how to say “to roll up your sleeves” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? בִּקּוּר Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! לבקר (leh-vah-KEHR) is to visit. Thus, following the patterns of the active-intensive פיעל verb, a visit is a בִּקּוּר (bee-KOOR). Visiting the sick is ביקור חוֹלִים (bee-KOOR khoh-LEEM), while a visitor center is מֶרְכַּז מְבַקִּרִים (mehr-KAHZ meh-vah-keh-REEM). Something that might help you remember the word ביקור is that it rhymes with the Hebrew term for acupuncture – דִּקּוּר סִינִי (dee-KOOR SEE-nee) –…
having trouble seeing the print? תַּגְבִּיר אֶת הַוּוֹלְיוּם listen and repeat When we speak in English of raising volume, we mean making the volume more powerful or stronger. That’s the literal meaning of the active-causative Hebrew verb לְהַגְבִּיר listen and repeat, which is used in the expression: לְהַגְבִּיר אֶת הַוּוֹלְיוּם to raise the volume listen …
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁעוֹת הַפְּנַאי Conversational Hebrew class starts Sunday! 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! I think it’s safe to say that everyone (even workaholics, deep down) likes free time to do as they please. While free time, as in time not booked with other things, is זְמַן חָפְשִׁי (zeh-MAHN khohf-SHEE), free…