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how to say “Damascus” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a” /]דַּמֶּשֶׂק The English name of Syria’s capital and one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world is Damascus. This name came to English via the Hebrew Bible, דמשק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a” /], which is the name used in Modern Hebrew as well. Here’s an example of the word in a Modern-Hebrew context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a”…
how to say “to attend” in Hebrew
להשתתף The English word attend, historically, has to do with noticing – paying attention. That’s the word used to indicate presence, as in, I plan to attend the play, or, I plan to be present at the play. The Hebrew word used to express this type of presence is (le-heesh-tah-TEHF), which means, literally, to participate….
how to say “BCE” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /]לִפְנֵי הַסְּפִירָה BCE stands for Before the Common Era (while CE stands for the Common Era). This designation is also known as BC – Before Christ. In Hebrew, we call this לפני הספירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /] – before the (general) counting. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /]בית המקדש השני עמד בירושלים בין השנים 516 לפני הספירה ו-70…
how to say “to hang in there” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַחְזִיק מַעֲמָד Learn to speak Hebrew! Check out our intimate, affordable, world-class program. Only 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! It’s Thursday, almost the weekend. Hang in there. In Hebrew, I’d say to you, תַּחְזִיקוּ מַעֲמָד (tahkh-ZEE-koo mah-ah-MAHD), which means, literally, hold stance, in the plural (since I’m writing…
how to say “light-brown hair” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שטני-#.m4a” /]שֵׂעָר שָׁטֵנִי In English we just call such hair color light brown. But French calls it châtain, invoking the color of chestnut. Hebrew follows suit, with an expression borrowed from French, שיער שטני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שטני-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שטני-#.m4a” /]היא שחומה, אבל עם שיער שטני. She’s dark-skinned, but with light-brown hair. When I first…
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