how to say “to orbit” and “to encircle” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַקִּיף  listen and repeat   Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us   I’m shying away from doing work during this סֻכּוֹת  listen and repeat (Sukkot) festival, so you’ve been seeing fewer doses of Hebrew. But here’s a word that’s so timely I want to teach it to you now.     To orbit or…

how to say “temporary” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? זְמַנִּי  listen and repeat         Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!          The English word temporary comes from the Latin word tempus, meaning time or season.   Likewise, the Hebrew word for temporary – זְמַנִּי  listen and repeat – comes from the word…

weekly VIDEO dose of Hebrew – three ways to say “to listen”

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהַאֲזִין, לְהִתְקַשֵּׁר, לִשְׁמוֹעַ     Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now!      This week’s video dose of Hebrew!    by Ami Steinberger, Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan Enjoying Your Daily Dose of Hebrew?  Consider making a donation!

how to say “internal” and “external” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? פְּנִימִי, חִיצוֹנִי  listen and repeat     Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now!      In yesterday’s dose, we saw the Hebrew expressions for introvert and extrovert.   Something internal in Hebrew is פְּנִימִי  listen and repeat, coming from the root פ.נ.מ (p.n.m) meaning…

how to say “introvert” and “extrovert in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? אָדָם מֻפְנָם, אָדָם מֻחְצָן  listen and repeat     Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now!        Some of us are naturally quiet, while others can be heard from a kilometer away.   Introverts tend to keep their feelings and experiences inside, while Extroverts tend…

how to say “vow” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? נֶדֶר  listen and repeat     Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now!        This coming Friday night, Jews around the world will be attending a service called כָּל נִדְרֵי  listen and repeat – Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows.   A נדר  listen and repeat is the…