[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]מֵיתְרֵי הַקּוֹל The Hebrew word for sound as well as voice is קול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]. Its plural is קולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]שמעתי קולות מוזרים אתמול בלילה. I heard strange sounds last night. A string that produces music is a מיתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]נקרע לי מיתר בגיטרה. A…

how to say “to chase after a girl” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 21, 2010November 5, 2018

לחזר In English we used to call this courting. Somehow I think the modern-day rendition – to pursue – sounds less romantic than the contemporary Hebrew – לְחַזֵּר (le-khah-ZEHR). For example, הוּא חִזֵּר אַחֲרֶיה (hoo khee-ZEHR ah-khah-REH-hah) – He courted/pursued her. You can listen to this word conjugated in context, in Ehud Banai’s רוּחוֹת הַצָּפוֹן (roo-KHOHT…

how to say “baldness” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 24, 2022August 23, 2022

Today's Video Below ⬇️ קָרַחַת Hair loss in Hebrew is נשירת שיער, or simply נשירה (literally, falling out). For example: היום יש דרכים שונות להתמודד עם נשירה. Today there are different ways to deal with hair loss. Another word for hair loss is התקרחות, which is related to קרח - bald, and קרחת - baldness,...

how to say “to train someone” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 31, 2010November 5, 2018

להכשיר Following yesterday’s word, כִּשָּׁרוֹן (kee-shah-ROHN) – talent, I’ve got a related word from the same root (כ.ש.ר – k.sh.r). To cause someone to be prepared for a task or to train someone is לְהַכְשִׁיר (le-hahkh-SHEER). For example, אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לְהַכְשִׁיר מִישֶׁהוּ בְּרַעֲנָנָה (ah-NEE hoh-LEKH le-hahkh-SHEER MEE-sheh-hoo be-rah-ah-NAH-nah) – I’m going to train someone…

how to say “light refreshments” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 24, 2015October 23, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-1.m4a” /]כִּבּוּד קַל Serving food to guests is an act of honor – כבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-2.m4a” /]. Thus refreshments are called in Hebrew כיבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-3.m4a” /] – literally, honoring. And light refreshments are כיבוד קל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-4.m4a” /]יוגש כיבוד קל בתחילת האירוע. Light refreshments will be served at the start of the event. Note that כיבוד…

how to say “right-wing” and “left-wing” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 17, 2013October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? יְמָנִי, שְׂמֹאלָנִי Check Out Our Elections Vocab Builder With the Israel elections coming up in less than a week, you’ll be seeing some handy election-related Daily Doses over the next few days. The Hebrew word for right as in on the right is יָמִין, while the word for left is שְׂמֹאל. For example: הוּא…

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