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how to say “over-the-moon ecstatic” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? שָׂמֵחַ עַד הַגַּג Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program Barack Obama (along with his family) is now over-the-moon ecstatic with joy. A Hebrew expression that befits him now is שָׂמֵחַ עַד הַגַּג. It means, literally, happy to the roof. Bear in mind that joy in Hebrew is a verb (an active-simple…
how to say “seafood” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? פֵּירוֹת יָם Learn to Speak Hebrew With Us, Online (or in person) This entry should be useful for both the seafood eater and for the person trying to avoid it when searching for a restaurant in Israel. The Hebrew term for seafood is פֵּירוֹת יָם ( ) – literally,…
how to say “escalator” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /]מַדְרֵגוֹת נָעוֹת If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you know the word for stairs – מדרגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /]. What about an escalator – a moving staircase? That’s מדרגות נעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] – literally, moving stairs, where נעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] is a form of the simple verb לנוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] – one of the words…
how to say “to raise false hopes” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /]לְהַשְׁלוֹת The הפעיל verb להשלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /] – to delude or to raise false hopes – is probably related to the word שלווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /] – peace or tranquility: someone who has false hopes lives in a state of peace, not aware of danger outside of their presumed reality. Here’s להשלות in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /]אנחנו…
daily video – how to say “cinnamon” 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...
how to say “to give birth” and “to father” in Hebrew
לָלֶדֶת, לְהוֹלִיד One of the topics of the Torah portion read this week by Jews around the world is childbirth. The Hebrew word for to give birth is לָלֶדֶת (lah-LEH-det). For example, הָאִשָּׁה יָלְדָה יַלְדָּה (hah-ee-SHAH yahl-DAH yahl-DAH) – The woman gave birth to a girl (the first ילדה is the verb, and the second is…