listen and repeat. For example, a man might say:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/נראות-#.m4a” /]רְאוּת, נִרְאוּת Visibility, in English, can mean one of two things. It can refer to how visible faraway objects are given weather conditions – this is ראות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/נראות-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/נראות-#.m4a” /]ביום בהיר עם ראות טובה אפשר לראות מפה את החרמון. On a clear day with good visibility, you…
מַתָּנָה, שַׁי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Just like the English word gift comes from the verb give, colloquial Hebrew’s word for it is מַתָּנָה listen and repeat, coming from the verb לָתֵת listen and repeat – to give. For example: לֹא רַק יְלָדִים אוֹהֲבִים לְקַבֵּל מַתָּנוֹת. Not only children like receiving…
נִסָּיוֹן Hear this word pronounced You’re likely to come across this word not so much in everyday speech, but rather through the media, specifically by watching and listening to the news in Hebrew. To make an attempt, or to try (and not to try a new food – that’s to taste), in Hebrew, is לְנַסּוֹת (le-nah-SOHT). An…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/צפירה-#.m4a” /]צְפִירָה The Hebrew word for siren is צפירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/צפירה-#.m4a” /]. Although it might make sense that the word comes from ציפור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/צפירה-#.m4a” /] – bird, that’s not the case. Rather, צפירה comes from the Aramaic word צפרא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/צפירה-#.m4a” /] – morning: a siren is a wakeup call. Here’s the word in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/צפירה-#.m4a” /]לא כל…