how to say “we’re not on the same page” in Hebrew
Hebrew invokes the metaphor of broadcasting:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]מֵיתְרֵי הַקּוֹל The Hebrew word for sound as well as voice is קול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]. Its plural is קולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]שמעתי קולות מוזרים אתמול בלילה. I heard strange sounds last night. A string that produces music is a מיתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]נקרע לי מיתר בגיטרה. A…
תַּפְסִיקוּ לָרִיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפסיקו-לריב-6.mp3″ /] Suppose you’re driving on a family trip in Israel, and the two boys are fighting in the back seat. You might turn your head around and say to them: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפסיקו-לריב-7.mp3″ /]תפסיקו לריב, שניכם! Stop fighting, the two of you! The expression broken down: תפסיקו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפסיקו-לריב-8.mp3″ /] – literally, you (plural) will stop. It’s a…
תַּשְׁבֵּץ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The root שׁ.ב.צ (sh.b.ts) means checkered or plaited. Thus a slot on a calendar is called a מִשְׁבֶּצֶת listen and repeat, and an informal way of saying to book an appointment is לְשַׁבֵּץ פְּגִישָׁה listen and repeat. For example: שִׁבַּצְתִּי אֶת הַפְּגִישָׁה שֶׁלָּךְ…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-1.m4a” /]נוֹחַ To rest, in Hebrew, is לנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-2.m4a” /]. It’s an active-simple verb of the hollow variety. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-3.m4a” /]לך, דוד, תנוח על הספה. Go, David, rest on the sofa. (spoken to a male) Once sitting down, David hopefully feels comfortable. You might ask him: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-4.m4a” /]נוח לך? Is it comfortable for…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-1.m4a” /]לְהַצְדִּיק If you’ve ever been to a synagogue, you’re sure to know the word for charity – צדקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-2.m4a” /]. This word comes from the root צ.ד.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-3.m4a” /] meaning justice: someone who gives charity is doing an act of justice. To justify – to cause justice, so to speak – is the…