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daily video – how to say “blanket” 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 “gut feeling” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-1.m4a” /]תְּחוּשַׁת בֶּטֶן Yesterday we saw that חוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-5.m4a” /] means sense or knack. A related word is תחושה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-2.m4a” /] – sensation or feeling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-3.m4a” /]היא תמיד אומרת דברים שנותנים תחושה טובה. She always says things that give a good feeling. Likewise, a gut feeling is תחושת בטן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-4.m4a” /]למה ללכת?…
how to say “controversial” in Hebrew
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how to say “attention” in Hebrew
תְּשׂוּמֶת לֵב listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In English we talk about paying attention, directing our attention to something. Meaning the same, Hebrew invokes the metaphor of placing our heart on something – לָשִׂים לֵב listen and repeat. For example: שַׂמְתִּי לֵב שֶׁהִיא מַגִּיעָה לְפֹה כָּל בֹּקֶר. I noticed…
daily video – how to say “the rest” 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 “appropriate attire” in Hebrew
לְבוּשׁ הוֹלֵם Can’t read Hebrew yet? Someone pointed out that in my entry last week on different articles of clothing, I neglected to mention the word for clothing itself. The simple word is בֶּגֶד , meaning garment. In the plural it’s בְּגָדִים listen and repeat. For example: הִיא לָבְשָׁה בְּגָדִים יָפִים. She wore nice clothes. listen …