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how to say “generously” in Hebrew
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how to say “kidnapping” in Hebrew
חֲטִיפָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’d like to follow the Hebrew news, one of the key words you’ll need to know these days is the one for a kidnapping – חֲטִיפָה . It comes from the root ח.ט.פ (kh.t.p), which means grabbing or snatching. We saw this root in a happier context a few weeks…
how to say “the human mind” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/נפש-האדם-1.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם In English the word mind usually conjures up thought and cognitive processes. But the human mind is more than that: it includes emotions, aspirations, memories. It might even be considered the individual or the soul, which is why Hebrew uses the word נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/נפש-האדם-2.m4a” /] to refer to it. For example, בריאות הנפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/נפש-האדם-3.m4a” /]…
how to say “coffee cup” in Hebrew
I tend to write a lot about verbs and adjectives, but once in a while a noun intrigues me. I just had a nice cup of tea. Hebrew’s equivalent of the English mug (not to mug, but a mug) is סֵפֶל (SEH-fel). This is what Ulpan La-Inyan students get when they come…
how to say “data” in Hebrew
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how to say “better late than never” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מוּטָב מְאֻחָר מֵאֲשֶׁר לְעוֹלָם לֹא Learn to Speak Hebrew…With Us Yesterday my great-uncle had his בַּר מִצְוָה ( ) – Bar Mitzvah. Yes, my great uncle. He’s 82. Because when he was 13, he was in Auschwitz, where they didn’t do בר מצווה ceremonies. En route, I told…