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how to say “audience” in Hebrew
קָהָל listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for audience is quite an ancient one, as Moses would address the audience – הַקָּהָל listen and repeat – of the wandering People of Israel for forty years in the desert. A modern example: הַקָּהָל מַקְשִׁיב. The audience is listening. listen The…
how to say “to put on a belt” in Hebrew
לַחְגּוֹר חֲגוֹרָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחגור-חגורה-1.mp3″ /] English has a couple of generic words for donning any article of clothing – to put on, to dress oneself in, to wear. Hebrew has a special verb for many different articles, sometimes deriving from the name of the article itself. For example, to put on a belt is לַחְגּוֹר חֲגוֹרָה[audioclip…
how to say “fighter” in Hebrew
לוֹחֵם Hebrew’s word for warrior or fighter is לוחם when referring to a male and לוחמת when referring to a female. Israelis use the term to distinguish combat soldiers from non-combat soldiers, whom they call (not always with admiration) jobniks: הוא היה בצבא לוחם או ג’ובניק? In the army, was he a fighter or a…
how to say “to break” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבור-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁבּוֹר, לְהִשָּׁבֵר The word לשבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבור-#.m4a” /] – to break – is a classic simple verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבור-#.m4a” /]היא שבתה את ליבו אבל אז הוא שבר את שלה. She captured his heart but then he broke hers. Now, that’s to break something else. But what about to simply break, with no action done…
daily video – how to say “in power” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים השורש של המילה "שלטון" כמו "בשלטון" כמו " הוא בשלטון כבר עשרים שנה", השורש הוא ש.ל.ט וזה שורש מאוד שימושי רואים...
how to say “a risk” in Hebrew
סיכון Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for dangerous – מְסוּכָּן (me-soo-KAHN). Likewise, the word for danger itself is סַכָּנָה (sah-kah-NAH). The word for risk comes from the same root – ס.כ.נ (s.k.n): סִכּוּן (see-KOON). Radio-show lineup I’ve got my radio show of Israeli music explained at noon today (as every week), on…