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how to say “is Susie there?” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/נמצא-#.m4a” /]סוּזִי נִמְצֵאת? Hebrew has a special word for is located – or, in everyday English, is there or is here: נמצא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/נמצא-#.m4a” /] for a male and נמצאת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/נמצא-#.m4a” /] for a female. For example, you might ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/נמצא-#.m4a” /]סוזי נמצאת? Is Susie there? To which the answer might be: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/נמצא-#.m4a” /]לא, היא…
how to say “screen” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מָסָךְ Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! The flat object emanating light, text and images you’re probably looking at right now, a monitor, is called in Hebrew a מָסָך (mah-SAHKH). This word goes all the way back to the Torah, in which a מסך – a…
how to say “to cry” in Hebrew
לִבְכּוֹת Can’t read Hebrew yet? Sometimes it’s appropriate just to cry. The Hebrew word for to cry is לִבְכּוֹת , an active-simple verb of the root ב.כ.ה (b.kh.h). As the last letter of the root is a ה (h – learn to read Hebrew) – a weak letter – the end…
how to say “condolences” in Hebrew
תַּנְחוּמִים The other day, a friend and reader of this blog – a woman who watched me grow up – lost her husband, Roni Yelloz. Her sons, with whom I grew up, lost their father. To Eva, Marc, Joe and Gabi, my heart goes out to you. The Hebrew word for condolences is תַּנְחוּמִים (tahn-khoo-MEEM). The…
how to say “haircut” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-1.m4a” /]תִּסְפּוֹרֶת While the Hebrew word for barber is ספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-2.m4a” /], the word for haircut is תספורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-3.m4a” /]הוא מחפש מקום טוב לעשות תספורת. He’s looking for a good place to get (do) a haircut. This root, ס.פ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תספורת-4.m4a” /], is identical to that of the word book in appearance, but not…
how to say “paragliding” in Hebrew
רְחִיפָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רחיפה-1.mp3″ /] So you’ve been staying in your צִימֶר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רחיפה-2.mp3″ /] (private guest house) in the coastal town of Netanya. You surfed all morning. Now it’s time for some airborne action. The Hebrew term for paragliding is רְחִיפָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רחיפה-1.mp3″ /], coming from the root ר.ח.פ (r.kh.p) meaning hovering. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רחיפה-3.mp3″ /]אֲנִי מְפַחֵד…