how to say “shark” in Hebrew
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having trouble seeing the print? תּוֹשָׁב brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and the world The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat in Israel and next Shabbat abroad presents the Biblical laws of real estate as well as the laws of citizenship. A key term in civics is a resident –…
שלוה The Modern Hebrew letter ו (vahv) make a v sound when pronounced by most native speakers. In Biblical times, however, the letter made a w sound. There are four Hebrew consonants pronounced, historically, at the lips: ב (b), מ (m), פ (p) and ו (w). Try it yourself. Linguists call these consonants bilabials. …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרחב-אישי-1.m4a” /]מֶרְחָב אִישִׁי If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word for street – רחוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרחב-אישי-2.m4a” /]. This word’s root ר.ח.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרחב-אישי-3.m4a” /] means wide, so that it also forms the basis of the word for a space, מרחב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרחב-אישי-4.m4a” /], a masculine word. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרחב-אישי-5.m4a” /]בכפרים יש מרחבים פתוחים. In the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעט-1.m4a” /]קְצַת, מְעַט In the first lesson of our Level 1 Hebrew course, we teach the common word for a little or a bit – קצת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעט-2.m4a” /]. From that lesson: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעט-3.m4a” /]אני מדברת קצת עברית. I (a female) speak a little Hebrew. Another way of saying a little is מעט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעט-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…
having trouble seeing the print? נֶזֶם Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200. Last week I introduced the Hebrew word for anklet and bracelet – צָמִיד (tsah-MEED). I said that the word doesn’t appear as such in Biblical Hebrew,…