how to say “instructions” in Hebrew
חֻלְצָה מְכֻפְתֶּרֶת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for shirt is חֻלְצָה listen and repeat. And the word for button is כַּפְתּוֹר listen and repeat. To form button-down or that which is made with buttons, Hebrew plugs כפתור into the passive-intensive verb form to yield מְכֻפְתָּר listen and repeat in the…
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 Game 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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אזרח-ותיק-1.mp3″ /]אֶזְרָח וָתִיק On buses throughout Israel you’ll find placards stating: מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אזרח-ותיק-2.mp3″ /] stand up in the presence of the aged This phrase taken right out of the Bible uses the word שֵׂיבָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אזרח-ותיק-3.mp3″ /], referring specifically to hair that has gone white, and generally to those who typically bear white…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/העיר-העתיקה-#.m4a” /]הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה How do you say the Old City in Hebrew? העיר העתיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/העיר-העתיקה-#.m4a” /], where העיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/העיר-העתיקה-#.m4a” /] means the city and העתיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/העיר-העתיקה-#.m4a” /] means the old (yes, literally it’s the city, the old – that’s how Hebrew works). Say עתיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/העיר-העתיקה-#.m4a” /] – old out loud. Better yet, say its masculine…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משתרע-#.m4a” /]מִשְׂתָּרֵעַ In English, we talk about a sprawling metropolis – a really big city area. In Hebrew, we use the verb להשתרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משתרע-#.m4a” /] – to span or to sprawl, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משתרע-#.m4a” /]נתב”ג טרמינל שלוש משתרע על פני אלף שלוש מאות מטר רבוע. Ben Gurion Airport Terminal 3 spans thirteen hundred square meters. The…