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how to say “lighting” (as in artificial) in Hebrew
If you’ve had even a little exposure to the Hebrew language, chances are you’ve come across the word for light – אוֹר (ohr). אור is another big theme of חֲנֻכָּה (khah-noo-KAH), so I thought it appropriate for today. But it’s less likely you know the word for lighting, as in, “This living room has…
daily video – how to say “cow milk” 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 “to move (house)” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לעבור-דירה-1.m4a” /]לַעֲבוֹר דִירָה Usually, English is the one with several words for one in Hebrew. To move is an exception, with לזוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לעבור-דירה-2.m4a” /] meaning to move as in not to stand still, להזיז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לעבור-דירה-3.m4a” /] meaning to move something else, and לעבור דירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לעבור-דירה-1.m4a” /] meaning to move (house), where דירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לעבור-דירה-4.m4a” /] means apartment or, more generally, place…
another way of saying “it was nice to meet you” in Hebrew
שָׂמַחְתִּי לְהַכִּיר If you know a bit of Hebrew, you’re almost certain to have used the phrase נָעִים מְאֹד – nice to meet you, or literally, very pleasant (nah-EEM meh-OHD). That’s what one normally says at the moment of introduction to someone new – let’s call her שָׁרִית (sah-REET). Now…
how to say “physically speaking” in Hebrew
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how to say “to mention” in Hebrew
לְהַזְכִּיר, לְצַיֵּן Conversational Hebrew classes start this Sunday in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Efrat (Raanana starts mid-July). Some spots are still available. Check us out! In yesterday’s posting, I neglected to mention one more member of the Yelloz family in mourning, Tirtza (Tabitha). מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם תְּנֻחָמו – may you be…