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how to say “suggestion” in Hebrew
הצעה To suggest is לְהַצִּיע (le-hah-TSEE-ah). A suggestion is a הַצָּעָה (hah-tsah-AH). For example, אֲנִי פָּתוּחַ לְהַצָּעוֹת לְתָכְנִית הָרַדִיוֹ שֶׁלִּי (ah-NEE pah-TOO-ahkh le-hah-tsah-OHT le-tohkh-NEET hah-RAH-dee-yoh sheh-LEE) – I’m open to suggestions for my radio program. Yes, if you’ve got a piece of Israeli music that you always wished you understood – the words, the…
how to say “to badger” in Hebrew
לַחְפּוֹר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחפור-1.mp3″ /] This one’s for Zeev. Here’s an expression I thought was authentically Israeli, until I looked it up and found that the source is English and possibly other languages. The simple verb לחפור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחפור-1.mp3″ /] means literally to dig, but figuratively it’s one of the things that the Modern Israeli version of a Yente does: ask questions…
how to say “conscience” in Hebrew
מַצְפּוּן listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? When Modern Hebrew created a word for the physical object called a compass – מַצְפֵּן listen and repeat, of the root צ.פ.נ (ts.p.n) meaning north as well as hidden – it employed the same root to create a term for the non-physical entity that guides people towards their destiny. The Hebrew word for conscience is מַצְפּוּן listen…
how to say “to surf” in Hebrew
לִגְלוֹשׁ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-1.mp3″ /] Suppose you’re on a weekend getaway in Netanya, Israel, which is situated on the beach. And suppose you like to surf – לִגְלוֹשׁ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-1.mp3″ /]. You might ask the man selling falafel on the boardwalk: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-2.mp3″ /]אֵיפֹה אֶפְשָׁר לִגְלוֹשׁ? Where can I surf? לגלוש is used not only for surfing the…
how to say “to taste” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לטעום-#.m4a” /]לִטְעוֹם The Hebrew word טעם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לטעום-#.m4a” /] means taste or flavor. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לטעום-#.m4a” /]יש לזה טעם של בוטנים. It has a flavor of peanuts. To taste is the simple verb לטעום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לטעום-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לטעום-#.m4a” /]היא לומדת פיסול, והוא טועם יין. She studies sculpting, and he tastes wine.
