how to say “filling” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]עֲצָמוֹת The Hebrew word for bone is עצם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /], while more than one bone is עצמות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]כמה עצמות יש בגוף האדם? How many bones are there in the human body? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]העצמות האלה יבשים. These bones are dry. Now, why does a masculine word like עצם…
רַע, גָּרוּעַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רע-1.mp3″ /] I tend to veer away from presenting negative doses of Hebrew so as not to ruin your day, but this one’s far too שִׁמּוּשִׁי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רע-2.mp3″ /] – useful – to hold back from. The basic Hebrew word for bad is רַע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רע-3.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רע-4.mp3″ /]הוּא יֶלֶד רַע. He’s…
having trouble seeing the print? לִשְׁתּוֹל listen and repeat Last week I wrote about the Hebrew word for to plant – לִנְטוֹעַ listen and repeat. I’d like to make a couple of corrections and additions to that dose. 1. ט”ו בשבט listen and repeat (Tu Bishvat) takes place on the 15th of Shevat, not the 16th. …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גירוש-ספרד-1.m4a” /]גֵּרוּשׁ סְפָרַד The Modern-Hebrew word for Spain is ספרד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גירוש-ספרד-2.m4a” /], though the name in Biblical Hebrew refers to a land far away from Israel, most likely in present-day western Turkey (Wikipedia). In Mishnaic times the land that is today Spain was called אספמיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גירוש-ספרד-3.m4a” /], probably a Phoenician version of the Hebrew אי…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעצבן-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְעַצְבֵּן The Hebrew word for nerve is עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעצבן-2.m4a” /] (note that the pronunciation has ah vowels, not eh vowels). So it makes sense that the word for to get worked up or aggravated is להתעצבן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעצבן-1.m4a” /], since this is usually the result of people or events getting on one’s nerves. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעצבן-3.m4a” /]אחרי שעה וחצי…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייעץ-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְיָעֵץ People like to give advice – not many like receiving it unsolicited. The Hebrew word for advice is עצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייעץ-2.m4a” /], while pieces of advice are עצות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייעץ-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייעץ-4.m4a” /]יש לי כמה עצות בשיבלך. I have a few pieces of advice for you (a male). But solicited advice is…