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daily video – how to say “public school” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “delicacy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-1.m4a” /]מַעֲדָן The Hebrew word for delicacy – מעדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-1.m4a” /] – comes from the root ע.ד.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-2.m4a” /], the letters making up Eden as in גן עדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-3.m4a” /] – the Garden of Eden. Don’t confuse מעדן with מדען[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-4.m4a” /], which means scientist. The word in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-5.m4a” /]היא שמה על השולחן…
how to say “a world of difference” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-של-שמים-וארץ-#.m4a” /]הֶבְדֵּל שֶׁל שָמַיִם וָאָרֶץ Hebrew borrows some expressions from other languages in order to keep with 2000 years of cultural development that it missed out on while virtually unspoken in the Diaspora. But many expressions go back to Mishnaic and even Biblical times. One such expression is הבדל של שמים וארץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-של-שמים-וארץ-#.m4a” /]…
how to say “copper” in Hebrew
נְחֹשֶׁת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for copper is נְחֹשֶׁת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-1.mp3″ /] (in Biblical Hebrew the form נְחוּשָׁה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-2.mp3″ /] appears as well). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-3.mp3″ /]חוּטֵי נְחֹשֶׁת מוֹבִילִים חַשְׁמַל בִּיעִילוּת רַבָּה. Copper wires conduct electricity with great efficiency. Other pretty-looking (and well-conducting) metals include: זָהָב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-4.mp3″ /] – gold כֶּסֶף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-5.mp3″ /] –…
Weekly Hebrew Review – all kinds, greenery and the world as its custom
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
how to say “steering wheel” in Hebrew
הֶגֶה While a wheel in general is גלגל, there’s a special word for steering wheel: הגה. The word finds its roots in Biblical Hebrew but came into use as steering wheel in the Middle Ages, when it referred to the helm of a ship. Imagine a driving instructor saying: צריך להחזיק את ההגה בשתי ידיים! You have…