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how to say “celeb” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/סלב-#.m4a” /]סֵלֵבּ, יְדוּעָן In English, people who draw inordinate amounts of attention are called celebrities – or in short, celebs. Israelis giving those people such attention have borrowed סלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/סלב-#.m4a” /] for a single celebrity (male or female), while סלבס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/סלב-#.m4a” /] is the plural form (yes, it defies Hebrew grammar). There is, however, a proper…
how to say “rehab” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גמילה-#.m4a” /]גְּמִילָה The original meaning of the Hebrew word גמילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גמילה-#.m4a” /] was weaning or dealing fully with something, closing a circle, so to speak. You may be familiar with the expression from Jewish prayer, גומל חסדים טובים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גמילה-#.m4a” /] – (He who) pays back (completes the circle for) good acts of kindness – in…
THIS WEEK’S VIDEO DOSE OF HEBREW – how to say “bon apetit!”
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how to say “nest” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? קֵן listen and repeat Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible. When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן listen and repeat– with an eh vowel. When it’s connected to…
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how to say “for” in Hebrew
בִּשְׁבִיל, ל-, עֲבוּר How do you say for in Hebrew? Depends on what kind of for you’re referring to. If it’s for in the sense of designating something for a particular purpose, a good word to use is בשביל. For example: בשביל מה צריך את כל הנייר הזה? For what do (we) need all this paper? The prefix -ל…