how to say “populated” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תבוא-כל-יום-1.m4a” /]תָּבוֹא כָּל יוֹם! Turns out you and your falafel guy watched the same soccer game last night, and you’ve established a good rapport. Handing you your מנה פלאפל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תבוא-כל-יום-2.m4a” /] – falafel portion, he might say to you (if you’re a male): [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תבוא-כל-יום-1.m4a” /]תבוא כל יום! Come (back) every day! If you’re a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /]מְנַתֵּחַ Surgery in Hebrew is ניתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /]היא עברה ניתוח קיסרי. She underwent a cesarean section. Likewise, a מנתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /] is a surgeon when referring to a man and מנתחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /] for a woman. Often מנתח goes with the word רופא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ניתוח-#.m4a” /] – doctor – before it,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הערכה-עצמית-1.m4a” /]הַעֲרָכָה עַצְמִית The word for the self in Hebrew is the same as the word for bone – עצם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הערכה-עצמית-2.m4a” /]. עצם as self in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הערכה-עצמית-3.m4a” /]אני רואה את עצמי במראה. I (a male) see myself in the mirror. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הערכה-עצמית-4.m4a” /]תארי לעצמך שאת הולכת ביער. Imagine to yourself (a female) that you’re walking in…
having trouble seeing the print? הִתְמַכְּרוּת Before I moved back to Israel in 2007 and opened up Ulpan La-Inyan a year later, I was training as a psychotherapist in Los Angeles. My first post was to Beit T’shuva, a Jewish center for addiction recovery on Venice Blvd. The Hebrew word for addiction is הִתְמַכְּרוּת, of the root…
having trouble seeing the print? צְפִירָה Our Hebrew class starts Sunday! 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! A couple of hours ago, residents of Jerusalem may have been taken by surprise by the sound of a city-wide siren. This was a test. In any case, the Hebrew word for the sound of a siren is…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!