how to say “my favorite food” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]הַמַּאֲכָל הֲכִי אָהוּב עָלַי The basic Hebrew word for food is אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /], while to eat is the simple verb לאכול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]. A particular food, though, is מאכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]מה המאכל הכי אהוב עלי? What’s my favorite food? Let’s break down this example: מה המאכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] –…

how to say “to make food” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /]לְהָכִין אֹכֶל Another thing I’ve found myself doing with my extra time is making new dishes. The Hebrew way of saying to make food is להכין אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /] – literally, to prepare food. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להכין-אוכל-#.m4a” /]איזה אוכל אתה מכין, דוד? יש לו ריח טוב. What food are you making, David? It has…

געגועים לבני אדם – Longing for Human Beings

Hanan Ben Ari [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] Play the video, and type what you hear. Show me the Hebrew! כבר חשבנו ניצחנו הכל מגדלים בשמיים בנינו בן אדם, מי צריך בן אדם? לא יבוא עוד מבול בימינו לעולם לעולם לא ניפול תעזוב, נסתדר בעצמנו חכמים, נכונים וצודקים וכלום לא נמצא מעלינו עד שבאת והדבקת...
how to say “hobby” in Hebrew

how to say “hobby” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]תַּחְבִּיב One thing I’ve been doing with the extra time on my hands is improving my Arabic, part of my hobby of learning languages. The Hebrew word for hobby is תחביב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]כדי לנצל את הזמן, אפשר לפתח תחביב. In order to make the most of (our) time, (we)…

how to say “to make the most of the time” in Hebrew

how to say “to make the most of the time” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]לְנַצֵּל אֶת הַזְּמַן So many of us are homebound now, and we’ve got extra time on our hands. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /]איך מנצלים את הזמן הזה? How do (we) make the most of this time? מנצלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /] is a form of the פיעל verb לנצל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לנצל-את-הזמן-#.m4a” /], to take advantage. Since I couldn’t meet…

נחכה לך – We Wait for You

Natan Goshen and Ishay Ribo [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] Play the video, and type what you hear. Show me the Hebrew! ריח הקרבות עוד באוויר עם עייף חובש פצעיו יושב, סופר ימיו. צעקות בושה בכל העיר, דור רוצה תשובה עכשיו, זכאי ולא חייב. בגוף עייף מכשלונות, בלב שבור לחתיכות, נחכה לך שתקבל פנינו. לך...
Weekly YDDH Review

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…

how to say “to get better” in Hebrew

how to say “to get better” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /]לְהַחְלִים You may know a Hebrew wish for someone to get better from an illness: רפואה שלמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] – literally, a complete healing. There’s another expression more commonly used in Israel today: החלמה מהירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] – literally, a speedy recovery. החלמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /] comes from the הפעיל verb להחלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/להחלים-#.m4a” /],…