רונה – Rona
how to say “toward the evening” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]לִקְרַאת הָעֶרֶב If you have some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for evening – ערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]ערב טוב! Good evening! The best expression in Hebrew to use when speaking about the late afternoon, is לקראת הערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /] – literally, toward the evening….
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how to say “honestly” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/בכנות-#.m4a” /]בְּכֵנוּת, בְּכֵּנוּת The Hebrew word for honesty is כנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/בכנות-#.m4a” /], so honestly – or with honesty – is בכנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/בכנות-#.m4a” /]. While according to the rules of Hebrew grammar the כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/בכנות-#.m4a” /] in the word should be pronounced as a coarse kh sound, the vast majority of Israelis pronounce it with a hard k…
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how to say “too little, too late” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]מְעַט מִדַּי, מְאוּחָר מִדַּי This expression follows the English – מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /] – too little, too late. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]הם עשו מאמץ גדול, אבל היה מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי. They made a big effort, but it was too, little too late. The expression broken down: מעט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]…
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Summer Fruits in Hebrew
how to say “to swallow” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]לִבְלוֹעַ The Hebrew word for to swallow is לבלוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לו לבלוע כדורים. It’s hard for him to swallow pills. Like in English, לבלוע can also be used figuratively, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לבלוע את המצב החדש הזה. It’s hard to swallow this new situation. לבלוע is…