how to say “drugs” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מֶדַלְיָה Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! Whereas metal is a substance, a medal is an award. The Hebrew word for metal is מַתֶּכֶת (mah-TEH-khet), explained in yesterday’s posting. מתכת comes from an authentic Hebrew root. But the Hebrew word…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַפְצִיר Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online To beg, in Hebrew, is לְהִתְחַנֵּן . But there’s a certain type of begging that doesn’t let up. To beg in such a manner is לְהַפְצִיר . This word is used, albeit in a different verb form, in Biblical Hebrew,…
לְשׂוֹחֵחַ listen to this word pronounced I did this spiel this morning on the air with Adam. לְדַבֵּר (leh-dah-BEHR) is probably the first word that comes to mind, if you know some Hebrew. That’s the generic word for to talk or to speak. But as widely used as לדבר is, it carries…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חצקונים-#.m4a” /]חַצְ’קוּנִים Though the title may have grossed you out a bit, I urge you to bear with me as this post gets interesting. English speakers prefer the informal word zits over pimples. Likewise, Israelis prefer slang חצ’קונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חצקונים-#.m4a” /] over the more technical term פצעונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חצקונים-#.m4a” /] from the word פצע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/חצקונים-#.m4a” /] which means a sore among…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-נכון-1.m4a” /]לֹא נָכוֹן! Two Israeli kids, a sister and a brother, are fighting in the backseat of the family car. אמא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-נכון-2.m4a” /] – Mother – turns her head to shush them, but her daughter says: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-נכון-3.m4a” /]הוא התחיל! He started! To which the son replies: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-נכון-1.m4a” /]לא נכון! Not true! Note…