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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/תן-בראש-#.m4a” /]תֵּן בָּרֹאשׁ People wish each other luck and success in English with expressions like give ’em hell and knock ’em dead. Hebrew uses this slang expression: תן בראש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/תן-בראש-#.m4a” /] – literally, give in the head (proverbially involving a fist). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/תן-בראש-#.m4a” /]יש לך מבחן מחר? תן בראש! You’ve got an exam…
how to say “religious movement” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a” /]זֶרֶם דָּתִי A political or social movement by nature has to do with moving, not staying in one place. The more common word for movement in Hebrew is תנועה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a” /], which applies to movements both literal and symbolic, such as traffic and communism. There’s another word that refers to ideological and religious movement: זרם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a”…
how to say “scary” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-1.m4a” /]מַפְחִיד The Hebrew word for fear is פחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-2.m4a” /]. For example, one might react to hearing a loud motorcycle storming by right in front of them with: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-3.m4a” /]איזה פחד! How scary! (what fear!) פחד is a three-letter word, which means it is primed to function as a root. Thus we have…
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how to say “projector” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]מַקְרֵן The Hebrew word for projector, the kind you might use to show movies on your wall at home or presentations in your office, is מקרן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]אנחנו צריכים מקרן כדי שכולנו נראה את המצגת. We need a projector so that all of us can see the presentation. (see…
how to say “for a change” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְשֵׁם שִׁנּוּי Save 200 shekels on a Hebrew class by February 3! At Ulpan La-Inyan, we’re restructuring our approach to social media. Now, instead of using our Facebook page to post entries from Your Daily Dose of Hebrew (Ktzat Ivrit), we’ve created an interactive group, where people can get their Daily…