how to say “to give birth” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ללדת-#.m4a” /]לָלֶדֶת To give birth in Hebrew is the simple verb ללדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ללדת-#.m4a” /] of the root י.ל.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ללדת-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ללדת-#.m4a” /]מתי את אמורה ללדת? When are you supposed to give birth? (see full conversation) Now, don’t confuse ללדת with לרדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ללדת-#.m4a” /] – to go down or to get off something such…

how to say “stop saying should” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/אמור-זה-שם-#.m4a” /]אָמוּר זֶה שָׁם שֶׁל דָּג Psychologist Aaron Beck helped people rise above anxiety by teaching them to stop shoulding all over themselves – to stop telling themselves that they should be this or that. Hebrew’s got an expression of a similar punch as a response to people saying I should / am supposed to – אני…

עד מחר – By Tomorrow

ByAmi Steinberger
Eviatar Banai [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] אסור לך לחשוב כשאת כל כך עייפה צאי לטיול לאור זריחה רחוקה מהבית השביל לחזור נמחק הולכת על חבל דק הלילות ארוכים בלי לדעת למה בורחת ואין רודף עד מחר עוד מעט ילד רץ אלייך מחבק אותך נקיף את הפארק רק להפסיק לחשוב אנשים עייפים רצים ברחוב היינו...
how to say “a statement” in Hebrew

how to say “a statement” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/אמירה-#.m4a” /]אֲמִירָה How do you say to go in the past tense in English, speaking for yourself? It’s I went. This can be confusing for adults who are just learning English, since they might expect it to be I goed. Hebrew does this too, sometimes. Take for example to say – in colloquial Hebrew this is…

how to say “I grew up on” in Hebrew

how to say “I grew up on” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/גדלתי-על-#.m4a” /]גָּדַלְתִּי עַל The Hebrew word לגדול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/גדלתי-על-#.m4a” /] means to grow, as well as to grow up. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/גדלתי-על-#.m4a” /]היא גדלה בפרבר של ניו יורק. She grew up in a suburb of New York. And as I say in English that I grew up on something such as Batman or Frosted Flakes,…

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…