daily video – how to say “heart to heart” in Hebrew
how to say “to stay in place” in Hebrew
לַעֲמוֹד בַּמָּקוֹם I like to be moving forward – מתקדם – in all areas of my life. If I’m not moving forward I’m עומד במקום – standing in place – or stagnating. Here’s a variation of לעמוד במקום – to stand in place – in a complete sentence: אם אני עומד במקום, סימן שאני תקוע. […]
daily video – how to say “to stay in place” in Hebrew
daily video – how to say “businessperson” in Hebrew
how to say “businessperson” in Hebrew
אִישׁ עֲסָקִים I’ve had a business – עסק – for almost 14 years now (it’s called Ulpan La-Inyan). עסקים are businesses – as well as business in the general sense, so that מנהל עסקים is business management, מחלקת עסקים is business class, and איש עסקים is a businessman – while אנשי עסקים are businessmen or […]
לא יכול להוריד ממך את העיניים – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
Weekly YDDH Review
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://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://ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף […]
how to say “inside” in Hebrew
בִּפְנִים, בְּתוֹךְ When I go to a cafe with table service in Israel, they ask me where I’d like to sit – בפנים או בחוץ? outside or inside? (unless it’s raining, I say בחוץ). בפנים means inside when it stands alone, as in: כולם בפנים. Everyone is inside. But בתוך means inside something – or […]
daily video – how to say “inside” in Hebrew
how to say “hotel” in Hebrew
מָלוֹן Here’s a useful word for all you tourists coming to Israel this summer: מלון – hotel. For example: באיזה מלון אתם ישנים? At what hotel are you guys staying (sleeping)? מלון comes from the simple verb ללון, the standard word for to sleep in Biblical Hebrew. Today ללון is considered a fancy word), while […]