how to say “made of one piece” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מקשה-אחת-#.m4a” /]עָשׂוּי מִקְשָׁה אַחַת According to the Torah, the golden candelabra in the Temple (and Tabernacle) was made of a single piece – מקשה אחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מקשה-אחת-#.m4a” /] – of solid gold. Made is עשוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מקשה-אחת-#.m4a” /] (or עשויה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מקשה-אחת-#.m4a” /] for a grammatically-feminine object), so that we have: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מקשה-אחת-#.m4a” /]המנורה הייתה עשויה מקשה…

daily video – how to say “to spread your wings” 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 “to spread your wings” in Hebrew

how to say “to spread your wings” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/לפרוש-כנפיים-#.m4a” /]לִפְרוֹשׂ כְּנָפַיִים The Hebrew word for wing is כנף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/לפרוש-כנפיים-#.m4a” /], while a pair of wings is כנפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/לפרוש-כנפיים-#.m4a” /]. To spread something out is לפרוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/לפרוש-כנפיים-#.m4a” /], so that to spread wings is לפרוש כנפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/לפרוש-כנפיים-#.m4a” /]. This expression can be used literally or figuratively. For example, a mentor might say to their apprentice: [audioclip…

how to say “method” in Hebrew

how to say “method” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/שיטה-#.m4a” /]שִׁיטָה In Biblical Hebrew you may come across עץ השיטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/שיטה-#.m4a” /] – the acacia tree. While the word for method – שיטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/שיטה-#.m4a” /] – is spelled and pronounced the same as the word for the tree, the two are not related: the root of שיטה the tree is ש.נ.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/שיטה-#.m4a” /], while…

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…

how to say “stress” in Hebrew

how to say “stress” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סטרס-#.m4a” /]לַחַץ, סְטְרֶס The proper Hebrew word for stress is לחץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סטרס-#.m4a” /] – literally, pressure.  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/סטרס-#.m4a” /]היא עושה את העבודה הכי טובה שלה בתנאי לחץ. She does her best work under pressure (in conditions of stress). But since לחץ can mean either pressure or stress, Israelis have borrowed the English word to… stress its…

daily video – how to say “stress” 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...

כנפי רוח – Wings of Wind

ByAmi Steinberger
Performed by Eitan Moshe and Shuli Rand Lyrics by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook [yikes-mailchimp form="1" description="1" submit="Subscribe Free"] בן אדם, עלה למעלה עלה כי כח עז לך. יש לך כנפי רוח, כנפי נשרים אבירים. אל תכחש בם פן יכחשו לך. דרוש אותם דרוש בן אדם ויימצאו לך מיד. Human being, go up, go For you...

how to say “bad words” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/קללות-#.m4a” /]מִילִּים גַּסּוֹת, קְלָלוֹת I grew up in Los Angeles, where half of my class in school spoke Farsi. As a youth, which words did I naturally I pick up? The curse words – in Hebrew, מילים גסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/קללות-#.m4a” /] – literally coarse words, or simply קללות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/קללות-#.m4a” /] – curses. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/קללות-#.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “bad words” 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...