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how to say “to give out” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? לְחַלֵּק     Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan?  We’re offering free demo classes  throughout the summer.   Sign up for yours now!   A few weeks ago, I introduced a Hebrew expression meaning to delegate – לְהַאֲצִיל סַמְכֻיּוֹת (leh-hah-ah-TSEEL sahm-khoo-YOHT). Another phrase with a similar meaning is לְחַלֵּק תַּפְקִידִים (leh-khah-LEK tahf-kee-DEEM), literally, to give…

daily video – how to say “dark-skinned” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “it’ll be fun” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יהיה-כיף-1.m4a” /]יִהְיֶה כֵּיף A few months ago a video went viral in Israel, crossing all cultural, religious and political barriers. Sung by an Arab schoolteacher in Taibeh along with her young Hebrew-language learners, the words to the song featured in the video go: גשם, גשם מטפטף! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יהיה-כיף-2.m4a” /]גשם, גשם, איזה כיף! Rain, rain dripping! Rain, rain,…

daily video – how to say “minister” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “drums” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תופים-1.m4a” /]תֻּפִּים The Hebrew word for a drum is תוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תופים-2.m4a” /], which rhymes with the word for beach or coast – חוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תופים-3.m4a” /]. More than one drum? That’s תופים, as in the Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תופים-4.m4a” /]ותיקח מרים הנביאה, אחות אהרון, את התוף בידה, ותצאנה כל הנשים אחריה, בתופים ובמחולות. (שמות ט”ו) And Miriam the prophetess, sister…