how to say “transition” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]לְהַכְנִיס לוֹ מִלִּים לַפֶּה This expression translates from English: להכניס לו מילים לפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /] – to put words into his mouth. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]חבר’ה, תירגעו, אל תכניסו לי מילים לפה. Guys, calm down, don’t put words in my mouth. The expression להכניס לו מילים לפה means literally to put in, for…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/כרם-#.m4a” /]כֶּרֶם Here’s another beautiful Hebrew name: כרם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/כרם-#.m4a” /]. But departing from the trend, this one’s for girls (at least usually). Grammatically, though, כרם (meaning vineyard) – is masculine. That’s why the following sentence uses היה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/כרם-#.m4a” /] (a masculine conjugation) and not הייתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/כרם-#.m4a” /] (a feminine conjugation) for was: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/כרם-#.m4a” /]לשלמה…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/גיד-#.m4a” /]גִּיד The Hebrew word for tendon – that thing, like a ligament, that we’d rather not tear – is גיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/גיד-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/גיד-#.m4a” /]יש לי קרע בגיד. I have a tear in my (the) tendon. A ligament is a רצועה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/גיד-#.m4a” /], which is also a strap or a strip: the Gaza…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]קַשְׂקַשִּׂים The scales of a fish, reptile, etc. in Hebrew are called קשקש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-2.m4a” /] or collectively קשקשת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-3.m4a” /]. Since they’re a flaky substance that sheds, Modern Hebrew called dandruff קשקשת as well, or in colloquial Hebrew, קשקשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-4.m4a” /]יש לך שמפו נגד קשקשים? Do you (a…
having trouble seeing the print? חֲרָדָה How’s your Hebrew? 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! The Torah portion to be read tomorrow in Jewish communities throughout the world features a critical moment in the development of the Israelite/Jewish family, at which יִצְחָק (yeets-KHAHK) – Isaac – realizes he’s just been…
Following yesterday’s word, כִּשָּׁרוֹן (kee-shah-ROHN) – talent, I’ve got a related word from the same root (כ.ש.ר – k.sh.r). To cause someone to be prepared for a task or to train someone is לְהַכְשִׁיר (le-hahkh-SHEER). For example, אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לְהַכְשִׁיר מִישֶׁהוּ בְּרַעֲנָנָה (ah-NEE hoh-LEKH le-hahkh-SHEER MEE-sheh-hoo be-rah-ah-NAH-nah) – I’m going to train someone in…