how to say “excuses” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/רחפן-#.m4a” /]רַחֲפָן The Hebrew word for drone or quadcopter is רחפן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/רחפן-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/רחפן-#.m4a” /]הסצנה הזאת צולמה מרחפן. This scene was filmed from a drone. רפחן comes from the פיעל verb לרחף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/רחפן-#.m4a” /] – to hover.
אַחְוָה Last night I had the honor to attend the wedding of my friend and colleague, Mark Rebacz, to Sarah Kornbluth. Among the blessings recited over a cup of wine at a Jewish wedding is one detailing various elements of goodness the guests wish upon the newlywed couple. One of those elements is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]בּוּשָׁה וְחֶרְפָּה In English, to express that you frown strongly upon something, you might say what a disgrace! In Hebrew, the expression that hits the target is בושה וחרפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /] – literally, shame and disgrace. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]לא ייאמן שהם עשו את זה! בושה וחרפה! Unbelievable that they did that! What a disgrace! Though…
שַׁבָּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שבת-1.mp3″ /] Modern Hebrew speakers use שַׁבָּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שבת-1.mp3″ /] – the Hebrew word for Sabbath – as a feminine noun. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שבת-2.mp3″ /]הָיְתָה לְךָ שַׁבָּת טוֹבָה? Did you (a male) have a good Shabbat? But is שבת necessarily a feminine noun? Looking at Biblical Hebrew, it’s not so clear: Sometimes שבת is…