how to say “transition” in Hebrew
מָתוּן listen to this word pronounced Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… The edge of something is the קָצֶה (kah-TSEH); someone “on the edge” or extreme is קִיצוֹנִי (kee-tsoh-NEE). But someone moderate or level-headed – in ideology or in relationships – is מָתוּן. My 2am not-delving-into-it theory is that the…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
having trouble seeing the print? כָּל יוֹמַיִם, כָּל שֵׁנִי וַחֲמִישִׁי listen highly recommended for further vocabulary growth The literal meaning of every other day in English is every two days. Its Hebrew equivalent is כָּל יוֹמָיִם listen. But there’s another meaning, one seldom used, to the expression every other day as well, more along the lines of all the time or…
having trouble seeing the print? מְקוֹמִי, מקוֹמִית listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Today Israelis are voting for the local municipalities – הָרָשֻׁיּוֹת הַמְּקוֹמִיּוֹת listen and repeat. The Hebrew word for local is מְקוֹמִי listen and repeat in the masculine and מְקוֹמִית listen and repeat in the feminine. These words are an adjective form…
having trouble seeing the print? כִּרְטוּס Adam from RustyMike Radio likes to poke fun at the Israeli tendency to turn any noun into a verb – as in the case of the internet-derived slang term, לְפַסְבֵּק (leh-fahs-BEK) – to Facebook someone. As banal as that example may be, it points out a morphological process more sophisticated than…
having trouble seeing the print? בִּלְעָדִי Oftentimes the developers of Modern Hebrew are faced with the challenge of creating a new word for a concept that didn’t quite exist in Biblical and Mishnaic times. One such concept is exclusivity. As presented in yesterday’s entry, one of the Hebrew words meaning without is בִּלְעָדַי (beel-ah-DAH-ee), used…