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how do you say “egoism” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger

אנוכיות   If you know a bit of Hebrew, you’re familiar with the word אֲנִי (ah-NEE – I).  A synonym for אני is אָנֹכִי (ah-noh-KHEE). It’s used in more formal contexts, when someone really want to draw attention to who’s talking (the royal me). Therefore, a Modern-Hebrew invention is the word אֲנוֹכִיוּת (ah-noh-khee-YOOT) – or…

how to say “great grandchildren” in Hebrew

how to say “great grandchildren” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]נִינִים The Hebrew word for granddaughter is נכדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /], while grandson is נכד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]. But what about great grandchildren? Those are נינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /] for a girl and נין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /] for a boy, while more than one great grandchild are נינים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]היא הייתה בת שמונים…

how to say “stone” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

אֶבֶן, סֶלַע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אבן-1.mp3″ /] Just as English has the words stone and rock, Hebrew has אֶבֶן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אבן-2.mp3″ /] and סֶלַע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אבן-3.mp3″ /]. אבן might refer to the rock a child holds in his hand, or it might make up the name of the prehistoric period as we saw last week.  It could also be the…

how to say “to wake up” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְעוֹרֵר To get up – the simple verb לקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-2.m4a” /] – is used far more often than the reflexive להתעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-1.m4a” /] – to wake up. I believe the same is true in English, so that you’re more likely to hear or ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-3.m4a” /]מתי את קמה בבוקר? When do you get…

Weekly Hebrew Review – outside, probably

ByAmi Steinberger

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!