weekly VIDEO dose – how to wish someone a long life in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 18, 2013December 24, 2018

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by Ami Steinberger, Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan

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how to say “vulnerability” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 28, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-1-1.m4a” /]פְּגִיעוּת The Hebrew word for vulnerable is פגיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-2.m4a” /]. The root is פ.ג.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-3.m4a” /] meaning to contact, usually in a hurtful manner. Thus פגיע makes sense as a translation of vulnerable – exposed to being contacted in a hurtful manner. But getting hurt is not the only thing that could happen to someone vulnerable….

how to say “TV show” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 3, 2019October 2, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סדרת-טלוויזיה-#.m4a” /]סִדְרַת טֵלֵוִיזְיָה While in English we talk about a TV show, in Hebrew we call it a TV series – סדרת טלוויזיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סדרת-טלוויזיה-#.m4a” /], or סדרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סדרת-טלוויזיה-#.m4a” /] for short. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סדרת-טלוויזיה-#.m4a” /]היפים והאמיצים היא אחת הסדרות המוצלחות ביותר בהיסטוריה. The Bold and the Beautiful is one of the most successful shows in history. You…

how and why to say “motorcycle” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 14, 2012October 31, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? אוֹפַנּוֹעַ Further build your Hebrew vocabulary with… The Hebrew root נ.ו.ע (n.w.a) means movement, so that the Modern-Hebrew word מָנוֹע (mah-NOH-ah) means motor – something that gets things moving. by filtran Combine מנוע with the word for the Biblical Hebrew word for wheel – אוֹפַן (oh-FAHN), and you get אוֹפַנּוֹע (oh-FAH-noh-AH) –…

how to say “be in touch” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 24, 2022April 21, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תהיה-בקשר-#.m4a” /]תִּהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר You’ve just had a good chat with an old friend. As you’re about to part, you want to express your desire to continue being close, not letting time and distance get in the way of your relationship. You might say in English be in touch or stay in touch. In Hebrew you’d say…

how to say “sweetness” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 28, 2011August 7, 2024

having trouble seeing the print? מְתִיקוּת LAST DAY for the special discount on Ulpan La-Inyan Fall courses! As a way of wishing you a wonderful new year, here is a non-exhaustive list of words that come from the Hebrew root for sweet, מ.ת.ק (m.t.k). The nouns are all declined in the masculine singular. מָתוֹק (mah-TOHK) – sweet לְהַמְתִּיק (leh-hahm-TEEK) –…

how to say “ritual” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 24, 2015October 23, 2018

רִיטוּאַל, פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-1.mp3″ /] Describing a ritual, Israelis might use either the word borrowed from English – רִיטוּאַל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-2.mp3″ /], or the ancient Hebrew word borrowed from Aramaic – פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-3.mp3″ /]. Here’s an example using the latter: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-4.mp3″ /]הַמֶּחְקַָר עַל פֻּלְחָנִים פָּגָנִיִּם עָשׂוּי לִהְיוֹת מְרַתֵּק. Research about pagan rituals can be fascinating.

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