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how to say “stillness” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? דְּמָמָה Tonight I was walking in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem and noticed that Coffee Shop was closed. I continued on my way and passed another closed eatery, where outside where six paper bags were housing six burning candles – one for each million. Tomorrow at 10am the people…
how to say “industrial area” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /]אֵזוֹר תַּעֲשִׂיָּה The Hebrew word for industry – תעשייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – comes from the root ע.ש.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] meaning doing, action. In Israel, perhaps the most notable תעשיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – industries – are תעשיית היין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – the wine industry and תעשיית ההייטק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /] – the high-tech industry. An area or zone is אזור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/אזור-תעשייה-#.m4a” /],…
how to say “just kidding” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /]סְתָם To joke around, in Hebrew, is להתבדח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /], while I’m joking is אני צוחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] if you’re a male and אני צוחקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] if you’re a female. Both צוחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] and צוחקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] are forms of the simple verb לצחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /], which means literally to laugh….
how to say “to behave” in Hebrew
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how to say “to breathe heavily” in Hebrew
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