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06/27/19

How does one say "pull up"?

As in the following contexts: - Pull up your pants. They are sagging! - Pull the chain up.

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Hebrew

06/27/19

Hebrew Modal Verbs

I'm absolutely lost. I have here a few Modal verbs, and I'm trying to figure out what classification belongs to each of them. Have To - חיב (khayav) Supposed To - אמור (amur) Must Not - אסור... more

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Hebrew

06/27/19

Is there any way to differentiate between potato chips and french fries in Hebrew?

I know they're both chips... but if I wanted to specify potato chips (as opposed to french fries), could I say צ'יפס תפוח אדמה? Like, if you're at a restaurant that had both, how would you specify... more

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Hebrew

06/21/19

Is this a correct transliteration? [vowel marks used in attempt]

“ םֲדֳבֱ נֲנֲםִ “ to see if it reads “Nanami Madobe”? Edit: the vanishing *hiriq*

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Hebrew

06/21/19

Learning Hebrew!

Hi everyone! I am interested in learning hebrew and I was thinking to begin with the alphabet of course. I am following a session on youtube but it stresses mainly on the written hebrew and not... more

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Hebrew

06/21/19

Could someone please translate this to English ? It's a beautiful purple wall hanging. Thank you.

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Hebrew

06/20/19

How did Modern Hebrew come up with a word for bathing suits?

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Hebrew

06/20/19

How do you pronounce אפס?

If someone could record audio (or video with audio) of the pronunciation of אפס, I’d be eternally grateful!!

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Learning hebrew, Does anyone have any suggestions learning the hebrew alphabet & hebrew itself?

I know this is a really rudimentary question, but a personal suggestion would help a lot here. There are so many options that it's all a mish mash and I don't know what to go with.

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Different forms of 'need' in hebrew

Could anyone provide some context/examples for the different uses of צריך and הזדקק (and maybe הזקיק?)? Or are they completely synomous? Thanks!

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Hebrew

06/19/19

How Do I spell Chavaleh in Hebrew?

Chavaleh is a variation of Chava (חוה). But, for the life of me I cannot find a spelling for it anywhere. I’m still new to the language so I’m not sure about it. Would it be the same? Or something... more

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Difference between "אלייך שר" and "שרה אליך"

I don't know the language, but I can read and write the alphabet. 'Elaich Shar' is the name of a song by Harel Skaat and 'Shara Elaicha' is a part of the song Kach Oti by Hayehudim. Translations... more

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Differentiate between girlfriend and female friend?

Is there a way to differentiate between a girlfriend and just a female friend? For example if I say חברה שלי גרה בירושלים, am I saying "my girlfriend lives in Jerusalem" or am I saying "my friend... more

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Hebrew

06/19/19

how do you write "word search" in hebrew?

I was looking for a translation of "word search" as in to refer to an individual word search page. A single page with a single word search puzzle on it. How would you write it? Thank you.

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Hebrew nursery rhymes?

What are some typical Hebrew nursery rhymes or little songs (like Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jack Be Nimble, etc.) that most Israeli kids would grow up knowing?

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Hebrew

06/19/19

Different ways to express possession

I know that you can either use suffixes or של to express possession, e.g. ספרי or ספר שלי. Are there any connotation differences between the two? Is there a typical usage preference?

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Hebrew

06/19/19

List of Hebrew roots?

Anyone know of a good list of Hebrew roots and their general meaning? Thanks?

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Hebrew

05/07/19

How does the vav ha-hipuch change the vowels of verbs?

I'm trying to understand why the 3rd person masculine singular imperfect of אמר conjugated under the pa'al binyan has a vowel change from patach to segol under the mem: no vav prefix: יֹאמַר vav... more

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Hebrew

05/06/19

Suggestions about how to get back into Hebrew?

I'm nominally conversational but I feel myself losing vocabulary and word finding. I was hoping for some easy-ish podcasts or books that someone could recommend so that I could get back into it!

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Hebrew

05/06/19

Food, children, beginner

My son (4) is very interested in learning Hebrew, but only specific random words. He wants me to teach him to say "cheese stick[s]," and all I know is cheese (g'vina - גבינה). Is there a specific... more

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Hebrew

05/06/19

Some conversation words?

Hi All! How would I say: Awesome/cool/sounds good/great (like in response to something) Working out (gym)

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Hebrew

05/05/19

Origin of “frekha”?

I heard the word often in certain circumstances, and I think I know what it means (trollop, airhead etc), but what is its origin?

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Hebrew

05/05/19

How would I translate this?

The original text was in ancient Hebrew, and as I could with the help of the Internet I translated it into modern Hebrew. Please help with the translation. תחה שחינ/ןינ/ןג ית דנ/ןאתשבומ/םה

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Hebrew

05/05/19

Hebrew/English cognates for kids?

Hi all! I'm teaching Hebrew to elementary school age kids who are learning to sound out words, and I've discovered they LOVE getting lists of Hebrew/English cognates written in Hebrew and... more

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Hebrew

05/05/19

How is מָחֳרָתַייִם commonly pronounced in colloquial / proper Modern Hebrew?

By now I've found like a dozen different answers for how מָחֳרָתַייִם is actually spoken nowadays: * [English Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D)... more

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How does one say "pull up"?

Hebrew Modal Verbs

Is there any way to differentiate between potato chips and french fries in Hebrew?

Is this a correct transliteration? [vowel marks used in attempt]

Learning Hebrew!

Could someone please translate this to English ? It's a beautiful purple wall hanging. Thank you.

How did Modern Hebrew come up with a word for bathing suits?

How do you pronounce אפס?

Learning hebrew, Does anyone have any suggestions learning the hebrew alphabet & hebrew itself?

Different forms of 'need' in hebrew

How Do I spell Chavaleh in Hebrew?

Difference between "אלייך שר" and "שרה אליך"

Differentiate between girlfriend and female friend?

how do you write "word search" in hebrew?

Hebrew nursery rhymes?

Different ways to express possession

List of Hebrew roots?

How does the vav ha-hipuch change the vowels of verbs?

Suggestions about how to get back into Hebrew?

Food, children, beginner

Some conversation words?

Origin of “frekha”?

How would I translate this?

Hebrew/English cognates for kids?

How is מָחֳרָתַייִם commonly pronounced in colloquial / proper Modern Hebrew?

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