how to say “personal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 31, 2015October 23, 2018

אִישִׁי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אישי-1.mp3″ /]

There’s private – פְּרָטִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אישי-2.mp3″ /], as in private school – בֵּית סֵפֶר פְּרָטִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אישי-3.mp3″ /].

And then there’s personal – אִישִׁי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אישי-1.mp3″ /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/אישי-4.mp3″ /]זֹאת הוֹדָעָה אִישִׁית בִּמְיֻחָד עֲבוּרְכֶם.

This is a personal message especially for you (plural).

While פרטי comes from the word פְּרָט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/אישי-5.mp3″ /] – detail, אישי comes from the word אִישׁ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/אישי-6.mp3″ /] – man, or more generally, person.

how to say “sculpting” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 5, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/פיסול-#.m4a” /]פִּסּוּל If you’ve read some of the Bible in Hebrew, you are almost certainly familiar with the word פסל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/פיסול-#.m4a” /] – graven image or statue. There, the simple פעל verb לפסול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/פיסול-#.m4a” /] means to chisel, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/פיסול-#.m4a” /]פְּסָל לְךָ שְׁנֵי לֻחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים (שמות ל”ד, א’) Chisel out two stone tablets like the…

how to say “metal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 30, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? מַתֶּכֶת Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! The Hebrew word for metal – such as iron, gold and aluminum – is מַתֶּכֶת (mah-TEH-khet). It stems from the root נ.ת.כ (n.t.kh), meaning pouring or melting – since most forms…

how to say “helicopter” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 15, 2014October 24, 2018

מַסּוֹק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The people at the Academy of the Hebrew Language work hard to introduce newly-constructed authentic Hebrew words into the vernacular, trying to catch up with the masses who already use foreign words for inventions of recent centuries such as the telephone (the term they came…

how to say “puddle” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 12, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? שְׁלוּלִית Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program It’s finally been raining here in Jerusalem. The other night, dodging puddles as I walked through the neighborhoods of south Jerusalem, I couldn’t help but smile as I was reminded of this great song, written by Mira Meir and performed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, as well as…

how to say “reputation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 3, 2013October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? שֵׁם, מוֹנִיטִין Vocabulary builder for the 2013 Israel elections this week’s video! Since the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world is שְׁמוֹת – names of, I thought it appropriate to introduce another important word related the common word, name – שֵׁם. A reputation in English can also be called…

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger January 11, 2019January 2, 2019

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

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