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how to say “to get a tan” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

לְהִשְׁתַּזֵּף The idea of tanning goes all the way back to biblical times: אל תראוני שאני שחרחורת ששזפתני השמש.. (שיר השירים א’, ו’) Don’t look upon me that I am blackened, that the sun has tanned me… (Song of Songs 1:6) Someone tan is שזוף if he’s male and שזופה if she’s female. And to tan or to get…

heartburn, routers, and… I have no idea – WEEKLY REVIEW

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “floaties” in Hebrew

how to say “floaties” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]מְצוֹפִים The Hebrew word for to float is לצוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root צ.ו.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]היא לומדת לצוף על המים. She’s learning to float on the water. But for kids to safely have fun in the water before they learn to float and swim, floaties come in…

how to say “respect” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

כָּבוֹד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for respect or honor – כבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] – is related to the word for heavy – כבד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-2.mp3″ /]: treating someone with respect is the opposite of taking them lightly. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-3.mp3″ /]הפתרון לכל בעיה בינאישית מתחיל עם כבוד. The solution to any interpersonal problem starts with respect. A related word…

how to say “friendly” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  having trouble seeing the print? יְדִידוּתִי, חֶבְרוּתִי     First, an addendum on yesterday’s entry: לְהַרְעִים (leh-hahr-EEM) is indeed a more Biblical and less Modern way of saying to thunder. However, I forgot to mention the more commonly-used word today for to thunder: לִרְעוֹם (leer-OHM), an active-simple פעל (pah-AHL) verb. Now for today’s dose. A while back…

how do you say “Palestinian Authority” in Hebrew?

ByAmi Steinberger

רשות   The word for Authority, as in the Palestinian Authority, is רָשׁוּת (rah-SHOOT). The Palestinian Authority is הָרָשׁוּת הַפַלֶסְטִינִית (hah-fah-less-TEE-neet). I use an f instead of a p because Arabic speakers don’t have the p sound – so that when they pronounce this Latin word, Palestine, you’ll often hear either Falestine or Balestine.   The plural is…