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how to say “discrimination” in Hebrew
אַפְלָיָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? Hebrew roots that begin in פ.ל (p.l) and פ.ר (p.r), as a rule, have something to do with separation. The root פ.ל.ה (p.l.h) is one of those roots, and it appears most notably in the word for discrimination – אַפְלָיָה (sometimes spelled and pronounced הַפְלָיָה ). For example:…
how to say “tattoo” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]כְּתוֹבֶת קַעֲקַע, קַעֲקוּעַ The Biblical-Hebrew term for tattoo is כתובת קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] – kaka writing. People still use כתובת קעקע today, but the far more commonly-used term is קעקוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]יש לו מלא קעקועים! He has tons of tattoos! The word קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] (kaka) probably comes from…
how to say “marginal” or “insignificant” in Hebrew
שולי The Hebrew word for margins – as in the side of a paper or the side of a road – is שׁוּלַיִם (shoo-LAH-yeem). To say that something is insignificant or marginal, you’d use (shoo-LEE). My accountant friend used this word last night. I don’t recall the context – I’m about to go to…
how to say “dependency” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? תְּלוּת Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. After observing the הוֹשַׁעֲנָא רַבָּה (hoh-shah-NAH rah-BAH) service this morning and looking forward to the prayer for rain tomorrow, I’ve been thinking about how much we humans depend upon water and rain – for…
how to say “paragraph” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסקה-1.m4a” /]פִּסְקָה, קֶטַע Most Israelis are likely to use the word קטע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסקה-2.m4a” /] to refer to a paragraph. The word means literally, section or part. It also means something to the effect of riot as in the exclamation איזה קטע![audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסקה-3.m4a” /] – What a riot! Another word for paragraph is פסקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פסקה-5.m4a” /]. You may recognize the root…
how to say “in power” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]בַּשִּׁלְטוֹן To rule, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לשלוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], which also means to have a command of something. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]היא שולטת בחמש שפות. She has a command of five languages. Related to לשלוט is the word for ruling power – שלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], while בשלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /] means in…
