Hebrew word for young man or guy is בחור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /], while his female counterpart is a בחורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]הוא בחור נבון ומכיל. He’s a wise and sensitive young man. Now, בחור and בחורה technically mean young man/woman, but they’ve been known to refer to a person…

WEEKLY REVIEW – Make this Week’s Doses of Hebrew Your Own

ByAmi Steinberger November 14, 2014November 20, 2024

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן 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 Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “fits exactly” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 26, 2020January 25, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/מתאים-בול-#.m4a” /]מַתְאִים בּוּל I had trouble finding an English equivalent for the expression מתאים בול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/מתאים-בול-#.m4a” /] – literally, fitting, bull(seye)! Anyway, here it is in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/מתאים-בול-#.m4a” /]הוא מתאים בול למה שאנחנו מחפשים. He fits exactly for what we’re looking for. מתאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/מתאים-בול-#.m4a” /] comes from the הפעיל verb להתאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/מתאים-בול-#.m4a” /] – to…

how to say “I was considering” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 14, 2020April 12, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /]שָׁקַלְתִּי To consider something is to weigh various options, so it’s no wonder that the Hebrew word for to consider is לשקול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /] – literally, to weigh. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /]שקלתי לשכור רכב ולצאת לטיול, אבל החלטתי שזה לא חכם. I was considering renting a car and going out on a…

how to say “to snore” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 29, 2011November 7, 2018

לִנְחוֹר The daily aspect of קצת עברית – Ktzat Ivrit – has been spotty over the past few days. I finally arrived this morning at 5:45 in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after having flown from LAX on Wednesday afternoon and having had a great time during my nine-hour stopover in Madrid (based…

how to say “starting from” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 28, 2019August 20, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]הֵחֵל מ– The basic Hebrew word for to start is להתחיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]מתי מתחיל הסרט? When does the movie start? A fancier word is להחל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /], used most often in the form -החל מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /] (or -החל ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]) – starting from (or starting with). You’ll hear it…

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