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how to say “reason” and “explanation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

נִמּוּק If you know some Hebrew, you probably thought I’d be introducing the word סִבָּה (see-BAH) for a reason. Gotcha. Truth is, I thought of today’s word because it’s a synonym of סיבה, which appears in a song I have not yet been able to (and don’t really want to) get out of my head today,…

daily video – how to say “abstract” 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 “diving instructor” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מדריך-צלילה-#.m4a” /]מַדְרִיךְ צְלִילָה The Hebrew word for to dive is לצלול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מדריך-צלילה-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root צ.ל.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מדריך-צלילה-#.m4a” /]. The word can be used both literally and metaphorically, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מדריך-צלילה-#.m4a” /]בואו נצלול לתוך החומר הלימודי. Let’s dive into the study material. If לצלול is to dive, then צלילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מדריך-צלילה-#.m4a” /] is diving….

daily video – how to say “noise” 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 “to discover” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/לגלות-#.m4a” /]לְגַלּוֹת לגלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/לגלות-#.m4a” /] means to reveal: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/לגלות-#.m4a” /]אל תגלה לה את הסוד. Don’t tell her (reveal to her) the secret. (spoken to a male) It also means to discover: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/לגלות-#.m4a” /]קולומבוס גילה את אמריקה? Columbus discovered America? לגלות comes from the root ג.ל.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/לגלות-#.m4a” /] and is a פיעל verb. Likewise, a revelation or discovery…

how to say “extension” in Hebrew

how to say “extension” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /]הַאֲרָכָה The English word extension has several meanings, but we’ll focus on only one of them today – extension in the sense of making something longer. The word for that is הארכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] of the root א.ר.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] meaning length (you may know the related word ארוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] – long). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a”…