how to say “to have your cake and eat it too”
Some people are fun. Some people are nice. And some people inspire others towards good just by being themselves. Such a person who inspires others thus is called, in Hebrew, an אָדָם עֶרְכִּי (ah-DAHM ehr-KEE) – literally, a person of value. Of course, every human being has value, and every human being is of quality….
having trouble seeing the print? רַמְזוֹר brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Yesterday we probed the Hebrew expression, דַּי לַחֲכִּימָא בִּרְמִיזָא (DAH-ee lah-khah-KEE-mah beer-MEE-zah), an equivalent of the English, a word to the wise is sufficient. The Aramaic word רְמִיזָא (reh-MEE-zah, or classically,…
חַלּוֹן, צֹהַר Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for the physical window found on the sides of homes and buildings is חַלּוֹן . Though חלון is a masculine noun, it looks feminine in the plural: מַעֲרֶכֶת הַהַפְעָלָה שֶׁל מִיקְרוֹסוֹפט נִקְרֵאת “חַלּוֹנוֹת.” Microsoft’s operating system is called Windows. חלון also means…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/בוא-נקווה-#.m4a” /]בּוֹא נְקַוֶּוה As you may recognize from Israel’s national anthem, the Hebrew word for hope is תקווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/בוא-נקווה-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, to hope is לקוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/בוא-נקווה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/בוא-נקווה-#.m4a” /]אני מקווה שאתם צופים גם בסרטון (ראו למטה). I hope you also watch the video (see below). To say, let’s hope, use one of the…
אֲנִי צוֹחֵק Can’t read Hebrew yet? In Hebrew, the word for to joke is the same as to laugh – the active-simple verb לִצְחוֹק . For example, a man might say: אֲנִי סְתָם צוֹחֵק. I’m just joking. A woman would mean the same thing saying, אֲני סְתָם צוֹחֶקֶת . …
having trouble seeing the print? מַצִּיל Since the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world discusses the responsibility people have towards others, here’s a dose about lifeguards. We saw a few weeks ago that the word for to save or to rescue in Hebrew is לְהַצִּיל . Its root is נ.צ.ל (n.ts.l),…