how to say “transition” in Hebrew
שִׁיר We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Learn Hebrew online תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב – the ninth of (the month of) Av (teesh-AH beh-AHV) – is now. It commemorates destruction, but also, in a piece I was just emailed, it implies…
Correction to earlier post: A couple of readers pointed out to me that while Israel’s diamond exchange is located in Ramat Gan, the stock exchange is in Tel Aviv. This information is now reflected in the corresponding post. אַכְזָבָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אכזבה-1.mp3″ /] Disappointment is that feeling we get after being let down after we had formed an expectation….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /]שַׂר The Hebrew word for minister when referring to a government official is שר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /] for a male and שרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /] for a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /]יש הרבה שרים בממשלה החדשה. There are lots of ministers in the new government. You may be looking at the word שרה and thinking…
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טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /] You’re likely to hear Israelis referring to their Apple or Android devices as סְמַארְטְפוֹנִים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-2.mp3″ /]. But more and more you’re like to also hear a smartphone referred to as טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-3.mp3″ /]רַק לְהַיּוֹם, מִבְצַע עַל כָּל הַטֶּלֶפוֹנִים הַחֲכָמִים. For today only, a sale on all…
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