how to say “shark” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? כָּרִישׁ  listen and repeat     Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      If you’re like me and Jaws scared the heck out of you, raise your hand. The Hebrew word for shark is כָּרִישׁ listen and repeat. The plural is כְּרִישִׁים listen and repeat.   An…

how to say “nest” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? קֵן  listen and repeat     Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible.   When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן listen and repeat– with an eh vowel.  When it’s connected to…

how to say “back to the routine” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה  listen and repeat   It’s now אַחֲרֵי הַחַגִּים  listen and repeat – after the holidays – in Israel, which means that the government offices and most other offices, for that matter, are back to work.   We might describe this time in Hebrew with the expression חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה  listen and repeat – literally, going…

how to say “to rest” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לָנוּחַ  listen and repeat   Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!      Noah (the one with the ark) is named for his parents’ hope that this child would bring solace to a burdened world. His name in Hebrew is נֹחַ listen and repeat, which the Biblical verse connects to…

how to say “to orbit” and “to encircle” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַקִּיף  listen and repeat   Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us   I’m shying away from doing work during this סֻכּוֹת  listen and repeat (Sukkot) festival, so you’ve been seeing fewer doses of Hebrew. But here’s a word that’s so timely I want to teach it to you now.     To orbit or…

how to say “temporary” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? זְמַנִּי  listen and repeat         Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!          The English word temporary comes from the Latin word tempus, meaning time or season.   Likewise, the Hebrew word for temporary – זְמַנִּי  listen and repeat – comes from the word…

weekly VIDEO dose of Hebrew – three ways to say “to listen”

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַאֲזִין, לְהִתְקַשֵּׁר, לִשְׁמוֹעַ     Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now!      This week’s video dose of Hebrew!    by Ami Steinberger, Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan Enjoying Your Daily Dose of Hebrew?  Consider making a donation!