how to say “mountain peak” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מענה-1.m4a” /]תְּשׁוּבָה, מַעֲנֶה If you know the Hebrew word for question – שאלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מענה-2.m4a” /], you probably also know the word for answer – תשובה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מענה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מענה-4.m4a” /]לא לכל שאלה יש תשובה. Not every question has an answer. The root of תשובה is ש.ו.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מענה-5.m4a” /] meaning return: an answer to a question is a response…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /]מַפְתִּיעַ You may know the Hebrew word for a surprise – הפתעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /]זאת מסיבת הפתעה, אל תגלו לו! It’s a surprise party, don’t (you guys) tell him! הפתעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /] derives from the הפעיל verb להפתיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /] – to surprise.  Likewise, something surprising is מפתיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מפתיע-#.m4a” /] (something…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

Conversation based on this Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-1.m4a” /]מְעַצְבֵּן The Hebrew word עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-2.m4a” /] means nerve, so that someone nervous is עצבני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-3.m4a” /] (a male) or עצבנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-4.m4a” /] (a female). To get on someone’s nerves – to annoy – is the active-intensive לעצבן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-5.m4a” /]. For example:   [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעצבן-6.m4a” /]נראה לי שעצבנתי אותו. I think I annoyed him. How about annoying? That’s מעצבן[audioclip…