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daily video – how to say “a hard nut to crack” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “inferiority” and “nachas” in Hebrew
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how to say “running” in Hebrew
רִיצָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? With the Tel Aviv marathon this week and the Jerusalem one next month, now’s a good time to do a piece on running – רִיצָה . Look at the second letter in ריצה (reading from right to left). It’s a י , which functions much like…
how to say “golden apple” in Hebrew
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how to say “heating” in Hebrew
הַסָּקָה, חִמּוּם The Hebrew word for heat or warmth (and fever) is חוֹם (khohm). To heat something is לְחַמֵּם (leh-khah-MEM), a פיעל (pee-EL) verb. The act of heating is חִמּוּם (khee-MOOM). For example, a תָּנוּר חימום (tah-NOOR khee-MOOM) is a space heater, or literally, a heating oven. But there’s another, more common word, that refers to heating as we know…