how to say “pastry” in Hebrew
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תַּנְחוּמִים The other day, a friend and reader of this blog – a woman who watched me grow up – lost her husband, Roni Yelloz. Her sons, with whom I grew up, lost their father. To Eva, Marc, Joe and Gabi, my heart goes out to you. The Hebrew word for condolences is תַּנְחוּמִים (tahn-khoo-MEEM). The…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]נָבוֹן If you’ve got about a Level 2 of Hebrew, you probably know the word חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – smart or wise. For example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]היא אישה חכמה מאוד. She’s a very smart woman. חכם is the generic word, but there’s another word – נבון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – wise (נבונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]…
מִשְׁמַעַת Can’t read Hebrew yet? Today, Israelis and Jews around the world pay tribute to those who fell defending the Jewish homeland, as well as those who were killed in acts of terror against it. A key trait for good soldiering is discipline – in Hebrew, מִשְׁמַעַת . This word derives from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /]יְלָדִים While the Biblical-Hebrew word for children in general is טף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /], Modern Hebrew prefers the more basic word ילדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /], the plural of ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /] – (male) child. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /]יש לנו באולפן לעניין תוכנית מיוחדת לילדים. We at Ulpan La-Inyan have a special program for kids. Listening…
תְּשׂוּמֶת לֵב Can’t read Hebrew yet? In English we talk about paying attention, directing our attention to something. Meaning the same, Hebrew invokes the metaphor of placing our heart on something – לָשִׂים לֵב . For example: שַׂמְתִּי לֵב שֶׁהִיא מַגִּיעָה לְפֹה כָּל בֹּקֶר. I noticed that she comes…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כתית-מעולה-#.m4a” /]שֶׁמֶן זַיִת כָּתִית מְעוּלֶּה The Hebrew word for oil is שמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כתית-מעולה-#.m4a” /], while olive oil is שמן זית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כתית-מעולה-#.m4a” /]. Virgin oil is the unrefined oil pressed directly from the olive. The pressed part is what provides us with the Hebrew expression שמן כתית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כתית-מעולה-#.m4a” /] – virgin oil, or literally, pressed oil. This has been…