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conversational Hebrew courses starts August 7 throughout Israel.
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נורה חֲנֻכָּה (Hannukah) is coming up this week, so we’re gearing for the light. Here’s how to say light bulb in Hebrew: נוּרָה (noo-RAH). It’s related to the word for candle, נֵר (nehr).
ח The letter ח”ת (het) is pronounced by most Hebrew speakers today the same way the כ is pronounced – like a kh sound (not found in Modern English). In some Jewish communities (North African, Yemenite), however, it is still pronounced just above the throat, with no voice – like a scratchy “h” sound. This…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /]הַגִּיל הָרַךְ We’ve seen that at least one Hebrew expression for newborn is רך הנולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /] – literally, a soft one that has been born. Another similar expression is הגיל הרך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /] – the soft age, or early childhood. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/הגיל-הרך-#.m4a” /]היא עושה התמחות בטיפול בגיל הרך. She’s doing an internship…
having trouble seeing the print? לָעוּף listen and repeat Arik Einstein, one of Israel’s most important and influential musicians, passed away last week. At a ceremony at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv before the funeral, Prime Minister Netanyahu said: הָיִיתָ הַגָּדוֹל מִכֻּלָּם, הַזַּמָּר הַלְּאֻמִּי. You were the greatest of them all, our (the) national…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /]לְהַחְבִּיא, לְהַסְתִּיר To hide something physical is להחביא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb related to the children’s game מחבואים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /] – hide and seek. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /]איפה אמא החביאה את העוגיות? Where did Mom hide the cookies? But to hide something non-physical such as a fact – that’s להסתיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /], also a…