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…
daily video – how to say “family oriented” in Hebrew
how to say “family-oriented” in Hebrew
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי While משפחה means family, משפחתי means family-oriented (a final ה turns into a ת when the word is expanded). For example: הוא בחור משפחתי. He’s a family-oriented guy. Likewise: היא בחורה משפחתית. She’s a family-oriented girl. משפחתי means literally family as an adjective, so that עסק משפחתי is a family (owned) business.
how to say “these” in Hebrew
אֵלֶּה, אֵלּוּ The basic word for these is אלה, as in: אלה המשקפיים שאיבדתי! These are the glasses I lost! and את באמת רוצה לקנות את אלה? Do you (a female) really want to buy these? There’s also אלו, which people tend to use in order to sound smart. It’s used in exactly the same way as…
daily video – how to say “these” in Hebrew
how to say “prototype” in Hebrew
אַב טִיפּוּס The Hebrew word for type is טיפוס, which comes from the Ancient Greek and Latin (so does type). A prototype – the first attempt of a product – is אב טיפוס – literally father type. For example: שנתיים כבר הם עובדים על אב הטיפוס. They’ve been working on the prototype for two years already. More…
daily video – how to say “prototype” in Hebrew
how to say “steering wheel” in Hebrew
הֶגֶה While a wheel in general is גלגל, there’s a special word for steering wheel: הגה. The word finds its roots in Biblical Hebrew but came into use as steering wheel in the Middle Ages, when it referred to the helm of a ship. Imagine a driving instructor saying: צריך להחזיק את ההגה בשתי ידיים! You have…