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how to say “to settle” in Hebrew
לְיַשֵּׁב Can’t read Hebrew yet? There’s the simple verb, to sit – לָשֶׁבֶת . And there’s its intensive form, to settle something else – לְיַשֵּׁב . Both come from the root י.שׁ.ב (y.sh.b) meaning sitting. For example: הַסִּינִים יִשְּׁבוּ אֶת טַיווָאן. The Chinese settled Taiwan. and אוּלַי הוּא יַצְלִיחַ לְיַשֵּׁב אֶת הַסּוּגְיָה הַזֹּאת….
how to say “delicious” in Hebrew
מְאֹד טָעִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday, we saw that the ah-EE vowel pattern makes a Hebrew concept “-able” or “-ible”, as in the word for edible (“eat-able”) – אָכִיל . Another word of the same structure is the one for tasty, or worthy of being tasted, able to…
daily video – how to say “to limit oneself” 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 “lately” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בזמן-האחרון-#.m4a” /]בַּזְּמַן הָאַחֲרוֹן You may know the word לאחרונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בזמן-האחרון-#.m4a” /] Another related expression you’re very likely to hear in Israel is the equivalent of lately – בזמן האחרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בזמן-האחרון-#.m4a” /] – literally, in the last time. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בזמן-האחרון-#.m4a” /]קובי, איפה אתה מתחבא בזמן האחרון? Kobi, where have you been hiding lately?
how to say “reflections” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-1.m4a” /]הִרְהוּרִים While השתקפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-2.m4a” /] is reflection in the visual sense, הרהור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-3.m4a” /] is means reflection in the sense of thoughtfulness. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-4.m4a” /]היא עסוקה בהרהורי תשובה. She is occupied with thoughts (reflections) of repentance. One could also say that she is pensive – מהורהרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-5.m4a” /]. For a male, it’s מהורהר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרהורים-6.m4a” /]….
daily video – how to say “UFO” 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...