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how to say “subway” or “underground train” in Hebrew
רַכֶּבֶת תַּחְתִּית listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word תַּחַת listen and repeat means below or under, while מִתַּחַת listen and repeat means underneath (literally, from under) as in: הַנְּיָרוֹת נִמְצָאִים מִתַּחַת לַשֻּׁלְחָן. The papers are under the table. listen תחת also means one’s behind in slang. תַּחְתִּית listen and repeat means the bottom…
how to say “to function” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]לְתַפְקֵד Look closely at this word, לתפקד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /] – to function. What is the root? You might answer that the root is ת.פ.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /], which is true in the sense that if you plug it into the פיעל verb structure paradigm, you’ll get all your conjugations. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]אם…
how to say “airport” in Hebrew
נמל תעופה There are two ways to say airport in Hebrew. One is the literal translation – נְמַל תְּעוּפָה (ne-MAHL te-oo-FAH), where נמל means port of (pronounced נָמֵל – nah-MEHL – when it’s just port without of), and תעופה means flight or aviation. The other way to say it translates from the lesser-used English word, airfield –…
how to say “aspect” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /]הֶיבֵּט Like English, Hebrew has a several ways of saying aspect, including צד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – side, זוית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – angle, בחינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – facet and אספקט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a” /] – a transliteration of the English. There is one word, however, that encapsulates the concept of aspect perhaps more comprehensively than others: היבט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/היבט-#.m4a”…
how to say “populated” in Hebrew
מְאֻכְלָס listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Population in Hebrew is אֻכְלוּסִיָּה listen and repeat, derived from the Greek word for masses. Populated or inhabited is מְאֻכְלָס listen and repeat, as in: הָאִי הַהוּא אֵינוֹ מְאֻכְלָס. That island is not inhabited. listen and repeat A synonym for inhabited is מְיֻשָּׁב listen and repeat. מאוכלס…