how to say “username” in Hebrew
לחגוג The Arabic word for pilgrimage is حج (hahj). The Hebrew word for holiday – particularly that which involves a pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot) – is חַג (hahg). Arabic and Hebrew are very closely related languages. You can see the common concept in these two nearly-identical words. At some point, they split off,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-1.m4a” /]אֵיךְ הָיָה? In English, we say how was it? when inquiring about someone’s recent time at an event, a trip, etc. In Hebrew, the expression is ?איך היה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-1.m4a” /] – literally, how was? For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-2.m4a” /]מתי חזרתם מהטיול? איך היה? When did you guys come back from your (the) trip? How was it?…
מַסָּע If you know a little Hebrew, you’re probably familiar with the word for to travel – לִנְסוֹע (leen-SOH-ah). A journey or trek is a מַסָּע (mah-SAH). This is not a journey in the sense of driving in your convertible from Tel Aviv up the coast to Netanya. Rather, this is the type of journey knights used…
יוֹם טוֹב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יום-טוב-1.mp3″ /] If it’s 10am, you might say to your friend, “have a good day.” The most common Hebrew equivalent, יוֹם טוֹב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יום-טוב-1.mp3″ /], translates just the good day part. This is what you’d wish someone using Modern Hebrew, though in pre-Modern Hebrew, יום טוב refers to a Jewish festival. You could also…