how to say “heart to heart” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 21, 2022June 17, 2022

The Hebrew word for heart is לב
, as in:

אין לי לב להגיד להם לא.

I don’t have the heart to tell them no.

Heart to heart is a literal translation of the English: לב אל לב
.

For example:

דיברנו לב אל לב אל תוך הלילה.

We spoke heart to heart into the night.

how to say and use “pleasant” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 22, 2015October 22, 2018

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how to say “design” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 21, 2022February 17, 2022

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daily video – how to say “face to face” in Hebrew

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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...

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger October 23, 2020October 15, 2020

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

The Hebrew word for heart is לב, as in: