how to say “thoughtfulness” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/התחשבות-#.m4a” /]הִתְחַשְּׁבוּת The Hebrew word for thought is מחשבה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/התחשבות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/התחשבות-#.m4a” /]רואים שהיא השקיעה המון מחשבה בהודעה שהיא כתבה. You can see she put in a lot of thought into the message she wrote. What about thoughtfulness or consideration? That’s התחשבות[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/התחשבות-#.m4a” /], a word that often…

daily video – how to say “thoughtfulness” 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 “short” and “tall” in Hebrew

how to say “short” and “tall” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]נָמוּךְ, גָּבוֹהַּ The word for short when referring to someone or something’s height is נמוך[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (masculine) or נמוכה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (feminine), as in: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]הוא הר יחסית נמוך. It’s a relatively short (low) mountain. and  [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]היא לא אישה נמוכה. She is not a short…

daily video – how to say “short and tall” 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...

daily video – how to say “once in a blue moon” 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 “once in a blue moon” in Hebrew

how to say “once in a blue moon” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/פעם-ביובל-#.m4a” /]פַּעַם בְּיוֹבֵל, פַּעַם בְּ- Once in a blue moon means once in a really long time. Hebrew’s expression for this draws upon the Bible: פעם ביובל[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/פעם-ביובל-#.m4a” /] – once in a Jubilee, which, in Biblical times, would place once every 50 years. But the full expression פעם ביובל has generally…

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 “torture” 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 “torture” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עינוי-#.m4a” /]עִינּוּי The Hebrew פיעל verb לְעַנּוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עינוי-#.m4a” /] means to torture, while torture itself is עינוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עינוי-#.m4a” /]. For example, someone with bad tooth genes might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עינוי-#.m4a” /]לשבת אצל רופא השיניים זה עינוי! Sitting at the dentists’ is torture! The root of עינוי and לְעַנּות is ע.נ.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עינוי-#.m4a” /], which appears to be…

daily video – how to say “later” 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...