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how to say “snacks” in Hebrew
חֲטִיפִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? When we snack, we grab food. Thus the Modern Hebrew word for snack – חֲטִיף – means literally something grabbed. For example: צִמּוּקִים וּבוֹטְנִים הֵם חֲטִיפִים בְּרִיאִים. Raisins and peanuts are healthy snacks. חטיף comes from a more ancient word, the simple verb לַחְטוֹף of the…
make this week’s Hebrew yours – REVIEW this week’s doses!
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
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how to say “to say something (make a comment)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להעיר-#.m4a” /]לְהָעִיר The best-known meaning of the word להעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להעיר-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb, is to wake someone up. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להעיר-#.m4a” /]דוד, תעיר אותי כשמגיעים. David, wake me up when we arrive. In this case, we use a form of the את[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להעיר-#.m4a” /] after להעיר – the word אותי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להעיר-#.m4a” /]…
how to say “event” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /]אֵרוּעַ The Hebrew word for event – אירוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /] – comes from the Aramic verb ארע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-2.m4a” /] – happened: an event is something that takes place, and then it’s over. Like in English, אירוע can refer to an event geological, digital, or one that people gather to take part in. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-3.m4a” /]מאוד…
how to say “decade” in Hebrew
*** Correction – Yesterday I wrote that מְתֻחְכָּם (me-tookh-KAHM) – sophisticated – is a הופעל (hoof-AHL) verb. That was an error – it’s a פועל (poo-AHL) verb. *** Today’s word… If you can count to ten in Hebrew, you know the word עֶשֶׂר (EH-sehr) – ten. If you’re grammar-savvy in Hebrew, you know עֲשָׂרָה (ah-sah-RAH)…