how to say “presentable” in Hebrew
נגן For those of you familiar with the Hassidic (Chassidische) world, you probably know the word for melody – נִגּוּן (Modern Hebrew: nee-GOON; Ashkenazi pronunciation: NIH-gihn). The root of this word is נ.ג.נ (n.g.n). Likewise, the word for musician – as well as the 20th century Hebrew word for media player of various kinds – is (nah-GAHN)….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/הרדמה-#.m4a” /]הַרְדָּמָה להירדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/הרדמה-#.m4a” /] means to fall asleep. But to cause someone to sleep is להרדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/הרדמה-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/הרדמה-#.m4a” /]הספר לא היה מעניין בכלל – הוא הרדים אותי! The book wasn’t interesting at all – it put me to sleep! Likewise, anesthesia – the act of putting someone to sleep –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צאנס-אחרון-1.m4a” /]הִזְדַּמְּנוּת אַחֲרוֹנָה, צַ’אנְס אַחֲרוֹן This is not only a lesson, but also a special announcement for people who made aliyah in 2017. If you’ve got some Hebrew under your belt (and if you’ve taken our Level 2 course) may know the Hebrew word for last – אחרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צאנס-אחרון-2.m4a” /] for something masculine and אחרונה[audioclip…
אחריות I. Thesis – תֵזָה (TEH-zah) On the one hand, G-d takes the Israelites out of the Egyptian bondage – חֵרוּת (heh-ROOT) – see yesterday’s post. II. Antithesis – אַנְטִיתֵזָה (AHN-tee-teh-zah) On the other hand, the phrase that Moses utters on behalf of G-d, “Let my people go…” (שַלַּח אֶת…
לחוש I believe that empathic listening can solve most if not all of the world’s interpersonal problems. Such listening takes two sides – an empathic listener and a speaker who is willing to be listened to. An essential part of empathic listening is an emotional component – that is, when someone is listening…