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how to say “family trip” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טיול-משפחתי-#.m4a” /]טִיּוּל מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי Going abroad isn’t really an option these days, but people can still take family trips in their own country. The term for one in Hebrew is טיול משפחתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טיול-משפחתי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טיול-משפחתי-#.m4a” /]בטיול המשפחתי האחרון חרשנו את הגולן והגליל. In our (the) last family trip we scoured the Golan…

how to say “independent” in Hebrew

how to say “independent” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…

three words for “wall” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  קִיר, חוֹמָה, כֹּתֶל   Can’t read Hebrew yet?     1 קִיר   קִיר    is the everyday word. It refers to the wall you’re probably facing right now, if you’re indoors. It’s that which encloses and divides between rooms.    For example:   בַּחֶדֶר שֶׁנִּפְתַּח אֶל הֶחָצֵר יֵשׁ שְׁלֹשָׁה קִירוֹת וְדֶלֶת גְּדוֹלָה מִזְּכוּכִית. In the room that opens…

how to say “conference call” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

שיחת ועידה The Hebrew word for conversation is שִׂיחָה (see-KHAH).    The word for conference is וְעִידָה (ve-ee-DAH). It comes from the same root as the word for committee – וַעַד (VAH-ahd) and its synonym, וַעֲדָה (vah-AH-dah). ועדה also carries the meanings, board and commission.   Anyway, a conference call is a (see-KHAHT ve-ee-DAH). This means, literally, a call…

how to say “doghouse” in Hebrew

how to say “doghouse” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מלונה-#.m4a” /]מְלוּנָה You may know the Hebrew word for hotel – מלון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מלונה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מלונה-#.m4a” /]ישנו במלון חמישה כוכבים בים המלח. We stayed (slept) in a five-star hotel at the Dead Sea. מלון comes from the root ל.ו.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מלונה-#.m4a” /] meaning staying overnight. A related word is מלונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מלונה-#.m4a” /], which in biblical…

how to say “toothpaste” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם highly recommended  for further vocabulary growth   Yesterday we met the Hebrew term for toothbrush – מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם ( ) Today we’ll see an important accessory. The Hebrew term for toothpaste is מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם ( ). The word משחת is a construct form of the word for paste or cream – מִשְׁחָה ( ) (see entry on cream)….