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how to say “capable” in Hebrew

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מְסֻגָּל, מְסֻגֶּלֶת   The other day I introduced the word מְתֻחְכָּם (me-tookh-KAHM) – sophisticated and mistakenly wrote that it comes from the verb form, פיעל (pee-EHL). The truth is, it’s from פועל (hoof-AHL). So if you want to learn how to use פועל, check this page out.   Today’s word also comes from פועל (poo-AHL), the passive counterpart…

how to say “it’s on me!” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עלי-1.m4a” /]עָלַי! An essential Hebrew preposition is על[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עלי-2.m4a” /] – on, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עלי-9.m4a” /]שב על התחת! Sit on your butt! (to a boy) על can be found everywhere in Hebrew texts from biblical to modern. Its more ancient full version עלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עלי-3.m4a” /] appears in its pure form only in poetry. But in…

how to say “new horizons” in Hebrew

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  אֳפָקִים חֲדָשִׁים  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     The Hebrew word for horizon is אֹפֶק listen and repeat.    For example:   אֲנִי רוֹאֶה סְפִינָה בָּאֹפֶק. I (a male) see a ship on the horizon.  listen    אופק refers to the physical horizon, the meeting place of the sky and the earth, as…

daily video – how to say “to think outside the box” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “in my opinion” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]לְפִי דַּעֲתִי An opinion, in Hebrew, is דעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]. Its three letters make up the root of other words as well, such as לדעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – to know, מודעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – awareness, and מדע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /] – science, among others. My opinion is דעתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפי-דעתי-#.m4a” /]. And in my opinion – or, more…