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how to say “unequivocal” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? חַד-מַשְׁמָעִי LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) Due to its importance in politics and in day-to-day life, there are many ways in both English and Hebrew of expressing the idea of making something absolutely clear. Perhaps the most common such expression in…
how to say “disappointment” in Hebrew
Correction to earlier post: A couple of readers pointed out to me that while Israel’s diamond exchange is located in Ramat Gan, the stock exchange is in Tel Aviv. This information is now reflected in the corresponding post. אַכְזָבָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אכזבה-1.mp3″ /] Disappointment is that feeling we get after being let down after we had formed an expectation….
Weekly Hebrew Review – memories, fields and national pride
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!
how to say “to bathe” in Hebrew
לְהִתְרַחֵץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחץ-1.mp3″ /] To wash something is the active-simple verb לִרְחוֹץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחץ-2.mp3″ /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחץ-3.mp3″ /]רָחַצְתָּ יָדַיִם? Did you (a male) wash your hands? Now, that’s the simple action of washing an object or a body part. But to wash oneself or to bathe is a different action, a reflexive one. The word…
seven ways of saying “how are you?” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/whatsup-1.mp3″ /]מַה נִּשְׁמַע…? highly recommended for further vocabulary growth In English, we’ve got many ways of asking someone how they are feeling, what they are doing, etc, such as how are you? how’s it going? what’s up? how are you going (Australian)? how are you doing (American)? what’s going on? what’s happening? etc. In…
thinking about learning Hebrew this summer? our classes start Sunday!
Ulpan La-Inyan Midsummer Courses… …start this Sunday, July 25. The course lasts for six weeks; class meets 4-5 times a week for an hour or an hour and a quarter, depending on the level. We’ve got all the levels (1-5) offered in Jerusalem, and Levels 1, 3 and 5 offered in Tel Aviv – both at the local…