how to say “twilight” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַגִּיעַ Get to Know Our Full Conversational-Hebrew Program If you’re studying a new foreign language, one of the first words you’re bound to come across is the one for to arrive, especially if you’re planning to visit that language’s country and tour around. If you already know some Hebrew, you likely know that…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לרוקן-1.m4a” /]לְרוֹקֵן If you’ve got basic Hebrew down, you may know the Hebrew word for empty – ריק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לרוקן-2.m4a” /] for masculine objects and ריקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לרוקן-3.m4a” /] for feminine ones. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לרוקן-4.m4a” /]למה הכוס שלך ריקה? Why is your (a male’s) glass empty? Modern Hebrew takes this Biblical word and plugs it into…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /]פַּגְרָה Some of you sent me messages asking why you haven’t been receiving Your Daily Dose of Hebrew for the past few days. I had neglected to announce that for the holiday period between the Jewish holidays of סוכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /] and שמחת תורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/פגרה-#.m4a” /] I would be on recess – פגרה[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-1.m4a” /]מַגִּיעַ לִי To deserve something implies entitlement. It implies that something is coming to the recipient. Hebrew translates I deserve as מגיע לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-1.m4a” /] – literally, coming to me. Change לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-2.m4a” /] to לו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-3.m4a” /] – to him, לה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-4.m4a” /] – to her, etc. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מגיע-לי-5.m4a” /]מה נראה לך, שמגיע לך פרס? What do you (a…
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…
גֶּבֶר, אִישׁ, אָדָם Whereas English has one word in use for man, Hebrew has three. גֶּבֶר refers to a man in everyday speech, regardless of his stature. For example: הוּא הָיָה יֶלֶד, וּבִן לַיְלָה הוּא נִהְיָה גֶּבֶר. He was a boy, and overnight he became a man. Incidentally, גבר also refers to a rooster. אִישׁ…