how to say “feel free” in Hebrew
לִטְרוֹק To close the door is לִסְגּוֹר אֶת הַדֶּלֶת (lees-GOHR et hah-DEH-let). But to slam it is לִטְרוֹק אוֹתָהּ (leet-ROHK oh-AH). If you want to say in Hebrew to a boy, don’t slam the door!, it’s אַל תִּטְרוֹק אֶת הַדֶּלֶת (ahl teet-ROHK et hah-DEH-let). Class starts this Sunday Our friendly, state…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקרא-1.m4a” /]מִקְרָא If you’re familiar with traditional Jewish literature, you probably know the common term for the Bible – תנ”ך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקרא-2.m4a” /], which stands for תורה, נביאים וכתובים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקרא-3.m4a” /] – Torah, Prophets, (Holy) Writings. But you may not be familiar with another term that refers to the Bible… or, more literally, Scripture. The term is מקרא[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /]אָפוּי To bake, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לאפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /]. Its root is א.פ.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /]: the ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /], a weak letter, becomes a ו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /] or י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /] in various formations, as in the word אפוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /] – baked. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/אפוי-#.m4a” /]הם מכינים דג אפוי…
מִפְלֶצֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפלצת-1.mp3″ /] I’m excited for Jurassic World, a sequel to Jurassic Park ten years in the making. Some describe dinosaurs – in Hebrew, דִּינוֹזָאוּרִים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפלצת-2.mp3″ /] – as monsters. The Hebrew word for monster is מִפְלֶצֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפלצת-1.mp3″ /], a word that appears once in Biblical Hebrew (מְלָכִים א’, פֶּרֶק ט”ו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפלצת-3.mp3″ /] – I Kings,…
having trouble seeing the print? דַּחַף Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online The Hebrew word for to push is לִדְחוֹף . For example: הִיא דָּחְפָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ לְהֶשֵּׂגִים מַרְשִׁימִים. She pushed herself to impressive achievements. Modern Hebrew regards an urge (or impulse, compulsion, desire, etc) as an internal push – the word is…