how to say “eye contact” in Hebrew
לְהִתְחַבֵּק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root ח.ב.ק (kh.b.k) means embracing. There’s to hug someone else (active-intensive verb) – לְחַבֵּק listen and repeat – as in: הָאֵם חִבְּקָה אֶת הַיֶּלֶד כְּשֶׁהוּא נִבְהַל מֵהַכֶּלֶב. The mother hugged the child when he was frightened from the dog. listen And there’s…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/בין-היתר-#.m4a” /]בֵּין הַיֶּתֶר The Hebrew word for between or among is בין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/בין-היתר-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/בין-היתר-#.m4a” /]כדי להגיע לכביש הראשי צריך ללכת בין הבתים. In order to get to the main street you need to walk between the houses. Among other things is בין היתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/בין-היתר-#.m4a” /] – literally, among the rest. For example: [audioclip…
קַלְפִּי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for ballot box – that box with a slot for the votes taking place today in Israel – is קַלְפִּי listen and repeat. The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. What about the word for…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קר-שם-1.m4a” /]קָר שָׁם Though summer is approaching in the northern hemisphere, there are places on earth where it’s pretty cold. If you’ve got even the most basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for cold – קר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קר-שם-2.m4a” /]. To say it’s cold there, you might try translating literally from English, coming up with…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!