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daily video – how to say “outbreak” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
weekly VIDEO dose – how to wish someone a long life in Hebrew
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how to say “the best” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-1.m4a” /]הֲכִי טוֹב, הַטּוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר, הַמֵּיטָב If you look closely at the three expressions above for the best, you’ll find the word טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-2.m4a” /] – good – in all of them, in some form. Each of these expressions is useful in different contexts: הכי טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-3.m4a” /] is an everyday expression, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-4.m4a”…
how to say “to open up” in Hebrew
לְהִפָּתַח We need your feedback! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! This one’s for my Level 2 intensive class at AACI Jerusalem, as today we reviewed examples of the נפעל (neef-AHL) verb pattern. Today’s word does, in fact, fit that pattern. To…
how to say “tzuris (problems)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-1.m4a” /]צָרוֹת The Yiddish word tzuris – a word that refers to problems of the type caused by unfortunate financial circumstances or irreverent family members – derives from the Hebrew word צרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צרות-2.m4a” /]התאומים הגיעו לגיל ההתבגרות, ואז התחילו הצרות. The twins reached adolescence, and then the problems began. צרות is…
how to say “reliable” in Hebrew
This entry was requested by Stan. Thanks Stan! Keep them coming! If you would like to request an entry from Ktzat Ivrit, please go here. If you’ve been minimally affiliated with any Judeo-Christian institution… ever, you’re familiar with the word אָמֵן (ah-MEN) – amen. The three-letter root of the word makes up…