[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/גאות-ושפל-#.m4a” /]גֵּאוּת וְשֵׁפֶל The expression גאות ושפל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/גאות-ושפל-#.m4a” /] refers to the tide that one finds where water meets land. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/גאות-ושפל-#.m4a” /]מחזור גאות ושפל הוא תופעה טבעית. The cycle of the tide is a natural phenomenon. Metaphorically, גאות ושפל also refers to the highs and lows of life, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/גאות-ושפל-#.m4a”…
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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 שבוע…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשוחח-#.m4a” /]לְשׂוֹחֵחַ Truth is, there isn’t really a good translation for to schmooze in Hebrew. לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשוחח-#.m4a” /] means to talk, and its synonym לשוחח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשוחח-#.m4a” /] means to have a conversation. The latter is the closest Hebrew has to the cozy Yiddish word. Here’s לשוחח in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לשוחח-#.m4a” /]דוד, בוא אלי לעיר העתיקה ונשוחח. David,…