Conversation based on this Dose of Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשתדל-1.mp3″ /]לְנַסּוֹת, לְהִשְׁתַּדֵּל, לַעֲשׂוֹת מַאֲמָץ In English we have to try and to make an effort. Hebrew has one more expression, totaling three, each with its nuances. First, there’s the active-intensive לנסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשתדל-2.mp3″ /]. It’s the most broadly used, and it means to try in the trial and error sense. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשתדל-3.mp3″ /]אני אנסה לתפוס אותה בנייד. I’ll…
חָלָב פָּרָה The Hebrew word for milk is חלב, as in: אני שותה קפה שחור – בלי חלב. I drink black coffee – without milk. The word for cow is פרה, so that חלב פרה is cow milk (or חלב בקר – cattle milk). For example: לא כולם מסוגלים לעכל חלב פרה. Not everyone is able to…
תכנית The Hebrew word for content is תּוֹכֵן (TOH-khen). Likewise, the word for activated content – or a plan/program – is תָּכְנִית (tohkh-NEET). For example, לְבֵית הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה יֵשׁ תָּכְנִית לִמּוּדִים מְצוּיֶּנֶת (le-VEHT hah-SEH-fehr hah-ZEH yesh tohkh-NEET lee-moo-DEEM me-tsoo-YEH-net) – This school has an excellent program of study (curriculum). Our תכנית… We…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אני-חוזר-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי חוֹזֵר If you’ve taken a course with Ulpan La-Inyan, you’ve heard the instruction: הקשיבו וחזרו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אני-חוזר-2.m4a” /] – listen and repeat. Broken down, that phrase comprises: הקשיבו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אני-חוזר-3.m4a” /] – listen, when speaking to more than one person. It’s an imperative (command) form of להקשיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אני-חוזר-4.m4a” /] – to listen. חזרו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אני-חוזר-5.m4a” /] – repeat, an imperative…