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how to say “in-laws” in Hebrew
חוֹתֵן, חָם, חָמוֹת Tomorrow, Jews around the world will read the Torah portion called יִתְרו (yeet-ROH) – Jethro. The highlight of this portion is the Ten Commandments, but there’s lots of other action that takes place in this short-but-monumental section of the Torah. We are introduced to the father-in-law of Moses, יתרו,…
how to say “expectations” in Hebrew
צִפִּיּוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ציפיות-1.mp3″ /] The simple verb לִצְפּוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ציפיות-2.mp3″ /] means to watch or look out on, so that while the male colloquial-Hebrew speaker will say… [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ציפיות-3.mp3″ /]אֲנִי רוֹאֶה טֶלֶוִיזְיָה. I’m watching (literally, I see) TV. The Israeli man speaking in a higher register would mean the same thing by saying: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ציפיות-4.mp3″ /]אֲנִי צוֹפֶה…
how to say “a difference” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]הֶבְדֵל We’ve seen that לשנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /] means to change something. Thus a change is שינוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. But what about a difference? That’s הבדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-#.m4a” /]מה ההבדל בין קברנה למרלו? מה זה משנה? What’s the difference between Cabarnet and Merlot? What does it matter? הבדל is related to the הפעיל…
how to say “poverty” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עוני-1.m4a” /]עֹנִי The Hebrew Bible having exported to the world the value of helping the weak, it should come as no surprise that Hebrew has more than ten ways to say poverty, including דלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עוני-2.m4a” /], אביונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עוני-3.m4a” /] and מסכנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עוני-4.m4a” /]. The common word used today to describe this state lacking is עוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עוני-1.m4a” /], the same word…
how to say “new year’s resolution” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? הַחְלָטָה לְשָׁנָה חֲדָשָׁה This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. Those of you who received yesterday’s marketing email know…
how to say “sweet!” in Hebrew (or Arabic)
Can’t read Hebrew yet? אַחְלָה! listen and repeat A lack of formal peace among political entities does not stop peace in other strata of society… at least when it comes to language. אַחְלָה listen and repeat – an Arabic word Israelis use to express happy agreement or to simply say great! or cool! or sweet! – is one of the first…