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how to say “elderly” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /]מְבֻגָּר The Hebrew word for mature is בוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /] for a male and בוגרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /] for a female. Someone elderly or mature in the sense of age is מבוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /] or מבוגרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/מבוגר-#.m4a” /]שוחחתי היום עם אישה מבוגרת שגרה בעיר העתיקה. I spoke today with an elderly woman…
daily video – how to say “air” 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 “security guard” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-1.m4a” /]מְאַבְטֵחַ The Hebrew word for to guard or to keep is לשמור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-2.m4a” /]. And indeed, שומר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-3.m4a” /] (for a male) or שומרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-4.m4a” /] (for a female) could refer to the person doing their best to make sure we’re safe at the mall or at the synagogue. But the better term is מאבטח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מאבטח-1.m4a”…
how to say “thorough” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? יְסוֹדִי Check out our spring courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat Many of the readers on this blog are busy this week preparing their dwellings for Passover. This preparation demands, above all, a thorough cleaning – נִקּוּי יְסוֹדִי (nee-KOO-yee yeh-soh-DEE). The foundations of Hebrew יסודי is an adjective form…
how to say “to complain incessantly” in Hebrew
לְקַטֵּר Can’t read Hebrew yet? Imagine a boiling teapot, with steam rising from its spout. That’s approximately the image evoked in Hebrew when describing someone complaining non-stop, as לְקַטֵּר means literally to smoke a pipe or to burn incense. For example: תַּפְסִיקִי לְקַטֵּר עַל הַשְּׁכֵנִים וְתַעֲשִׁי מַשֶּׁהוּ.(to a female) Stop complaining so much about the neighbors and do something. …
how to say “suicide terrorist” in Hebrew
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