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how to say “mute” and other disabilities in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? אִלֵּם       The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world depicts the great leader Moses… who was also hard of speaking.        The Hebrew word for a mute is אִלֵּם   when referring to a male, and אִלֶּמֶת   when referring to a female. For example:…

how to say “to save up” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? לַחְסוֹךְ     New Hebrew Conversation Group for Young Adults AACI Jerusalem, 7:30-9pm, once a week for 8 weeks sicha.ulpan.com   When I started learning French, I focused first on getting the sounds right. As I began acquiring some vocabulary, I would continue focusing on pronunciation of this new set of sounds. I believe…

daily video – how to say “billboard” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “tops (at the most)” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[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 “cream” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁחָה   Brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan The Torah portion to be read tomorrow by Jews around the world mentions the high priest upon whose head the anointment oil has been poured – אֲשֶׁר יוּצַק עַל רֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה (ah-SHEHR yoo-TSAHK ahl roh-SHOH SHEH-men hah-meesh-KHAH). by li-penny The word משחה means anointment, cream which is…

how to say “to slip” in Hebrew

how to say “to slip” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /]לְהַחֲלִיק When it snows occasionally in Jerusalem, there’s the danger of slipping – החלקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] (you may be familiar with ice skating – החלקה על קרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – literally slipping on ice). But even when the weather is hot, people can slip – להחליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – on the smooth Jerusalem stone….