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how to say “to trouble (someone)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /]לְהַטְרִיחַ If לטרוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /] means to go to the trouble, להטריח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /] – a causative הפעיל verb using the same root – means to trouble someone else. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /]אני לא רוצה להטריח אותך, דוד, אבל אני צריך עזרה. I don’t want to trouble you, David, but I need help. Trouble – in the…
Useful Hebrew words inspired by the Passover Haggadah
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]מילה שימושית בעברית מודרנית Useful Word in Modern Hebrew [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]סימני הסדר The Seder Contents להקדיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /] – to dedicate The root ק.ד.ש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /] means holy, and something holy is unique, set aside. To dedicate is להקדיש, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]אני מקדיש לכם את השיר הזה. I dedicate to…
how to say “needless to say” in Hebrew
מְיֻתָּר לוֹמַר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיותר-לומר-1.mp3″ /] If meant literally, needless to say wouldn’t be said at all – after all, there’s no need to say it. The emotional content in the expression makes up for its logical lack of… well, necessity. Hebrew’s expression for this is מְיֻתָּר לוֹמַר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיותר-לומר-1.mp3″ /] – literally, it’s extra or unnecessary to say. You might also hear מְיֻתָּר…
how to say “juicy” in Hebrew
עֲסִיסִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-1.mp3″ /] The Modern-Hebrew word for juice, מִיץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-2.mp3″ /], came into being relatively late. In Biblical Hebrew, sweet wine (the closest thing to juice) is called עָסִיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-3.mp3″ /], while in Mishnaic Hebrew, fruit juice is מֵי פֵּרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-4.mp3″ /] – literally, water of fruit. To express the idea of juicy (both physically…
daily video – how to say “billboard” 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...
how to say “natural spring” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/מעיין-#.m4a” /]מַעְיָין, עַיִן מעיין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/מעיין-#.m4a” /] – a common name mainly for girls but also for boys – means natural spring. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/מעיין-#.m4a” /]חם היום – כולנו הולכים למעיין! It’s hot today – we’re all going to the spring! The word עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/מעיין-#.m4a” /] also means natural spring, and this is the preferred term…