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how to say “go outside!” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-1.m4a” /]צֵא הַחוּצָה! The basic Hebrew word for to go out is לצאת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-2.m4a” /]. You may recognize its root, י.צ.א[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-3.m4a” /], from the Hebrew term for the Exodus: יציאת מצרים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-4.m4a” /] (literally, the exit from Egypt). If you wish to ask someone (or you dog) to kindly leave your home or office, you…
how to say “fitness” in Hebrew
כּוֹשֶׁר At the end of today’s dose, you’ll find an opportunity to boost your fitness in order to help people in Israel with mental disabilities. Even if you just joined Ktzat Ivrit yesterday, you almost certainly know the Hebrew word for that which is fit to be eaten according to Jewish law…
three words for “car” in Hebrew
אוֹטוֹ, מְכוֹנִית, רֶכֶב listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? 1. In contemporary English we say car, but way back when, people used to call their cars automobiles. One of Hebrew’s three words for car is an abbreviation of that word: אוֹטוֹ listen and repeat. Take the opening line from this children’s song…
how to say “pocket money” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כסף-כיס-1.m4a” /]כֶּסֶף כִּיס One of the first words you’d learn in any basic Hebrew course is כסף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כסף-כיס-2.m4a” /] – money. Another word that’s useful but far less ubiquitous is כיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כסף-כיס-3.m4a” /] – pocket. For example, a security guard at the airport might instruct you (a male): [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כסף-כיס-4.m4a” /]תרוקן את הכיסים. Empty your (the) pockets….
how to say “God forbid!” in Hebrew
חַס וְחָלִילָה listen to this phrase pronounced Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… This one’s for Katie I don’t think she picked up on the humor in the occurrence, but I had a laugh when someone asked the bus driver tonight whether he would be turning left from…
how to say “forecast” in Hebrew
תַּחֲזִית Hear this word pronounced If you’ve listened at all to Israeli radio, you’ve certainly heard the announcers utter the words הַתַּחֲזִית, מִיָּד (tah-khah-ZEET mee-YAHD) – The forecast, right away. The word תחזית comes from the root ח.ז.ה (kh.z.h), a root close in meaning to ר.א.ה (r.a.h), seeing. A forecast is that which is foreseen. The prophets…