how to say “twilight” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רובע-#.m4a” /]שְׁכוּנָה, רֹבַע The Hebrew word for neighborhood is שכונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רובע-#.m4a” /], as in: הוא גר בשכונה הירושלמית מקור חיים.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רובע-#.m4a” /] He lives in the Jerusalem neighborhood Mekor Haim (Source of Life). The root of שכונה is ש.כ.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רובע-#.m4a” /] meaning dwelling, the same as that of the word שכינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/רובע-#.m4a” /] –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]מְיַלֶּדֶת Today most baby deliveries are performed by doctors and nurses, but some women prefer to work with a midwife. The Hebrew term for midwife is מילדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]היא עבדה גם בתור מורה לעברית וגם בתור מילדת. She worked as both a Hebrew teacher and a midwife. מילדת comes from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]כְּנָפַיִם The Hebrew word for wing is כנף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /] – a pair of them is כנפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]. And like many other body parts that come in pairs, human or otherwise, the word is feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]יש לציפור הזאת כנפיים רחבות מאוד! This bird has very wide wings! You may know the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בעלים-#.m4a” /]בְּעָלִים Hebrew doesn’t have words for to own or to have. Rather, I have is יש לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בעלים-#.m4a” /] – literally, there is to me. And ownership is בעלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בעלים-#.m4a” /], deriving from the Biblical word בעל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/בעלים-#.m4a” /] meaning master (also husband). When referring to the owner of a piece of real estate or a company, the word is בעלים[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]סִגְנוֹן There is a Hebrew slang word סטייל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]. This means class in English, or style as in he’s got style. The more proper word for style is סגנון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]. It also could mean type For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a” /]זאת קהילה בסגנון שלי! This is my type (style) of community! Lifestyle can be either סגנון חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/סגנון-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-1.m4a” /]סְטָטוּס, מַעֲמָד When Israelis talk about a Facebook status, they adopt the English (originally Latin) word – סטטוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-2.m4a” /]. Likewise, status quo (also from Latin) in Hebrew is סטטוס קוו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-3.m4a” /]. But when talking about a person’s status, the word is מעמד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-4.m4a” /], from the root ע.מ.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-5.m4a” /] meaning standing. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעמד-6.m4a”…