how to say “thin” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְחַבֵּא, לְהִסְתַּתֵּר The more mystical word for to hide in Hebrew is להסתתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. This is a התפעל verb from the root ס.ת.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /] meaning concealment. But the more common word is להתחבא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /], also a התפעל verb, but of the root ח.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]היא אוהבת להתחבא מתחת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להכניס-1.m4a” /]לְהַכְנִיס אֶת הַדֹּאַר Yesterday we saw that להשקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להכניס-2.m4a” /] means to water or to cause to drink. Hebrew does the same with the root כ.נ.ס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להכניס-3.m4a” /] meaning gather, using the active-causative הפעיל verb form to yield להכניס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להכניס-4.m4a” /] – to take in or to bring in. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להכניס-5.m4a” /]תעשי לי טובה, תכניסי הביתה את…
נאור A couple of years ago I worked with a man named נָאוֹר (nah-OHR), who runs a non-profit organization in Tel Aviv. I thought about it, looked it up to confirm, and discovered that his name indeed means enlightened. The female version of the word/name is נְאוֹרָה (ne-oh-RAH). The word/name is actually a…
בֶּן/בַּת אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה In English, if you want to tell someone your age, you might say I’m twenty five. But if you say אני עשרים וחמש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בן-ארבע-עשרה-2.m4a” /] in Hebrew, you’ll sound awkward and your non-native status will be picked up immediately. Hebrew’s way of expressing age is to say son – בן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בן-ארבע-עשרה-3.m4a” /] – or daughter –…