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how to say “he goes to X school” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-1.mp3″ /]הוּא לוֹמֵד בְּ… In English, when we talk about where a person studies, we often say, “he goes to the Technion” or “she goes to Columbia.” To go is the verb in the expression. In Hebrew, the verb is the active-simple ללמוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-2.mp3″ /] – to study. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הוא-לומד-ב-3.mp3″ /]הוא לומד בטכניון. He goes…
how to say “crime” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשע-1.m4a” /]פֶּשַׁע The Hebrew word for crime is פשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשע-1.m4a” /]. Likewise, organized crime is פשע מאורגן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשע-מאורגן-1.m4a” /]. The term you’re more likely to hear in the Israeli media, though, is ארגוני פשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשע-3.m4a” /] – crime organizations such as the mafia. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשע-4.m4a” /]ישנה מלחמה מתמדת בין המשטרה לבין ארגוני הפשע. There’s a perpetual…
how to say “to train” (a dog) in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְאַלֵּף Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s 2012 Course Calendars! …to be found the branch homepages Last week I introduced the Hebrew word for studio – אֻלְפָּן (ool-PAHN). I explained that it comes from the root א.ל.פ (a.l.p) which, in Aramaic, means teaching. Likewise, the word for to train an animal is לְאַלֵּף (leh-ah-LEF), an…
how to say “minor (person)” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? קָטִין, קְטִינָה Learn to Speak Hebrew With Us, Online (or in person) Save money by registering for classes by our birthday, August 18! The other day I wrote about the Hebrew words for young. Here are the legal terms for minor, someone not yet of-age: קָטִין ( ) for…
how to say “to defend oneself” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן, לְהָגֵן עַל עַצְמוֹ There are two ways to say to protect oneself in Hebrew, both deriving from the root ג.נ.נ (g.n.n), but each to be used in a slightly different way. 1. לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן has a defensive, almost passive tone to it. It’s the reflexive-intensive form of the…
daily video – how to say “dog trainer” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...