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how to say “binoculars (and goggles)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]מִשְׁקֶפֶת Strictly speaking, משקפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] is something one looks through – its root is ש.ק.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] meaning looking out. משקפת is the word for both googles and binoculars. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]כמה כוכבים רואים הלילה! חבל שלא הבאתי איתי משקפת. How many stars we can see tonight! Too bad I didn’t bring binoculars with…
how to say “tops (at the most)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /]גַּג In English, you might say something like “I’d pay $100 for that. $150 tops (maximum).” In Hebrew, the equivalent expression for tops is גג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /] – literally, roof. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /]אני אגיע תוך שעה, שעה וחצי גג. I’ll arrive in an hour, an hour and a half tops.
how to say “network” and “store chain” in Hebrew
רֶשֶׁת רֶשֶׁת (REH-shet) in Biblical Hebrew means net. If you’ve been receiving your daily dose of Hebrew since March of 2010, perhaps you remember that entry. Today the word רשת is also used to refer a chain of establishments, such as רֶשֶׁת מַחְסָנֵי חַשְׁמַל, Chain of Electronic Warehouses (REH-shet mahkh-sah-NEH-ee khahsh-MAHL). It’s…
daily video – how to say “to serve as” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “to climb” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לטפס-1.m4a” /]לְטַפֵּס One of my Arik Einstein favorites, אוהב להיות בבית [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לטפס-2.m4a” /] (I Like to Be Home) is a gem of a song for people looking to get a sense of Hebrew’s so-called present tense (I say so-called, because really such “present-tense verbs” in Hebrew are participles). The song begins: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לטפס-3.m4a” /]יש אנשים שמטפסים…
how to say “a difference” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]הֶבְדֵל We’ve seen that לשנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /] means to change something. Thus a change is שינוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. But what about a difference? That’s הבדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]מה ההבדל בין קברנה למרלו? מה זה משנה? What’s the difference between Cabarnet and Merlot? What does it matter? הבדל is related to the הפעיל…