how to say “Ministry of Interior” in Hebrew

how to say “Ministry of Interior” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /]מִשְׂרַד הַפְּנִים The Hebrew word for office – משרד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /] – doubles as ministry, as in the Ministry of Health – משרד הבריאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /], and the Ministry of Interior – משרד הפְּנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /]. Now, note the pronunciation of הפְּנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /] here. It’s not הפָּנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרד-הפנים-#.m4a” /] – the face; that would…

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 “great grandchildren” 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 “great grandchildren” in Hebrew

how to say “great grandchildren” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]נִינִים The Hebrew word for granddaughter is נכדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /], while grandson is נכד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]. But what about great grandchildren? Those are נינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /] for a girl and נין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /] for a boy, while more than one great grandchild are נינים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/נינים-#.m4a” /]היא הייתה בת שמונים…

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

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/חנינה-#.m4a” /]חֲנִינָה Pardon, to English speakers from countries of the British Commonwealth, could mean excuse me (in Hebrew, סליחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/חנינה-#.m4a” /]). But to Americans, pardon generally means one thing – getting off the hook for a crime. The Hebrew word for pardon in this sense is חנינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/חנינה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/חנינה-#.m4a” /]רק…

שבורי לב – The Heartbroken

ByAmi Steinberger
Hanan Ben Ari [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] מי יודע כל כאב מי רופא לשבורי לב יוצר אור וחושך עושה שלום ומלחמה מי יושב על כיסא דין מתכסה ברחמים מוחל וסולח מביט ויודע ומי...ירפא ליבי אל מי אני מתגעגע כמו ים שאין לו חוף רק תגיד לי מי מי יחבק אותי ויבטיח שאני לא אכנע...

how to say “let me know” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/תעדכן-אותי-#.m4a” /]תְּעַדְכֵּן אוֹתִי In English, when we want someone to update us about something, say, the date of a party or whether plane tickets are available, we might say let me know or keep me posted. In Hebrew, we use a future-tense form of לעדכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/תעדכן-אותי-#.m4a” /] – to update. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/תעדכן-אותי-#.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “let me know” 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 “just kidding” in Hebrew

how to say “just kidding” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /]סְתָם To joke around, in Hebrew, is להתבדח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /], while I’m joking is אני צוחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] if you’re a male and אני צוחקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] if you’re a female. Both צוחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] and צוחקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /] are forms of the simple verb לצחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סתם-#.m4a” /], which means literally to laugh….