Similar Posts

how to say “hard of hearing” in Hebrew

how to say “hard of hearing” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? כְּבַד שְׁמִיעָה, קְשֶׁה שְׁמִיעָה  listen and repeat      Last week I posted about the Hebrew words for blind, deaf and mute. Responding to the post, my student and friend Ruti asked whether the terms in Hebrew provoke the same politically-correct sensitivity as they do in English.   My answer is that it depends…

make this week’s Hebrew yours – REVIEW this week’s doses!

make this week’s Hebrew yours – REVIEW this week’s doses!

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew!   Flashcards   Game   Test       שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!  listen and repeat

how to say “crane” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מנוף-1.m4a” /]מָנוֹף, עֲגוּרָן The Hebrew word מנוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מנוף-2.m4a” /] refers to a lever or a small-scale crane. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מנוף-3.m4a” /]הכבאי עלה במנוף כדי לחלץ את החתול שהיה התקוע בעץ. The firefighter went up in a crane in order to rescue the cat that was stuck in the tree. Leveraging this noun, Hebrew created a word…

how to say “I won’t be able to” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /]לֹא אוּכַל Earlier this week we heard how to say could have – forms of יכול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /] (able to) in the past tense. But what about the future? I won’t be able to is אני לא אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /]אני לא אוכל להגיע באותו ערב. I won’t be able…

how to say “a word to the wise is sufficient” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? דַּי לַחֲכִּימָא בִּרְמִיזָא     brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out!   The Vilna Gaon There are those who need a message repeated to them over and over… and there are those who need to hear it just once….

how to say “contagious” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

having trouble seeing the print? מִדַּבֵּק Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200.     This one’s a tricky one, I’ve found. The way to translate contagious disease into Hebrew is מַחֲלָה מִדַּבֶּקֶת (mah-khah-LAH mee-dah-BEH-ket). The latter word refers to contagious. If…