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how to say “concern” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? דְּאָגָה   Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan?  We’re offering free demo classes  throughout the summer.   Sign up for yours now!   If you’ve taken our Level 3 course, you know the phrases, אַל תִּדְאָג – don’t worry (ahl teed-AHG) in the masculine, and אַל תִּדְאָגִי (ahl teed-ah-GHEE) in the feminine. לִדְאוֹג, the active-simple פָּעַל…

how to say “generation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

דּוֹר Can’t read Hebrew yet?   Most Hebrew nouns appear masculine in both singular and plural forms, or feminine in singular and plural forms.   For example, שָׁעוֹן is a clock, while שְׁעוֹנִים  are clocks; and חַיָּה  is an animal, while חַיּוֹת are animals.   Some words, however, can be deceiving. One of those words…

how to say “to harm” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]לְהַזִּיק The students of Mishnah and Talmud among you will almost certainly recognize the Hebrew word for to damage or to harm: להזיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-2.m4a” /]לא התכוונתי להזיק לך. I didn’t mean to harm you (a male). This active-causative verb derives from the root נ.ז.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-3.m4a” /], which itself spells the word…

how to say “can I have a sip?” in Hebrew

how to say “can I have a sip?” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]אֶפְשָׁר שְׁלוּק? לְגִימָה? To sip, in Hebrew, is the simple verb ללגום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]. Thus a sip is לגימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/שלוק-#.m4a” /]אחרי לגימה ארוכה של אספרסו היא הרגישה מוכנה ליום הארוך שלפניה. After a long sip of espresso she felt ready for the long day ahead of her. But…

daily video – how to say “Easter” 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...