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how to say “withdrawal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 3, 2014October 24, 2018

נְסִיגָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word withdrawal has multiple meanings in English, each with its own word in Hebrew. The one in the news these days refers to the military’s withdrawal from the place it’s invaded. That word is נְסִיגָה , of the active-simple verb לָסֶגֶת – to withdraw. The word…

how to say “the day before yesterday” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 9, 2015October 23, 2018

שִׁלְשׁוֹם Can’t read Hebrew yet? Today, in Hebrew, is הַיּוֹם . Yesterday is אֶתְמוֹל . And two days ago? That’s שִׁלְשׁוֹם . For example: דִּבַּרְתִּי אִתּוֹ שִׁלְשׁוֹם. I spoke with him the day before yesterday. The modern usage of שלשום as the day before yesterday…

how to say “to get accepted” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 13, 2016October 21, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְקַבֵּל You may know the Hebrew word for to receive – לקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-3.m4a” /]קיבלתי את החבילה, תודה. I received the package, thanks. לקבל, an active-intensive verb, also means to accept. Likewise, להתקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-1.m4a” /], a reflexive-intensive verb, means to get accepted or to be accepted. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-4.m4a” /]אני מאוד מקווה שהיא תתקבל לעבודה….

how to say “text message” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 4, 2021July 1, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]מִסְרוֹן, סֵמֶס Most Israelis use סמס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /] – SMS – for text message, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]שלח לי סמס, רון. Send me a text message, Ron. But there is also a proper Hebrew word that you’ll hear on the radio, as well as from some Israelis in conversation: מסרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]. For example:…

Hebrew for wisdom

ByAmi Steinberger May 14, 2010November 5, 2018

חכמה This one’s to my friend Mark Whelan from… England, LA, Germany, etc. Thanks for the request (the rest of you can request words as well!) הוּא אִישׁ חָכָם (hoo eesh hah-KHAHM) means he is a wise man. It’s used also to mean he is a smart man. So, for instance, if a…

how to say “dawn” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 30, 2014October 23, 2018

שַׁחַר Can’t read Hebrew yet? The morning prayer in Judaism is called שַׁחֲרִית , as it is derived from the word for dawn, שַׁחַר . In Hebrew, we talk about the dawn as it is a physical object like the sun and say that the dawn rises, as in: הֵם יָצְאוּ לַקְּרָב לִפְנֵי שֶׁעָלָה…

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