הֲכָנוֹת Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word for to prepare something, in Hebrew, is the active-causative verb לְהָכִין . The root is כ.ו.נ (k.w.n), the same as many common Hebrew words including כֵּן – yes and נָכוֹן – correct. For example: הֵכַנְתִּי אֲרֻחַת עֶרֶב טְעִימָה מְאֹד. I prepared a very tasty dinner….
having trouble seeing the print? בְּגִידָה Interact with Your Daily Dose of Hebrew on Facebook! To betray is לִבְגּוֹד , in Hebrew. לבגוד is an active-simple פָּעַל verb, whose root is ב.ג.ד (b.g.d), the same as that for clothing. For example: הַבּוֹגְדִים בִּמְגִילַת אֶסְתֵּר the traitors in the Book of Esther בְּגִידָה, פֵּרוּשָׁהּ הֲפָרַת אֵמוּן. Betrayal…
לִגְלוֹשׁ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-1.mp3″ /] Suppose you’re on a weekend getaway in Netanya, Israel, which is situated on the beach. And suppose you like to surf – לִגְלוֹשׁ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-1.mp3″ /]. You might ask the man selling falafel on the boardwalk: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגלוש-2.mp3″ /]אֵיפֹה אֶפְשָׁר לִגְלוֹשׁ? Where can I surf? לגלוש is used not only for surfing the…
תַּרְגִּישׁ חָפְשִׁי Can’t read Hebrew yet? Suppose you work in a large company, and the copy machine is in your office. A male coworker might politely say to you: אֶפְשָׁר לְצַלֵּם כַּמָּה מִסְמָכִים? May I copy (photograph) a few documents? To which you might respond: תַּרְגִּישׁ חָפְשִׁי….