how to say “to reproduce” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-1.m4a” /]מַפְחִיד The Hebrew word for fear is פחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-2.m4a” /]. For example, one might react to hearing a loud motorcycle storming by right in front of them with: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפחיד-3.m4a” /]איזה פחד! How scary! (what fear!) פחד is a three-letter word, which means it is primed to function as a root. Thus we have…
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…
אֵין בְּעָיָה! עַל לֹא דָּבָר! In other languages that may sound familiar (or native!) to you, we’ve got no hay problema (Spanish), pas de probleme (French), etc. In English, it’s no problem! But it’s got at least two meanings: there’s no problem at the beginning of a statement – as in, No problem, I’ll fix that – and no problem…
מִשְׁלוֹחַ Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… Check it out! In my Jerusalem apartment the other night, I searched Google for the Israeli bookshop in Encino, California. I found it and called the number listed. The man on the other end of the line said, שָׁלוֹם, אֵיךְ אֶפְשַׁר לַעֲזוֹר?…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]הֶבְדֵל We’ve seen that לשנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /] means to change something. Thus a change is שינוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. But what about a difference? That’s הבדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]מה ההבדל בין קברנה למרלו? מה זה משנה? What’s the difference between Cabarnet and Merlot? What does it matter? הבדל is related to the הפעיל…