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how to say “to agree” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַסְכִּים Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us They say that the second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed as a result of senseless hatred. Somehow, these days marking the anniversary of that and other Jewish calamities has a way of getting people in Israel quite edgy. Something that…
how to say “at the last minute” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ברגע-האחרון-#.m4a” /]בָּרֶגַע הָאַחֲרוֹן Hebrew’s main version of at the last minute is ברגע האחרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ברגע-האחרון-#.m4a” /] – literally, at the last moment. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ברגע-האחרון-#.m4a” /]טיסות ברגע האחרון הן לא תמיד יקרות. Flights at the last minute are not always expensive. (listen to full conversation) Broken down: ברגע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ברגע-האחרון-#.m4a” /] – at the moment האחרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ברגע-האחרון-#.m4a” /] – the…
how to say “backup” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? גִּבּוּי Check out our midsummer classes around the country! The first Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world tells the story of two and a half Israelite tribes who wish to settle the land conquered on east bank of the Jordan…
how to say “front seat” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /]מוֹשָׁב קִדְמִי You may know the word מושב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] as referring to an agricultural settlement. But it’s also a seat, which becomes apparent when we see that the root is י.ש.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] meaning sitting. A front seat is מושב קדמי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /], where קדמי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] comes from the root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /]…
how to say “stolen” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גנוב-1.m4a” /]גָּנוּב You may be familiar with the eighth of the ten commandments: לא תגנוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גנוב-2.m4a” /] – do not steal. לגנוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גנוב-3.m4a” /] is to steal. Likewise, something stolen is גנוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גנוב-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גנוב-4.m4a” /]לא כדאי לקנות מכונית גנובה. It’s not good (worthwhile) to buy a stolen car. גנוב is also used in…

