how to say “estate” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קור-רוח-1.m4a” /]קוֹר רוּחַ When I was in junior high school, it was important to earn good grades and to get along with my parents, but far more than anything else, it was important to be cool. I’m not talking about cool weather or cool water. In Hebrew, the word for those is קריר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/קור-רוח-2.m4a” /], a diminutive of קר[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/בפני-עצמו-#.m4a” /]בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ In an of itself is one of those concepts that difficult to describe. So let’s see in context first instead: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/בפני-עצמו-#.m4a” /]כל פגישה עם המטפל היא חוויה בפני עצמה. Each meeting with the therapist is an experience in and of itself. Hebrew’s expression is בפני עצמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/בפני-עצמו-#.m4a” /], when referring…
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( ), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת ( ). When speaking of multiple babies, it’s תִּינוֹקוֹת ( ), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to congratulate my friends, my…
The Modern Hebrew letter ו (vahv) make a v sound when pronounced by most native speakers. In Biblical times, however, the letter made a w sound. There are four Hebrew consonants pronounced, historically, at the lips: ב (b), מ (m), פ (p) and ו (w). Try it yourself. Linguists call these consonants bilabials. You…