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how to say “can’t stand it” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /]לֹא סוֹבֵל לסבול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew means both to suffer and to tolerate. It’s the second meaning that appears in the expression I can’t stand it – אני לא סובל את זה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /] – literally, I can’t tolerate it. For example, a girl might protest at dinnertime: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /]אני לא סובלת כרוב ניצנים!…
how to say “righty” and “lefty” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]יְמָנִי, שְׂמָאלִי While left is שמאל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /], right is ימין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]אמרתי לחכות לי בצד שמאל, למה אתם עומדים בצד ימין? I said wait for me on the left-hand side – why are you guys standing on the right? Someone left-handed – a lefty – is שמאלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /], while…
Weekly Hebrew Review – insanity, mental health and (almost) everything in between
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “mountain peak” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסגת-ההר-1.m4a” /]פִּסְגַּת הָהָר One of Jerusalem’s northern neighborhoods, close to the university on הר הצופים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסגת-ההר-2.m4a” /] (Mt. Scopus), is פסגת זאב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסגת-ההר-3.m4a” /] – Pisgat Zeev. This means literally, Zeev’s (mountain) Peak or Zeev’s Summit. Unattached to another word, peak or summit is פסגה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסגת-ההר-4.m4a” /]. For example hikers or competitive business people might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסגת-ההר-5.m4a”…
how to say “to infiltrate” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִסְתַּנֵּן Online Level 1 Hebrew Discount Deadline TODAY! In the Israeli news recently there has been a lot of talk about refugees and others from Africa illegally crossing the Egyptian border into Israel seeking asylum and work. The word used in the Hebrew media to describe these…
one way to say “worth it” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כדאי-1.m4a” /]כְּדַאי Hebrew has several ways of saying worthwhile or worth it in Hebrew, one of which is שווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כדאי-2.m4a” /] – literally, equal, a word we’ve seen recently in this blog. Perhaps the most common word to express worthwhile is כדאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כדאי-1.m4a” /], deriving originally from Aramaic. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כדאי-3.m4a” /]לא כדאי. It’s not worth it….