conversation: how to say “donor” and “recipient” in Hebrew
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how to say “donor” and “recipient” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /]תּוֹרֵם וְנִתְרָם The Hebrew word for to donate is לתרום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /] (a simple verb), while a donation is a תרומה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, a donor is a תורם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /] if he’s male or תורמת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תורם-נתרם-#.m4a” /]תורמים גדולים מגיעים מחר לבקר בבית החולים. Big donors are coming…
conversation: how to say “life saving” in Hebrew
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how to say “life-saving” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /]מַצִּיל חַיִּים, מַצִּילַת חַיִּים If you’re Jewish or have Jewish friends, you probably know someone named חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /] – Chaim. Maybe you yourself are a חיים, in which case you probably also know that חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /] (listen for a different pronunciation) means life. Why the difference in pronunciation? Because Israelis tend to…
conversation: how to say “bones” in Hebrew
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how to say “bones” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]עֲצָמוֹת The Hebrew word for bone is עצם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /], while more than one bone is עצמות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]כמה עצמות יש בגוף האדם? How many bones are there in the human body? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עצמות-#.m4a” /]העצמות האלה יבשים. These bones are dry. Now, why does a masculine word like עצם…
conversation: how to say “the human body” in Hebrew
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how to say “the human body” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]גּוּף הָאָדָם The Hebrew word for person is אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] (named after Adam from the Bible). Likewise, a human being is בן אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] – literally, a son of Adam – regardless of the person’s gender. The word for body is גוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]. Thus the human body is גוף האדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a”…
conversation: how to say “complex” in Hebrew
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how to say “complex” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מורכב-#.m4a” /]מֻרְכָּב Something complex is מורכב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מורכב-#.m4a” /] (מורכבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מורכב-#.m4a” /] if we’re talking about a feminine object), as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מורכב-#.m4a” /]שרה, הסיפור הוא יותר מורכב ממה שאת חושבת. Sarah, the story is more complex than you think. Like the English word complex, מורכב gives off the sense that that which is complex is…
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…