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. If I’m…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.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://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]לְהִקָּלַע There’s the basic Hebrew word for to fall – ליפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root נ.פ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]. ליפול could refer to falling physically or otherwise, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]איך נפלתי בפח שלו שוב! How have I fallen into his trap again! There’s another word for to fall into a very…
having trouble seeing the print? רַמְזוֹר brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Yesterday we probed the Hebrew expression, דַּי לַחֲכִּימָא בִּרְמִיזָא (DAH-ee lah-khah-KEE-mah beer-MEE-zah), an equivalent of the English, a word to the wise is sufficient. The Aramaic word רְמִיזָא (reh-MEE-zah, or classically,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /]פֶּצַע If you look at the word פצע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /] – wound, cut, bruise – you’ll see that the first two letters are פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /] and צ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /]. Hebrew roots that start with פ.צ have to do with splitting of some kind, for example לפצל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /] – to split off, לפצח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פצע-#.m4a” /]…