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how to say “to walk a dog” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /]לְהוֹלִיךְ כֶּלֶב, לְטַיֵּיל עִם הַכֶּלֶב In English we talk about walking a dog. While the expression להוליך כלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /] – to walk/guide a dog – does exist, it generally refers to a professional dog walker – מוליך כלבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /]. If I want to talk my own dog for a walk, I say…
how to say “a quality person” in Hebrew
Some people are fun. Some people are nice. And some people inspire others towards good just by being themselves. Such a person who inspires others thus is called, in Hebrew, an אָדָם עֶרְכִּי (ah-DAHM ehr-KEE) – literally, a person of value. Of course, every human being has value, and every human being is of quality….
how to say “to make room” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]לְפַנּוֹת מָקוֹם To clear something – to remove it – is לפנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]דוד, שכחת לפנות את השולחן! David, you forgot to clear the table! So to clear space for someone or something – to make room or to give way – is לפנות מקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…
How to say “value” in Hebrew
ערך The Hebrew word for value, as in “Ulpan La-Inyan courses are an excellent value”, is עֶרֶך (EH-rekh). To express that you respect a person – that you evaluate this person positively – you’d use the word לְהַעֲרִיך (le-hah-ah-REEKH). For example, you might say מְנַחֵם בֶּגִין הָיָה קָל לְהַעֲרִיך (meh-NAH-khem BEH-gheen hah-yah kahl le-hah-ah-REEKH) – Menachem Begin…
how to say “awareness” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מוּדָעוּת Many would argue that modernity brought with it an increase in self awareness among individuals. Others would say that such awareness has been lessened in our time (maybe we’ll debate it in the advanced conversation group I’m starting to teach tonight in Jerusalem). In any case, the Hebrew word for…
how to say “cloudy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מעונן-#.m4a” /]מְעֻנָּן The Hebrew word for cloud is ענן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מעונן-#.m4a” /], as in the Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מעונן-#.m4a” /]בעמוד ענן ידבר אליהם… (תהילים צ”ט, ז’) Through a cloud of smoke He would speak to them… (Psalms 99:7) Cloudy is מעונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מעונן-#.m4a” /], such as: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מעונן-#.m4a” /]מחר יהיה מעונן חלקית עד בהיר. Tomorrow will…