how to say “to get some fresh air” in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]לְמַלֵּא To fill something up is למלא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]דוד, מילאת דלק? David, did you fill up gas? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]הוא מילא את הבקבוק במיץ תפוזים. He filled up the bottle with orange juice. You may have heard Israelis saying למלאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /] instead of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חריף-1.m4a” /]חָרִיף What do Israelis put in their falafel sandwich? חומוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חריף-2.m4a” /] (hummus), טחינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חריף-3.m4a” /] (tahini), סלט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חריף-4.m4a” /] (a salad of cut up cucumbers and tomatoes) and חריף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חריף-1.m4a” /] of course! חריף means sharp or spicy – in the case of falafel, חריף refers to spicy sauce. חריף could also refer to a person…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/השתלת-לב-1.m4a” /]הַשְׁתָּלַת לֵב While the heart transplant is a modern activity, the idea of planting certainly appears in Biblical Hebrew under the root ש.ת.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/השתלת-לב-2.m4a” /], as in the simple פעל verb לשתול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/השתלת-לב-3.m4a” /] – to plant. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/השתלת-לב-4.m4a” /]הילדה שתלה שתיל. The girl planted a sapling. What about a transplant?…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
הַלַּהֲקָה הָאֲהוּבָה עָלַי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להקה-1.mp3″ /] The English word for band (something bonded), in the interpersonal sense, might refer to a group of brothers, a group of thieves or a group of musicians playing in sync. Hebrew’s got a parallel word – לַהֲקָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להקה-2.mp3″ /] – that has been used since biblical times, where לַהֲקוֹת נְבִיאִים[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שקר-וכזב-#.m4a” /]שֶׁקֶר וְכָזָב The basic Hebrew word for a lie is שקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שקר-וכזב-#.m4a” /], while to lie is the פיעל verb לשקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שקר-וכזב-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שקר-וכזב-#.m4a” /]אני נשבע לך, אני לא משקר! I (a male) swear to you (a female), I’m not lying! Now, שקר is the basic word. But the literary word for a…