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how to say “signage” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/שילוט-#.m4a” /]שִׁלּוּט Yesterday we saw a sign – or rather, that a sign in the printed, instructional sense is שלט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/שילוט-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. A system of signs – signage – is שילוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/שילוט-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/שילוט-#.m4a” /]השילוט בכביש הזה לא משהו. The signage on this road is not great (not something). In English…
how to say “the center of Israel” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-הארץ-1.m4a” /]מֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ Of Israel’s population of about 8 million people, almost 4 million live in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Israelis call this large concentration המרכז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-הארץ-2.m4a” /] – the Center. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-הארץ-3.m4a” /]רוב המשפחה שלי גרה במרכז. Most of my family lives in the Center. מרכז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-הארץ-4.m4a” /] comes from the root ר.כ.ז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרכז-הארץ-5.m4a”…
how to say “can’t complain” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-1.m4a” /]אֵין תְּלוּנוֹת If you’ve been in Israel long enough, you certainly know the word for to complain – להתלונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-2.m4a” /]. This word too goes as far back as Biblical Hebrew. A modern example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-3.m4a” /]הוא לא מפסיק להתלונן. He doesn’t stop complaining. A complaint – both formal (to the police, for example) or…
how to say “comments and enlightenment” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הערה-#.m4a” /]הֶעָרָה וְהֶאָרָה Nobody likes taking criticism. Even the ones that do would rather learn the easy way if given the choice. That’s why when Israelis talk about comments (in other words, corrections), they sometimes add a word that sounds just like the one for comments, to soften the blow: a comment is הערה[audioclip…
Weekly YDDH Review
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…
how to say “in therapy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]בְּטִפּוּל Hebrew does use תרפיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] for therapy in the generic sense, but the more common word for psychotherapy is טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] – literally, treatment. And someone in therapy is בטיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]אחת הסדרות הישראליות המוצלחות היא “בטיפול”. One of the most successful Israeli (TV) series is…
