how to say “to support” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם Suppose you’d like to send regards to a guy named Michael. In Hebrew, you’d say, תִּמְסוֹר דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם לְמִיכָאֵל (teem-SOHR deh-ree-SHAHT shah-LOHM leh-mee-khah-EL) – literally, send/pass a demand of peace to Michael (assuming the one being spoken to is a male). Sounds a bit demanding… until we realize…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תתמודדו-1.m4a” /]תִּתְמוֹדְדוּ When people go against the grain or otherwise disturb society’s equilibrium of norms, they tend to elicit negative reactions from others. These people might fold under the pressure, or they might give a message of “deal with it.” The Hebrew expression for this, when speaking to a group of people, is תתמודדו[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/באהבה-#.m4a” /]בְּאַהֲבָה If you’ve spent some time in Israel or with Jewish prayer texts, you surely know the word for love – אהבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/באהבה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/באהבה-#.m4a” /]כמה שירי אהבה נכתבים כל יום! How many (so many) love songs are written every day! But suppose someone expresses appreciation, and you want to…
having trouble seeing the print? תּוֹקְפָנִי How’s your Hebrew? 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! When asked to translate the word aggressive into Hebrew, many Israelis are likely to say אַגְרֶסִיבִי (ahg-reh-SEE-vee), simply a transliteration from the English. חָתוּל תּוֹקְפָנִי (khah-tool tohk-fah-NEE) an aggressive cat However, you’re likely to hear in…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/הלכתי-לאיבוד-#.m4a” /]הָלַכְתִּי לְאִבּוּד I got lost, in Hebrew, is literally I went to loss – הלכתי לאיבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/הלכתי-לאיבוד-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/הלכתי-לאיבוד-#.m4a” /]הלכתי לאיבוד, תוכלי להגיד לי איך מגיעים לעיר העתיקה, גברת? I got lost, could you tell me how to get to the Old City, ma’am? הלכתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/הלכתי-לאיבוד-#.m4a” /] is a form of…