how to say “it’ll be good” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

One of the most common expressions you’ll hear in Israel is יהיה בסדר
– it’s gonna (it will) be okay. Another similar one is יהיה טוב
– literally, it will be good.

A third expression with a similar meaning is עוד חזון למועד
. It means literally there is yet a vision for the time. But while some people do use it to express optimism, most use it ironically to mean something like only time will tell.

For example:

אנחנו מקווים שהמשא ומתן יצליח, אבל עוד חזון למועד.

We hope the negotiation will succeed, but only time will tell.

עוד חזון למועד comes from the biblical Book of חבקוק
– Habakuk.

how to say “complacency” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 17, 2017October 18, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שאננות-1.m4a” /]שַׁאֲנַנּוּת The lead singer of the Israeli hip-hop/funk band Hadag Nahash is Sha’anan Streett, whose first name – in Hebrew, שאנן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שאננות-2.m4a” /] – means calm, complacent. In the name, as in the names of other Israeli neighborhoods such as Tel Aviv’s נווה שאנן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שאננות-3.m4a” /] – Neve Shaanan (Abode of Calm) and…

what’s free?

ByAmi Steinberger March 24, 2010November 5, 2018

חינם, חירות, חופש If you’ve been to Jerusalem in the past couple of years, you may have eaten at a low-budget pizza parlor called פִּיצָה כִּמְעַט חִינָם (pizza keem-AHT hee-NAHM) – almost-free pizza. Their prices are actually much lower than those of their competitors. But they’re still not free. Not kosher…

how to say “to pass the time” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 2, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להעביר-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]לְהַעֲבִיר אֶת הַזְּמַן To pass the time in Hebrew is the same as to pass the time in English: להעביר את הזמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להעביר-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להעביר-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]לא כיף להעביר את הזמן במרפאה. It’s no fun to pass the time at the (medical) clinic. להעביר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להעביר-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /] is a הפעיל verb of the…

daily video – how to say “well-lit” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

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 “to get on the bus” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 26, 2019August 20, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]לַעֲלוֹת לָאוֹטוֹבּוּס The Hebrew word for bus (or autobus) is simple enough to remember: אוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]. What about getting on the bus? That’s לעלות לאוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]אפשר לעלות לאוטובוס גם מהדלת האחורית. You can also get on the bus from the back door. לעלות ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /] means literally to go up to….

how to say “Camelbak” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 26, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/שלוקר-#.m4a” /]שְׁלוּקֶר I didn’t find a more generic word for this in English, so I resorted to using the brand name Camelbak to describe a שלוקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/שלוקר-#.m4a” /], a small backpack filled with water, drawn via a tube to a hiker’s mouth. The word שלוקר comes from Yiddish (here’s a video I did a…

One of the most common expressions you’ll hear in Israel is יהיה בסדר – it’s gonna (it will) be okay. Another similar one is יהיה טוב – literally, it will be good.

A third expression with a similar meaning is עוד חזון למועד. It means literally there is yet a vision for the time. But while some people do use it to express optimism, most use it ironically to mean something like only time will tell.