daily video – how to say “to lend a hand” 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...
how to say “to lend a hand” in Hebrew
לְהוֹשִׁיט יָד, לָתֵת כָּתֵף To lend a hand, in Hebrew, is להושיט יד – literally, to reach out a hand. For example: זה הזמן להושיט יד למישהו שצריך עזרה. Now is the time to reach out to someone who needs help. Another expression that means the same thing but uses a different body part for…
daily video – how to say “to pinch” 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...
how to say “to pinch” in Hebrew
לִצְבּוֹט To pinch (someone) is לצבוט, a simple verb. For example: תפסיק לצבוט אותי! Stop pinching me! (to a boy… or a man) Likewise, a pinch – in the sense of getting pinched – is צביטה. But what about a pinch of salt? That’s קורט מלח, where קורט refers to the smallest amount of substance one can…
daily video – how to say “for” in Hebrew
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how to say “for” in Hebrew
בִּשְׁבִיל, ל-, עֲבוּר How do you say for in Hebrew? Depends on what kind of for you’re referring to. If it’s for in the sense of designating something for a particular purpose, a good word to use is בשביל. For example: בשביל מה צריך את כל הנייר הזה? For what do (we) need all this paper? The prefix -ל…
daily video – how to say “to process” in Hebrew
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how to say “to process” in Hebrew
לְעַבֵּד Yesterday we saw the word לאחד – to unite, a פיעל verb. Another word of the same verb form is לעבד – to process. Its root is ע.ב.ד, which you may recognize from the simple verb לעבוד – to work. For example: המחשב עכשיו מעבד את הנתונים. The computer is now processing the data….
daily video – how to say “united” 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...
how to say “united” in Hebrew
מְאוּחָד If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד – one. אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד – to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד – to…