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how to say “beard” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-ז-#.m4a” /]זָקָן The Hebrew word for beard is זקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-ז-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-ז-#.m4a” /]יפה לך זקן! You look good with a beard! The letters in this word look identical to those of the word for elderly man – זקֵן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-ז-#.m4a” /], but the two are not related. What today is a single letter ז[audioclip…
how to say “satellite” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]לַוְיָן To accompany someone is the פיעל verb ללוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ל.ו.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /], also spelling the name לוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – Levy. A satellite is a לויין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – it’s an object that accompanies a larger object. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]קרוב לחמשת אלפים לוויינים סובבים את…
how to say “legal trial” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁפָּט brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! If you have a rudimentary Modern Hebrew vocabulary, you likely know that the word מִשְׁפָּט (meesh-PAHT) refers to that element of speech and writing called a sentence. What you may not…
how to say “gragger” (toy rattle) in Hebrew
רַעֲשָׁן listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? We’re conducting a survey to help us understand the needs of Hebrew learners like yourself.If you’d take a few minutes to fill out this survey, we’d really appreciate it! Last night and today, Jews around the world are celebrating the salvation and thriving of the…
how to say “perfect” in Hebrew
מֻשְׁלַם Late-summer conversational Hebrew courses starting in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Raanana August 28 – check them out! Nobody’s perfect. But the weather can be, as it’s been the past few days in Jerusalem. The Modern Hebrew word for perfect is מֻשְׁלַם (moosh-LAHM). It’s an adjective deriving from the passive-causative verb…
how to say “of course!” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? בֶּטַח, בָּרוּר, כַּמּוּבָן! highly recommended for further vocabulary growth In yesterday’s dose, we touched on the Hebrew word for security – בִּטָּחוֹן. The root of בטחון is ב.ט.ח meaning sureness and security. To say, for sure! or of course! in Hebrew, you’d use one of several terms. Here are three of them: בטח! A less formal…