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how to say “legend” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/אגדה-#.m4a” /]אַגָּדָה I’m not referring to a legend on a map – that’s מקרא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/אגדה-#.m4a” /], which is also the word for scripture. No, I’m talking about the stuff of great stories, fables – a legend. This in Hebrew is אגדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/אגדה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/אגדה-#.m4a” /]האיש והאגדה the man and the legend You may have…
what the word “Haredi” means
having trouble seeing the print? חֲרֵדִים What is Ulpan La-Inyan? “Ultra-Orthodox” is the English term that describes a large group of Jews, whose religious practice tends to be very strict and whose dress remains very conservative, reminiscent of Eastern Europe before modernity. Many English speakers are familiar with another term that describes this group – Haredim….
how to say “to harm” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]לְהַזִּיק The students of Mishnah and Talmud among you will almost certainly recognize the Hebrew word for to damage or to harm: להזיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-2.m4a” /]לא התכוונתי להזיק לך. I didn’t mean to harm you (a male). This active-causative verb derives from the root נ.ז.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-3.m4a” /], which itself spells the word…
how to say “generation” in Hebrew
דּוֹר Can’t read Hebrew yet? Most Hebrew nouns appear masculine in both singular and plural forms, or feminine in singular and plural forms. For example, שָׁעוֹן is a clock, while שְׁעוֹנִים are clocks; and חַיָּה is an animal, while חַיּוֹת are animals. Some words, however, can be deceiving. One of those words…
how to say “he goes to X school” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-1.mp3″ /]הוּא לוֹמֵד בְּ… In English, when we talk about where a person studies, we often say, “he goes to the Technion” or “she goes to Columbia.” To go is the verb in the expression. In Hebrew, the verb is the active-simple ללמוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-2.mp3″ /] – to study. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-3.mp3″ /]הוא לומד בטכניון. He goes…
how to say “I’m asking of you” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מבקש-ממך-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ I used to think it was only my mother who would say things like I’m asking of you, (my father is Israeli and always spoke with me in Hebrew) until I started using the expression myself. So much for a generational gap. The Hebrew expression is a variation of אני…