how to say “referee” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹפֵט The Hebrew word for referee is the same as the one for judge – שופט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /] (or שופטת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /] if the referee/judge is female). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שופט-1-#.m4a” /]השופט פסל אותו מלשחק. The referee disqualified him from playing.

daily video – how to say “to disqualify” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים במילה היומית, כתבתי על "לפסול" שנובעת מ"פסל", כנראה וכתבתי שמיכוון שפסל זה דבר שלילי ביהדות לכן "לפסול" זה לזרוק החוצה כמו פסולת,...

how to say “to disqualify” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]לִפְסוֹל To disqualify, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לפסול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, to be disqualified is the נפעל verb להיפסל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]עליתי ארבעה שלבים במשחק ואז נפסלתי. I went up four levels in the game and then I got disqualified. The root of לפסול and להיפסל is פ.ס.ל[audioclip…

daily video – how to say “treetop” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed.   תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים למה בחרתי במילה "צמרת" למילת היום? כי המילה הנרדפת שלה היא "אמיר", ואם לא שמעתם ישראל ואיחוד האמירויות הערביות חתמו על...
how to say “treetop” in Hebrew

how to say “treetop” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/צמרת-#.m4a” /]צַמֶּרֶת The uppermost part of a tree, the treetop, is צמרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/צמרת-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. It’s also the word for the upper echelons of, say, a government, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/צמרת-#.m4a” /]בצמרת השלטון יושבים כמה אנשי צבא בכירים. In the upper echelons of the government (rulership) sit several senior military personnel. צמרת has a synonym which…

daily video – how to say “in power” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed.   תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים השורש של המילה "שלטון" כמו "בשלטון" כמו " הוא בשלטון כבר עשרים שנה", השורש הוא ש.ל.ט וזה שורש מאוד שימושי רואים...
how to say “in power” in Hebrew

how to say “in power” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]בַּשִּׁלְטוֹן To rule, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לשלוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], which also means to have a command of something. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]היא שולטת בחמש שפות. She has a command of five languages. Related to לשלוט is the word for ruling power – שלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], while בשלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /] means in…

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

Weekly YDDH Review – TEMPLATE

Weekly YDDH Review – TEMPLATE

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

how to say “trampoline” in Hebrew

how to say “trampoline” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טרמפולינה-#.m4a” /]טְרַמְפּוֹלִינָה, קַפֶּצֶת The Academy of the Hebrew Language did come up with an original Hebrew term for trampoline – קפצת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טרמפולינה-#.m4a” /] – but it hasn’t quite caught on: Israelis still prefer to use טרמפולינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טרמפולינה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/טרמפולינה-#.m4a” /]יש בירושלים פארק טרמפולינות מקורה. In Jerusalem there’s an indoor trampoline park….