[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עולם-כמנהגו-נוהג-1.m4a” /]עוֹלָם כְּמִנְהָגוֹ נוֹהֵג A literal translation of the world keeps on turning is העולם ממשיך להסתובב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עולם-כמנהגו-נוהג-2.m4a” /]. But a more ancient expression not translated from English, appearing in the Talmud, is עולם כמנהגו נוהג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עולם-כמנהגו-נוהג-1.m4a” /] – the world conducts itself as its custom. Broken down: עולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עולם-כמנהגו-נוהג-3.m4a” /] – world -כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עולם-כמנהגו-נוהג-4.m4a” /] – as מנהגו[audioclip…
having trouble seeing the print? תַּחְלִיף Understand the news in Israel. Course starts May 14 in Jerusalem. הַחֻפְשָׁה שֶׁלִּי – my vacation (hah-khoof-SHAH sheh-LEE) – was great. I feel rested and strong. I hope you (those celebrating) have been having a wonderful spring holiday season as well. In Israel, Passover means we’re just getting started with the…
having trouble seeing the print? כְּבַד שְׁמִיעָה, קְשֶׁה שְׁמִיעָה listen and repeat Last week I posted about the Hebrew words for blind, deaf and mute. Responding to the post, my student and friend Ruti asked whether the terms in Hebrew provoke the same politically-correct sensitivity as they do in English. My answer is that it depends…
תְּאוֹמִים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for twins is תְּאוֹמִים listen and repeat for a male or mixed pair, and תְּאוֹמוֹת listen and repeat for a female twins. A single twin is תְּאוֹם listen and repeat for a male and תְּאוֹמָה listen and repeat for a female, as in: יֵשׁ לְךָ תְּאוֹם? Do you…
having trouble seeing the print? לְתַיֵּק Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200. A basic Hebrew word is that for a handbag or knapsack: תִּיק (teek). Going from the concrete to the abstract, a handbag becomes a case –…