how to say “hot air balloon” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 23, 2022June 17, 2022

Last week a cluster of balloons appeared in my garden, probably from a nearby birthday party.

The Hebrew word for balloon is בלון
… but when talking about a hot air balloon, the term is כדור פורח
– literally, a flying ball.

For example:

לכבוד יום ההולדת היא רוצה טיסה בכדור פורח.

For her (the) birthday she wants a flight in a hot air balloon.

Note that פורח
means flying in this case, though it normally means blooming. פורח in the sense of flying appears in Mishnaic Hebrew, notably in the Talmudic expression אותיות פורחות באוויר
– letters flying in the air (here’s a discussion of the term).

Top 10 Terms for Private Lessons

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An office brainstorm generated these top 10 Hebrew terms for how we like to present private lessons to prospective students. Enjoy! 1. שִׁיעוּר פְּרָטִי[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PL-#.m4a" /] - private lesson The word שיעור[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PL-#.m4a" /] - lesson - originally meant measure of something; a lesson is a fixed amount of material learned. [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PL-#.m4a" /]פרטי -...

how to say “homemade” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 26, 2017October 21, 2018

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how to say “day of rest” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 20, 2022February 17, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /]יוֹם מְנוּחָה שבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /] is the Hebrew name of the seventh day of the week. English’s Sabbath is just a transliteration of the Hebrew, which means refraining from working. A day of rest is יום מנוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /]בישראל, כל עובד זכאי ליום מנוחה שבועי. In Israel, every employee is entitled…

Weekly Hebrew Review – renovations, safety items and running a marathon

ByAmi Steinberger March 4, 2016September 3, 2018

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “experiment” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 10, 2012August 5, 2024

having trouble seeing the print? נִסּוּי Extra discount on Fall 2012 Coursesthrough August 14 SIGN UP NOW! You may know the Hebrew word (an active-intensive פִּעֵל verb) for to try – לְנַסּוֹת (leh-nah-SOHT). This is to try both in the sense of to attempt and in the sense of to test and see whether something will work. The Torah portion…

how to say “make me” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 13, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? לְהַכְרִיחַ, לִגְרוֹם, לְחַיֵּב This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches. Though Israeli kids certainly have…

Last week a cluster of balloons appeared in my garden, probably from a nearby birthday party.

The Hebrew word for balloon is בלון… but when talking about a hot air balloon, the term is כדור פורח – literally, a flying ball.

For example:

לכבוד יום ההולדת היא רוצה טיסה בכדור פורח.

For her (the) birthday she wants a flight in a hot air balloon.

Note that פורח means flying in this case, though it normally means blooming. פורח in the sense of flying appears in Mishnaic Hebrew, notably in the Talmudic expression אותיות פורחות באוויר – letters flying in the air (here’s a discussion of the term).

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The Hebrew word for balloon is בלון
… but when talking about a hot air balloon, the term is כדור פורח
– literally, a flying ball.

Note that פורח
means flying in this case, though it normally means blooming. פורח in the sense of flying appears in Mishnaic Hebrew, notably in the Talmudic expression אותיות פורחות באוויר
– letters flying in the air (here’s a discussion of the term).