how to say “thank you in advance” in Hebrew
רענן Perhaps you’ve heard of the cozy Israeli town, Raanana (רַעֲנָנָה). Perhaps you live there. I did once – I have very fond memories of the place. The word רעננה means fresh when referring to something feminine, such as a city. רַעֲנָן (rah-ah-NAHN) is the masculine form. I’m a bit of a zombie right now…
עֹמֶק Last night I stayed up late with my roommates translating the Irish band U2’s hit from the 90’s, “One.” Here’s what we came up with. The lyrics to the song display depth – עומק (OH-mek) – יֵשׁ לָשִּׁיר הַזֶּה עֹמֶק (yesh lah-SHEER hah-ZEH OH-mek) – this song has depth. We plan to perform our…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-1.m4a” /]לְהַדְהֵד Last week we saw the Hebrew word for echo – הד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-2.m4a” /]. To resonate – to feel the vibe of a sound (or a feeling) emitted elsewhere – is the active-intensive פיעל verb להדהד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-3.m4a” /]מה שאמרת מהדהד אצלי. What you (a male) said resonates with me….
The Hebrew word for law is חוק. For example: הוא חושב שהוא מעל החוק. He thinks he’s above the law. The adjective form of law – legal – is חוקי, as in: תגידו, זה חוקי לישון בלילה ביער הזה? Tell me guys, is it legal to sleep in this forest at night?
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-1.m4a” /]לְהַכְתִּיב Yesterday we saw a couple of words formed from the very useful Hebrew root כ.ת.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-2.m4a” /] meaning writing. Another application of that root is להכתיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-1.m4a” /] – to dictate. להכתיב falls into the category of active-causative verbs. Generally speaking, these verbs take a basic act and add a causative quality to it. For example, the…