how to say “to scatter flowers” in Hebrew… (I just came back from a Shlomo Artzi concert)

ByAmi Steinberger August 31, 2010November 5, 2018

לפזר פרחים

Tonight I attended a concert in Jerusalem by Shlomo Artzi. The show was great, and I even saw a couple Ulpan La-Inyan all-star students.

In one of the songs (the one dedicated to Gilad Shalit), Shlomo sings, אֶת הַגֶּשֶׁם תֵּן רַק בְּעִתּו (et hah-GEH-shem ten rahk be-ee-TOH) – Just give the rain at its time, וּבָאָבִיב פַּזֵּר לָנוּ פְּרָחִים (oo-vah-ah-VEEV pah-ZEHR LAH-noo prah-KHEEM) – and in the spring, scatter for us flowers.

לְפַזֵּר (le-fah-ZEHR) is to scatter. And פרחים are flowers.

Now, here’s the song – listen for these words…

how to say “habit” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 6, 2013April 30, 2026

having trouble seeing the print? הֶרְגֵּל Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Imagine having to think about the right and left, up and down motions necessary to make every time you brush your teeth, or having to think about how to move the steering wheel in your car every time you wish to make a left turn….

how to say “bereavement” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 25, 2012October 31, 2018

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how to say “bathroom” in Hebrew (not as obvious as you might think)

ByAmi Steinberger August 26, 2015October 23, 2018

שֵׁרוּתִים, חֲדַר אַמְבַּטְיָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שירותים-1.mp3″ /] This post elaborates on an earlier one. To Americans, the bathroom is where people do what they need to do. Sometimes it has a bathtub in it, sometimes it doesn’t. But to people from the Commonwealth, a bathroom is only called such if it has a tub, while the toilet is the room with an…

WEEKLY REVIEW – Make this Week’s Doses of Hebrew Your Own

ByAmi Steinberger April 17, 2015September 3, 2018

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “light switch” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 8, 2013December 3, 2024

having trouble seeing the print? מֶתֶג check out music.ulpan.com With today’s entry I’m plugging a friend, the newest, best and most reliable and reasonable handyman in Jerusalem – in my opinion. A few months ago the light switch in my bathroom stopped working. Since I don’t have experience in fixing electronics, I called up Jochanan. Jochanan came over…

the press’s way of saying “passed away” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 5, 2011November 7, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? הָלַךְ לְעוֹלָמוֹ חָנָן פּוֹרַת (khah-NAHN poh-RAHT) – Hanan Porat – one of the heroes and leaders of the religious Zionist movement, passed away the other day after a long battle with cancer. The colloquial expression for passed away, in Hebrew, is נִפְטָר (neef-TAHR) for a male and נִפְטְרָה (neef-teh-RAH)…

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