an expression for “there’s truth to it” in Hebrew – WITH REVIEW QUIZ!

  having trouble seeing the print? יֵשׁ רַגְלַיִם לַדָּבָר  listen and repeat     Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us     The rabbis of old taught that שֶׁקֶר, אֵין לוֹ רַגְלַיִם listen and repeat – a lie does not have legs.   They were referring to the graphical appearance of the word שֶׁקֶר listen and repeat – lie – none of…

how to say “to get used to something” in Hebrew

having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרַגֵּל  listen and repeat     The other day I introduced the Hebrew word for habit, הֶרְגֵּל listen and repeat. A related word worth knowing is לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat – to get used to or become accustomed to. An example:   הִיא כְּבָר תִּתְרַגֵּל לַחוֹם הַתֵּל-אָבִיבִי. She’ll get used to the Tel Aviv heat.  listen …

how to say “treadmill” and “walker” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? הֲלִיכוֹן  listen and repeat   Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us   The Hebrew word for treadmill is הֲלִיכוֹן listen and repeat, deriving from the verb לָלֶכֶת listen and repeat – to go – whose root is ה.ל.כ (h.l.k) meaning walking or going.       For example:   הִיא מַגִּיעָה לְמָכוֹן הַכֹּשֶׁר כָּל בֹּקֶר וְהוֹלֶכֶת…

how to say “teacher” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-1.mp3″ /]מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה Today (Monday), one of the greatest Torah leaders of our generation passed away. He was known by the Jewish world as Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, but among those following his specific brand of Judaism, he was known affectionately and reverently by the Aramaic word for our master or our teacher, מָרָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-2.mp3″ /]. In…

how to say “shark” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? כָּרִישׁ  listen and repeat     Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      If you’re like me and Jaws scared the heck out of you, raise your hand. The Hebrew word for shark is כָּרִישׁ listen and repeat. The plural is כְּרִישִׁים listen and repeat.   An…

how to say “nest” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? קֵן  listen and repeat     Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible.   When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן listen and repeat– with an eh vowel.  When it’s connected to…

how to say “back to the routine” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה  listen and repeat   It’s now אַחֲרֵי הַחַגִּים  listen and repeat – after the holidays – in Israel, which means that the government offices and most other offices, for that matter, are back to work.   We might describe this time in Hebrew with the expression חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה  listen and repeat – literally, going…

how to say “to rest” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לָנוּחַ  listen and repeat   Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      Noah (the one with the ark) is named for his parents’ hope that this child would bring solace to a burdened world. His name in Hebrew is נֹחַ listen and repeat, which the Biblical verse connects to…

how to say “to orbit” and “to encircle” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַקִּיף  listen and repeat   Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us   I’m shying away from doing work during this סֻכּוֹת  listen and repeat (Sukkot) festival, so you’ve been seeing fewer doses of Hebrew. But here’s a word that’s so timely I want to teach it to you now.     To orbit or…