how to say “night gown” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /]כְּתוֹנֶת לַיְלָה When I googled כתונת לילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /], I found pictures only of women wearing night gowns. While I’m sure there are men who wear them as well, I guess that result makes sense. כתונת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /] (also כותונת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /]) means gown, while לילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /] means night. For example: [audioclip…

daily video – how to say “folk tale” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “folk tale” in Hebrew

how to say “folk tale” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]סִיפּוּר עֲמָמִי The Hebrew word for story or tale is סיפור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]אבא, ספר לנו סיפור! Dad, tell us a story! A folk tale is סיפור עממי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /], where עממי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /] is related to the word עם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /] – people or nation. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]ספק אם זה…

הימים עוברים – The Days Go By

ByAmi Steinberger
Avraham Tal [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] אם תלכי לי בשנייה עולמי יקרוס ואם אלך לך תצטערי על הזמנים בהם היינו יחד ושתקנו הימים עוברים והשנים רצות ואיפה את ואני באמת ילדים הולכים אמהות בוכות תגידי, מה פה חשוב באמת? כמה נתעסק עוד בכאב וכמה נתעכב עוד על השונה ואיפה לא היינו מי שאנחנו באמת...

daily video – how to say “the 80’s” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “the 80’s” in Hebrew

how to say “the 80’s” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /]שְׁנוֹת הַשְּׁמוֹנִים While the Hebrew word for eight is שמונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /] (or שמונָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /] if what we’re counting are masculine nouns), eighty is שמונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /]הוא צודק שמונים אחוז מהזמן. He’s right eighty percent of the time. The eighties is שנות השמונים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/שנות-השמונים-#.mp3″ /] – literally, the years…

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…

daily video – how to say “capital city” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

how to say “capital city” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/עיר-בירה-#.m4a” /]עִיר בִּירָה The Hebrew term for capital city is עיר בירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/עיר-בירה-#.m4a” /], or simply בירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/עיר-בירה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/עיר-בירה-#.m4a” /]איש יהודי היה בשושן הבירה (אסתר ב’, ה’) A Judean man was in Shushan the capital (Esther 2:5) How can you tell the difference between בירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/עיר-בירה-#.m4a” /] as in capital and…

daily video – how to say “to resist” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...