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how to say “to put” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /]לָשִׂים This is one of those basic words that I’ll use to show you an interesting Hebrew tidbit. לשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /] means to put or to place, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /]דוד, שמתי לך תנור חימום בחדר כדי שלא יהיה לך קר. David, I put a space heater in your room so you won’t be…
how to say “latkes” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-1.m4a” /]לְבִיבוֹת My Israeli grandmother makes the best potato latkes. But she doesn’t call them latkes – she calls them לביבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-1.m4a” /]. The word לביבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-2.m4a” /] originates in the illicit Biblical story of Amnon and Tamar (שמואל ב’, פרק י”ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-3.m4a” /] – II Samuel, Chapter 13), where the incestuous brother asks…
How to say to “make” a decision in Hebrew
לקבל החלטה In English we talk about making a decision. In Hebrew, we talk about receiving or taking on a decision. The word for to receive is לְקַבֵּל (leh-kah-BEHL). The word for decision is הַחְלָטָה (hakh-lah-TAH); and to decide is לְהַחְלִיט (leh-hahkh-LEET). So I could say that I made a decision to eat yogurt every day – קִבַּלְתִּי הַחְלָטָה לֶאֱכוֹל יוֹגוּרְטְ כָּל יוֹם (kee-BAHL-tee hahkh-lah-TAH leh-eh-KHOHL…
daily video – how to say “don’t mess with me” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
on the Hebrew word for “miracle”
having trouble seeing the print? נֵס brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and the world This one’s for JJ. Forty five years ago three major Arab powers in the Middle East threatened to destroy the Jewish State and bring upon a second Holocaust. The people of Israel began to dig graves…
how to say “summer” in Hebrew
קַיִץ Spring, in Hebrew, is אָבִיב (ah-VEEV); Passover is חַג הָאָבִיב (khahg hah-ah-VEEV). Today was a gorgeous יוֹם אָבִיבִי (yohm ah-vee-VEE) – spring day – here in Jerusalem. It was quite warm… but not quite hot, with the sun shining, the flowers blooming, and the city getting excited for the national holidays בַּפֶּתַח…