, as in the hot issue at the time of the Disengagement from Gaza, סֵרוּב פְּקֻדָּה – refusal of orders.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/יוקר-המחיה-#.m4a” /]יֹקֶר הַמִּחְיָה The Hebrew expression for cost of living is יוקר המחיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/יוקר-המחיה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/יוקר-המחיה-#.m4a” /]מה יוקר המחיה הממוצע בארצות הברית? What is the average cost of living in the United States? The expression means literally, expensiveness of sustenance. You may recognize the word יקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/יוקר-המחיה-#.m4a” /] – expensive or dear – in the word…
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 [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/במרתון-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי רָץ בְּמָרָתוֹן On March 18, I’ll be taking a 10-kilometer run in Jerusalem. I’m privileged to be running with my friend Gabe Pransky who founded AACI’s Shira Pransky Project, an initiative that makes the Israeli healthcare system accessible to the English-speaking population in Israel. For many, this initiative is a lifeline. I’ve accepted the challenge of raising…
having trouble seeing the print? הִתְנַהֲגוּת Check out our spring and summer courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat by mikebaird To behave is to conduct oneself in a certain way. It is therefore not surprising that the Hebrew word for to behave comes from the Biblical root meaning conduct or drive – נ.ה.ג (n.h.g). To behave is לְהִתְנַהֵג (leh-heet-nah-HEG), a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /]לַחֲפֹף שֵׂעָר The basic Hebrew word for to clean is לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. But to clean or wash hair is לחפוף שיער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /] or לחפוף שיערות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /]חבשת כובע ביום כזה חם, דוד? אתה חייב לחפוף את השיער. You wore a hat on such a hot day,…