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how to say “message” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-1.m4a” /]מֶסֶר, הוֹדָעָה A message can be something of moral substance. Or it could be a simple piece of information. Hebrew has a word for each: מסר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-2.m4a” /] usually functions as the moralistic or philosophical word, while הודעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-3.m4a” /] is a more simple message. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-4.m4a” /]ילדים, איזה מסר אתם לומדים מהסרט הזה? Kids,…

how to say “hallucination” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הזיה-#.m4a” /]הֲזָיָה When we see or hear things that are not really there, we’re either dreaming or hallucinating. While to dream in Hebrew is לחלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הזיה-#.m4a” /] (a simple verb), to hallucinate is להזות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הזיה-#.m4a” /] (a simple verb). Likewise, hallucination is הזיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הזיה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הזיה-#.m4a” /]האם זה היה חלום או הזיה? Was that…

how to say “vest” in Hebrew

how to say “vest” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /]וֵסְט, אֵפוֹד That fancy piece of clothing that looks like a shirt without sleeves is called by Israelis וסט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /], just like in English. There is an official Hebrew word coined by the Academy of the Hebrew language – לסוטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/וסט-#.m4a” /] – but it never caught on. וסט in context: [audioclip…

How to say “to arouse” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-1.m4a” /]לְעוֹרֵר The Hebrew verb for to arouse is לעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-2.m4a” /]בינה מלאכותית מעוררת רגשות מעורבים. Artificial intelligence arouses mixed feelings. לעורר is related to other verbs such as להעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-3.m4a” /] – to wake (someone) up and להתעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-4.m4a” /] – to wake up. In noun form, להתעורר…