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How to say “communicate” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

לתקשר   If you’ve taken our Level 1 conversational Hebrew class, or if you have equivalent background in Hebrew, you know that one of the words for to call someone on the phone is לְהִתְקַשֵּׁר (le-heet-kah-SHEHR). The root of that word is ק.ש.ר (k.sh.r) – connection. So when you call someone, you’re connecting with them.   This guy…

honesty, being special, the Dome of the Rock and more… make this week’s doses of Hebrew yours!

honesty, being special, the Dome of the Rock and more… make this week’s doses of Hebrew yours!

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew!   Flashcards   Game   Test       שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!  listen and repeat

how to say “to publish” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר, לְפַרְסֵם Check out the new ulpan.com! Two themes of חֲנֻכָּהare light and the making public of miracles, so this entry is particularly appropriate for this last day of the beloved festival. In English, one can publish a book, a blog entry, an article, etc.  In Hebrew, we distinguish between two types of…

how to say “mortgage” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משכנתא-1.m4a” /]מַשְׁכַּנְתָּא The English word mortgage derives from French, where the words mort (dead) and gage (pledge) combine to imply that this loan, this pledge to return the money, dies either when the loan is paid back in full, or when the borrower fails to pay it back. (Online Etymological Dictionary) The Hebrew word, משכנתא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/משכנתא-1.m4a” /], also…

how to say “a feeling” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /]הַרְגָּשָׁה You may know the expression I don’t feel well: אני לא מרגיש טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] (spoken by a male) אני לא מרגישה טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] (spoken by a female) להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb, is to feel. And the noun version of להרגיש is הרגשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] -a feeling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /]יש…

how to say “worthwhile” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? כְּדַאי, כְּדָאִי, מִשְׁתַּלֵּם listen highly recommended  for further vocabulary growth   Hebrew has a few ways of saying worthwhile, depending on what you mean. To use worthwhile in a general sense, as one would say in English, it’s worth it, the word is כְּדַאי (listen and repeat). It’s not an adjective, but a modal verb, much like אֶפְשָׁר (listen and…