how to say “fateful” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 26, 2022July 19, 2022

גּוֹרָלִי

The Hebrew word for fate or destiny is גורל
.

Thus גורלי
means fateful when referring to something grammatically masculine, while גורלית
refers to something feminine.

For example:

לעלות לארץ הייתה החלטה גורלית עם השפעות דרמטיות על חיי.

To immigrate to Israel was a fateful decision with dramatic effect(s) on my life.

I’ll tell you about them in today’s video.

how to say “come here” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 4, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בוא-הנה-#.m4a” /]בּוֹא הֵנָּה You might hear a mother say to her son the literal בוא לפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בוא-הנה-#.m4a” /] – come (to) here – but you’re more likely to hear her say to him, בוא הנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בוא-הנה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בוא-הנה-#.m4a” /]בוא הנה, אני רוצה להחליף איתך מילה. Come here, I want to have…

how do you say “heat,” “fever” and “warmth” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger June 21, 2010November 5, 2018

חום Help us get the Hebrew word out there! Forward this to a friend or two! Yes, single Hebrew word above means all three of those things in English: heat, fever and warmth. The word is חוֹם (hohm) – not to be confused with the color brown – חוּם (hoom). Here are two Hebrew…

how to say “dreamy” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 13, 2020December 11, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]חֲלוֹמִי The Hebrew word for dream is חלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]. Add an ee sound to the end of the word and we get the adjective dreamy or dreamlike – חלומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]נרות החנוכה בחצרות ירושלים הם מראה חלומי. Hanukkah candles in Jerusalem courtyards are a dreamy sight. Or, add eet – ית-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]…

Free Hebrew Webinar- “Back To School”

ByAmi Steinberger August 23, 2021September 12, 2021

The new school year is starting and what better way to get ready to go back than with an interactive Hebrew lesson for the whole family? This webinar has it all: fun, learning and amazing prizes! Let’s get ready to go back to school! The webinars will take place in the evening (Israel time) on…

how to say “keep me posted” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 21, 2014October 24, 2018

תְּעַדְכֵּן אׂתִי Can’t read Hebrew yet? In English, we use the term to update mostly when discussing the news and professionally-related topics. In Hebrew, however, it’s used in lieu of the everyday expressions let me know and keep me posted. The word is לְעַדְכֵּן , an active-intensive verb of the four-letter root ע.ד.כ.נ (a.d.k.n)….

how to say “button-down shirt” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 17, 2015October 23, 2018

חֻלְצָה מְכֻפְתֶּרֶת Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for shirt is חֻלְצָה . And the word for button is כַּפְתּוֹר . To form button-down or that which is made with buttons, Hebrew plugs כפתור into the passive-intensive verb form to yield מְכֻפְתָּר in the masculine and מְכֻפְתֶּרֶת in the…