how to say “radish” in Hebrew
צְנוֹן While an onion is בצל and garlic is שום, a radish is צנון. For example: אני לא אוהב צנון. I don’t like radish. Turns out I’m not the only one – צנון is also a slang term for someone boring and hard to relate to.
daily video – how to say “to complete” in Hebrew
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how to say “to complete” in Hebrew
לְהַשְׁלִים To complete something or someone is להשלים, a הפעיל verb. For example: בעוד שבועיים נשלים את הפרוייקט. In two weeks we’ll complete the project. and את משלימה אותי. You (a female) complete me. להשלים comes from the same root as שלום – peace, which brings about a sense of completion.
daily video – how to say “at the time” in Hebrew
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how to say “at the time” in Hebrew
בִּזְמַנּוֹ The basic Hebrew word for time is זמן, though when asking someone what time is it? you’ll say literally, what’s the hour – מה השעה,? At the time is בזמנו,. For example: ,היום אנחנו גרים בעיר, אבל בזמנו גרנו במושב. Today we live in the city, but at the time, we lived on a moshav (agricultural…
Weekly YDDH Review
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
daily video – how to say “agricultural settlement” in Hebrew
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how to say “agricultural settlement” in Hebrew
מוֹשָׁב Truth is, there are several types of an agricultural settlement – התיישבות חקלאית. In Israel, the קיבוץ, perhaps the most famous one, is based on a socialist economic model. But there’s also the מושב, where each family is economically independent, but work together in a type of cooperative. Here’s מושב in context: במושב שלנו…
how to say “to come back” in Hebrew
לַחֲזוֹר, לָשׁוּב The basic Modern-Hebrew word for to return or to come back is the simple verb לחזור. For example: מתי חזרתם מהטיול? When did you guys come back from your (the) trip? But in Biblical Hebrew, the basic word was לשוב, also a simple verb. Today, לשוב serves as a more formal version of לחזור. For…
daily video – how to say “to come back” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...