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how to say “thou shalt not murder” in Hebrew
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how to say “keep me posted” in Hebrew
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daily video – how to say “fancy hotel” in Hebrew
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how to say “have some…” in Hebrew
לְהִתְכַּבֵּד Can’t read Hebrew yet? Providing guests with tasty refreshments is a way of honoring them. Thus the Hebrew expression for refreshments is כִּבּוּד – literally, honoring. For example: שַׂמְתֶּם אֶת הַכִּבּוּד עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן? Have you (plural) put the refreshments on the table? When the guests arrive,…
how to say “buy now” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קנה-1.m4a” /]קְנֵה עַכְשָׁו If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you likely know the words עכשיו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קנה-2.m4a” /] – now (though you may not have known how to spell it) and the simple verb לקנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קנה-3.m4a” /] – to buy. To ask someone to buy something for you, you might use the future tense: [audioclip…
how to say “a winding road” in Hebrew
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