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how to say “on and off” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /]לְסֵרוּגִין Bars protecting your window from intruders – סורגים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /] – have large gaps between them to let in the light and air. This is the idea behind the originally-Mishnaic Hebrew word לסירוגין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /], on and off or intermittently: there are gaps in time between events, such as moments of sleep. For example:…

daily video – how to say “optimization” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
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 “false alarm” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/אזעקת-שווא-#.m4a” /]אַזְעָקַת שָׁוְא The Hebrew word for alarm is all too well known to people living along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip: אזעקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/אזעקת-שווא-#.m4a” /], from the root ז.ע.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/אזעקת-שווא-#.m4a” /] meaning to scream. A false alarm is אזעקת שווא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/אזעקת-שווא-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/אזעקת-שווא-#.m4a” /]לא הייתה תקרית – זו הייתה אזעקת שווא. There…

how to say “dark-skinned” in Hebrew

how to say “dark-skinned” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /]כֵּהֶה עוֹר חשוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /] means dark when referring to darkness – the absence of light. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /]חשוך פה. It’s dark (in) here. כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /], however, refers to dark as distinguished from a light or bright color, so that כהה עור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כהה-עור-#.m4a” /] means dark-skinned when referring to a male, while כהת…