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how to say “makes sense” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הגיוני-1.m4a” /]הֶגְיוֹנִי The basic Hebrew word for to think is לחשוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הגיוני-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הגיוני-3.m4a” /]אני חושב שכן. I (a male) think so. Another word for to think that has a more contemplative, meditative quality – to muse – is להגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הגיוני-4.m4a” /]. This word appears as such only in literary contexts – in…
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how to say “torch” in Hebrew
מַשּׂוּאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-1.mp3″ /] The Israeli national days of commemoration opened tonight with יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-2.mp3″ /] – Holocaust (Memorial) Day, and torches are being used to raise awareness through ceremony. The Hebrew word for torch (the kind that burns) is מַשּׂוּאָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-1.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משואה-3.mp3″ /]הָעֶרֶב הִתְקַיֵּם טֶקֶס הַדְלַקַת הַמַּשֹּוּאוֹת בְּיָד וָשֵׁם, וּבַשָּׁבוּעַ הַבָּא יִתְקַיֵּם הַטֶּקֶס בְּהַר הֶרְצֶל….
how to say “to go to Jerusalem” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לעלות-לירושלים-1.m4a” /]לַעֲלוֹת לִירוּשָׁלַיִם The simple word for to go by foot, in Hebrew, is ללכת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לעלות-לירושלים-2.m4a” /]. To go by vehicle is לנסוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לעלות-לירושלים-3.m4a” /]. But going to Jerusalem is a special affair, partly because it requires ascending a mountain, but also because it’s such a special place that it involves a personal ascent as well. Thus to go…
how to say “rioting” in Hebrew
הִתְפָּרְעוּת, מְהוּמָה Learn Hebrew online Conversational Hebrew classes starting in Tel Aviv end of August Levels 1 and 2 intensive – afternoon, evening Classes in other locations will be announced soon. The increasingly global trend of mostly violent protesting (Israel’s being a notable exception) that started in Egypt spread this week to the United Kingdom,…
how to say “something has come over him” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/משהו-עובר-עליו-#.m4a” /]מַשֶּׁהוּ עוֹבֵר עָלָיו Here’s another expression whose English version is very close to the Hebrew meaning: עבר עליו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/משהו-עובר-עליו-#.m4a” /] means came over him, or literally, passed over him. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/משהו-עובר-עליו-#.m4a” /]משהו עובר עליו, אבל אני לא יודע מה. Something has come over him, but I don’t know what. see full conversation In…
