how to say “refund” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-1.m4a” /]חֲלָלִית Yesterday we saw that חלל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-2.m4a” /] means space, and החלל החיצון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-3.m4a” /] means outer space. I gave the example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-4.m4a” /]אריק תמיד רצה לנסוע לחלל החיצון. Arik has always wanted to go to outer space. But how would he get there? With a space shuttle, of course – a חללית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-1.m4a” /]. For example, Arik might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חללית-5.m4a” /]מי…
having trouble seeing the print? לֵהָנוֹת Every season has its perks. But with the arrival of summer in the northern hemisphere, now’s the time that people are really starting to enjoy themselves. The Hebrew word for to enjoy is the same as that for to benefit – לֵהָנוֹת ( ). Here’s an example using ליהנות in the sense…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-1.m4a” /]נוֹחַ To rest, in Hebrew, is לנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-2.m4a” /]. It’s an active-simple verb of the hollow variety. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-3.m4a” /]לך, דוד, תנוח על הספה. Go, David, rest on the sofa. (spoken to a male) Once sitting down, David hopefully feels comfortable. You might ask him: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-4.m4a” /]נוח לך? Is it comfortable for…
אָנוֹנִימִי, אַלְמוֹנִי Late-summer conversational Hebrew courses starting in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Raanana THIS SUNDAY, August 28 – check them out! This one’s for my friend Benjy, who challenged me to introduce words that he might not yet know. The more commonly-used translation of anonymous is also the one borrowed from another language…
On Sunday morning, I’m doing a demo lesson of Ulpan La-Inyan in Raanana at Telfed (if you’re thinking of attending, let us know!). The Hebrew word for demonstration when speaking of demonstrating an item or service is הַדְגָּמָה (hahd-gah-MAH). The root is ד.ג.מ (d.g.m), which is the concept of sampling. So I’m doing a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-1.m4a” /]מִכְסֶה, כִּסּוּי No, this is not about a cover song – that’s קאוור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-2.m4a” /] (also called by the rare academician, גרסת כיסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-3.m4a” /]). This post is about the cover of a pot or a car – otherwise known as a lid or a hood. The word for these is מכסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-5.m4a”…