how to say “these” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]לְנַצֵּחַ The Hebrew word for to win is לנצח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb of the root נ.צ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/לנצח-#.m4a” /]רק האהבה תנצח את כל הדמעות. Only (the) love will defeat all the tears. If you read the word לנצח by itself, you might think it means forever, which is pronounced…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /]בְּהֵרָיוֹן The Hebrew word for parent is הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-2.m4a” /] for a male (a father) and הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-3.m4a” /] for a female (a mother). Another word of the same root ה.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-4.m4a” /] is הריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-5.m4a” /] – pregnancy, and its derivative בהריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /] – pregnant or literally with pregnancy. For example, you might hear on an Israeli public…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-1.m4a” /]אֶתְגַּר חֲצִי מָרָתוֹן Challenges promoting good causes – such as the Ice Bucket Challenge – have been trending on social media over the past few years. The Hebrew word for challenge is אתגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-2.m4a” /], so the Ice Bucket Challenge was called: אתגר דלי הקרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-3.m4a” /] Another popular challenge is a marathon…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-1.m4a” /]הֶסְכֵּם שָׁלוֹם A peace agreement, like that between Israel and the Palestinians that has been in process for dozens of years, is called a הסכם שלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-2.m4a” /]טרם הגענו להסכם שלום. We haven’t yet reached a peace agreement. הסכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-3.m4a” /] is related to the active-causative verb להסכים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-4.m4a” /]…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-1.m4a” /]מִסִּים Welcome to 2017, a new tax year. Those of you who haven’t closed your browser get a pat on the back (I wish I could promise a tax break too). First appearing in the biblical Book of Kings, Hebrew word for tax is מס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-2.m4a” /]. Thus income tax is מס הכנסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-3.m4a” /]. Taxes…