how to say “keyboard” in Hebrew
מִקְלֶדֶת The Hebrew word for keyboard is מקלדת, while to type is the הפעיל verb להקליד. For example: אפשר להקליד בעברית בעזרת מקלדת וירטואלית. You can type in Hebrew using a virtual keyboard. The root of מקלדת and להקליד is ק.ל.ד, derived from the word קליד meaning key. קליד itself comes from Aramaic, which in turn employs […]
daily video – how to say “keyboard” in Hebrew
how to say “binoculars (and goggles)” in Hebrew
מִשְׁקֶפֶת Strictly speaking, משקפת is something one looks through – its root is ש.ק.פ meaning looking out. משקפת is the word for both googles and binoculars. For example: כמה כוכבים רואים הלילה! חבל שלא הבאתי איתי משקפת. How many stars we can see tonight! Too bad I didn’t bring binoculars with me. Some related words: משקפיים – glasses, שקוף – transparent and […]
daily video – how to say “binoculars (and goggles)” in Hebrew
how to say “hairbrush” in Hebrew
מִבְרֶשֶׁת שֵׂעָר The Hebrew word for brush is מברשת. Look at it closely. Its root is ב.ר.ש, the same consonants as the English brush. Does this word really have an English origin? Yes and no. Someone – possibly Eliezer Ben Yehuda – coined the term מברשת in the late 19th century, based on foreign words […]
daily video – how to say “hairbrush” in Hebrew
how to say “fell asleep on the job” in Hebrew
נִרְדַּם בַּמִּשְׁמֶרֶת The Hebrew word for shift (as in the night shift) is משמרת, which comes from the root ש.מ.ר meaning watching: a shift is when someone is in charge, responsible for what goes on. What about falling asleep on the job – both literal and figurative? That’s להירדם במשמרת. For example: משרד הכלכלה נרדם במשמרת והיום יש מאות עסקים […]
daily video – how to say “fell asleep on the job” in Hebrew
Weekly YDDH Review
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן 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. שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, […]
daily video – how to say “to keep things short” in Hebrew
how to say “to keep things short” in Hebrew
בְּקִצּוּר The informal term בקיצור means literally in short. It’s what Israelis use instead of the English basically or even anyway. For example: בקיצור, הבנת אותי. Basically, you get (understood) me (spoken to a male). Broken down, בקיצור is: -ב – in קיצור – short, the noun form of the פיעל verb לקצר – to shorten, itself of the root […]