סיון – Sivan

ByAmi Steinberger
By Yigal Bashan [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] כשתגדלי ותהיי לגברת עם ניסיון שרכשת בחיים היש סיכוי שאותי את זוכרת היו לנו זמנים יפים נפגשנו במסיבה, היית נהדרת שיער גולש ועיניים תמימות אני ניגשתי, את אמרת: לא הערב אוהב אותך בין השורות אם תזכרי אותי סיון האם תקדישי לי קצת זמן עכשיו כשאת הרחק מכאן...

how to say “theft” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/גניבה-#.m4a” /]גְּנֵבָה The Hebrew word for to steal is לגנוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/גניבה-#.m4a” /]. Take, for example, the biblical commandment: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/גניבה-#.m4a” /]לא תגנוב. Thou shalt not steal. and the more modern: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/גניבה-#.m4a” /]הוא גנב לי את הרכב! He stole my car! The word for theft is גניבה, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/גניבה-#.m4a” /]בשורה טובה: יש ירידה במספר…

School Supplies – רשימת ציוד לבית הספר

ByAmi Steinberger
Got kids going back to school? Going back to school yourself? Here's a literal and cultural translation of the list of school supplies - which in Hebrew is called רשימת ציוד[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /] - equipment list. [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /]לימוד פורה! Fruitful learning! (happy learning!) קלמר[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /] - pencil case Suppose you've loaded up with school...

how to say “thou shalt not murder” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לא-תרצח-#.m4a” /]לֹא תִרְצָח You may recognize לא תרצח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לא-תרצח-#.m4a” /] – thou shalt not murder – from the Ten Commandments, which in Hebrew is literally the Ten Statements – עשרת הדברות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לא-תרצח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לא-תרצח-#.m4a” /]בעשרת הדברות כתוב “לא תרצח”. In the Ten Commandments, it says “thou shalt not murder.” Nowadays, you’ll only hear such language…

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…

how to say “to walk around” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להסתובב-#.m4a” /]לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב As we saw yesterday, לטייל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להסתובב-#.m4a” /] means to travel leisurely. And indeed: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להסתובב-#.m4a” /]אפשר לטייל בשכונה. One can travel leisurely/walk around the neighborhood. But a more common word for walking around is להסתובב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להסתובב-#.m4a” /] – literally, to turn around. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להסתובב-#.m4a” /]שרה, בואי נסתובב קצת כאן בטיילת. Sarah, let’s…