how to say “topic” or “subject” in Hebrew
כורה This week we’ve seen emotions running high and acts of courage being done in Chile, as 33 miners were rescued from 700 meters underground. The Hebrew word for miner is (koh-REH). To mine is לִכְרוֹת (leekh-ROHT), which is spelled the same and sounds the same as the word for to cut off. The…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-1.m4a” /]הָאוֹתִיוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת Hebrew’s expression for the fine print – that important text in a contract that people often gloss over – is literally the small letters: האותיות הקטנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-2.m4a” /]אל תחתום על ההסכם עד שקראת את האותיות הקטנות! Don’t sign the agreement until you’ve read the fine print! (spoken to…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/כברא-#.m4a” /]כְּבָר The Hebrew word כבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/כברא-#.m4a” /] means not just the literal already, but so much more. In some cases it means yet, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/כברא-#.m4a” /]שרה, קנית כבר כרטיסים להופעה? Sarah, have you bought tickets yet to the show? And in other cases, when paired with a negating word such as לא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/כברא-#.m4a”…
having trouble seeing the print? מְגַמַּת הִתְקָרְרוּת Check out our spring coursesin Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat and Ramat Beit Shemesh Jerusalem saw snow less than two weeks ago. Then it got warm enough to walk around in tee-shirts and sandals. But it’s getting cold again. A cooling trend is a מְגַמַּת הִתְקָרְרוּת (meh-gah-MAHT heet-kah-reh-ROOT). The word מְגַמָּה (meh-gah-MAH), one that…