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how do you say “Jewish history” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היסטוריה-של-1.m4a” /]הִיסְטוֹרְיָה שֶׁל עַם יִשְֹרָאֵל, הִיסְטוֹרְיָה יְהוּדִית You may have struggled through the first word in the title, but soon hit yourself on the forehead realizing that היסטוריה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היסטוריה-של-2.m4a” /] is basically history (well, historia) in Hebrew letters. And while היסטוריה יהודית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היסטוריה-של-3.m4a” /] means Jewish history and is a term used fairly often, the preferred term among…
how to say “amateur” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? חוֹבְבָנִי Don’t yet read Hebrew? Learn now, for free! The Hebrew word for an amateur is חוֹבְבָן when referring to a male and חוֹבְבָנִית when referring to a female. Likewise, something amateur or amateurish is חוֹבְבָנִי in the masculine and חוֹבְבָנִית in the feminine. For example: הַהוֹפָעָה…
how to say “option” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אפשרות-1.m4a” /]אוֹפְּצְיָה, אֶפְשָׁרוּת Like many words that don’t appear in the Bible or the Mishnah,, the word option came to Modern Hebrew as אופציה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אפשרות-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אפשרות-3.m4a” /]יש לכם שתי אופציות. You guys have two options. A more authentically-Hebrew word, though, is אפשרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אפשרות-4.m4a” /], deriving from the word אפשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אפשרות-5.m4a” /] meaning possible….
how to say “runway” in Hebrew
מַסְלוּל הַמְרָאָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? There’s talking and movement in the cabin. Soon passengers are instructed to fasten their seat belts and watch a safety video, and then the crew is told to take their seats for takeoff. Soon there’s a loud, sustained whooshing sound as the engines go into high gear, and the plane…
how to say “file” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/קובץ-#.m4a” /]קֹבֶץ A file collects various things into one place. So Modern Hebrew drew upon the ancient פיעל verb לקבץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/קובץ-#.m4a” /] – to gather – to come up with the modern term קובץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/קובץ-#.m4a” /] – a file. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/קובץ-#.m4a” /]יש לפתוח את הקובץ המצורף באמצעות סיסמה. Open the attached file using a password. You…
How to say “to nurture” in Hebrew
לטפח This is a nice word. Suppose you’ve got a garden full of greens and flowers. To really appreciate the garden (גִּנָּה – ghee-NAH) means to nurture it – לְטַפֵּחַ אֶת הַגינה (le-tah-PEH-akh et hah-ghee-NAH). Likewise, you might wish to nurture a boy – לטפח יֶלֶד (le-tah-PEH-akh YEH-led) – or a girl לטפח…
