how to say “thank you in advance” in Hebrew
מָלוּחַ My סַבְתָּא (SAHV-tah) grandmother is a great cook. She learned how to prepare delicious dishes from her mother back in Hungary before the war. סבתא has Hungarian taste in food. So from time to time she asks me, אֲתָּה אוֹהֵב דָּג מָלוּחַ (ah-TAH oh-HEV dahg mah-LOO-ahkh) – Do you like salty fish?…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /]כֵּהֶה עוֹר חשוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /] means dark when referring to darkness – the absence of light. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /]חשוך פה. It’s dark (in) here. כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /], however, refers to dark as distinguished from a light or bright color, so that כהה עור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /] means dark-skinned when referring to a male, while כהת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-1.m4a” /]תַּחֲרוּתִי The Hebrew word for competition is תחרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-5.m4a” /], which I discussed around the time of the US presidential election four years ago. In that post I point out that this word’s root is ח.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-2.m4a” /] meaning anger or wrath – which makes sense, since competition requires the type of energy that often comes with anger. Someone competitive…
מַאֲמָץ The Hebrew word for courage and valor is אֹמֶץ (OH-mets). The word for an effort or exertion, or an act of valor is מַאֲמָץ (mah-ah-MAHTS). For example, אֲנִי עוֹשֶׂה מַאֲמָץ לֶאֱכוֹל בָּרִיא (ah-NEE oh-SEH mah-ah-MAHTS le-eh-KHOHL bah-REE) – I make an effort to eat healthy. To make an effort, often a physical one, is לְהִתְאַמֵּץ (le-heet-ah-METS). A synonym…