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how to say “a moment of silence” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה, רֶגַע שֶׁל דּוּמִיָּה One appropriate emotional response to tragedy such as that which took place the other day in Connecticut, is to be silent. On a communal level, sometimes a moment of silence is observed. Hebrew has two terms for this: דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה literally, a minute silent רֶגַע שֶׁל…
how do you say “barber” in Hebrew?
ספר If you’ve taken Level 1 of Ulpan La-Inyan, you know the Hebrew word for book – סֵפֶר (SEH-fehr). You may also know the word for number – מִסְפָּר (mees-PAHR), though, if I’m not mistaken, that comes up in Level 2. These words carry the same root; the core concept is counting, or recounting. The…
how to say “to file something” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְתַיֵּק Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200. A basic Hebrew word is that for a handbag or knapsack: תִּיק (teek). Going from the concrete to the abstract, a handbag becomes a case –…
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how to say “self confidence” in Hebrew
בִּטָּחוֹן עַצְמִי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The feeling of confidence comes from a feeling of security with oneself. Thus Modern Hebrew chose to coin the term self confidence as בִּטָּחוֹן עַצְמִי listen and repeat – self security. Likewise, a person who is confident is literally someone who has self confidence. For example:…
how do you say “Father’s Day” in Hebrew?
יום האב I dedicate today’s dose to my father, the man who taught me the language I now give over to you. Why? Because today (Sunday) is Father’s Day, at least in the States (in case you forgot like I almost did :). אַבָּא (AH-bah) is usually one of the first words uttered by…