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How to say “fine dining” in Hebrew
לסעוד If you know a bit of Hebrew, you probably know the word for restaurant – מִסְעָדָה (mees-ah-DAH). The root of that word is ס.ע.ד (s.a.d.), whose core meaning is satiation. The common word for to eat is לֶאֱכוֹל (le-eh-KHOL), but just like English has a finer word, to dine, Hebrew has לִסְעוֹד…
daily video – how to say “a wonderful day” in Hebrew
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 “(shopping) cart” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]עֲגָלָה The word for cart and for stroller (pram) are the same: עגלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]שימי את הפריטים בעגלה. Put the items in the cart. (to a female) and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]תוציא את התינוק מהעגלה. Take the baby out of the stroller. (to a male) The terms can get more…
how to say “vegetarian” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]צִמְחוֹנִי חג הסוכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] – the Sukkot holiday – is a time when Jews connect to nature. The word for plant or that which grows from the ground is צמח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /], while vegetation is צמחייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]. What about someone who eats mainly vegetables? That’s צמחוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if he’s male, or צמחונית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if…
how to say “snacks” in Hebrew
חֲטִיפִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? When we snack, we grab food. Thus the Modern Hebrew word for snack – חֲטִיף – means literally something grabbed. For example: צִמּוּקִים וּבוֹטְנִים הֵם חֲטִיפִים בְּרִיאִים. Raisins and peanuts are healthy snacks. חטיף comes from a more ancient word, the simple verb לַחְטוֹף of the…
להתהלך – to get up and go traveling in the gorgeous land of Israel
להתהלך You might know that “to walk” in Hebrew is לָלֶכֶת (lah-LEH-khet) – you certainly know this if you’ve taken any course with Ulpan La-Inyan. It’s a special thing to do to travel in Israel, especially during Passover and Sukkot, when the whole country is out traveling. It’s almost a Mitzvah. It’s even written in…