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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…
how to say “reading and writing” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? קְרֹא וּכְתֹב Time to learn Hebrew? We offer an unparalleled learning experience. Check out our fall classes offered throughout Israel and online, as well as the deadlines by which you can save money. The literal way of saying reading and writing uses the abstract-noun forms, קְרִיאָה וּכְתִיבָה (keh-ree-AH…
how to say “that’s what they say” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-1.m4a” /]כָּכָה אוֹמְרִים He gets complimented, “wow, you’re a really good swimmer.” To which he replies with a smug smile, “that’s what they say.” The latter expression, in Hebrew, is ככה אומרים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-1.m4a” /]. It means literally, this way (they) say. I put they in parentheses since it’s implied, not spoken explicitly. Here’s the dialogue above,…
one of the Hebrew words for “a sound”
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how to say “to clean your room” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לסדר-את-החדר-1.m4a” /]לְסַדֵּר אֶת הַחֶדֶר While English-speaking parents (especially North Americans) might tell their children to clean their rooms, Israeli parents would tell them to tidy or organize their rooms – לסדר את החדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לסדר-את-החדר-1.m4a” /] – literally, to tidy the room. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לסדר-את-החדר-2.m4a” /]תסדרי את החדר לפני שאני אתעצבן! Clean (tidy, organize) your room before I get upset!…
how to say “computerized” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /]מְמֻחְשָׁב You may know the Hebrew word for computer – מחשב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /], deriving from the root ח.ש.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /] meaning thinking. But did you know the word for computerized? That’s ממוחשב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /]למה לא עושים קלפי ממוחשב? Why don’t they make a computerized ballot box? ממוחשב is a פועל verb,…