listen and repeat – comes from the root ח.י.ה (kh.y.h) meaning life.
שְׁנָתִי The Hebrew word for year is שנה, which ends in the letter ה. Since the letter ה turns into a ת when a word ending with it gets expanded, the word for yearly or annual is שנתי. For example: השבוע הכיתה שלי יוצאת לטיול שנתי בצפון. This week my grade is going on a yearly…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]אוֹגֵר A hamster in Hebrew is an אוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]הילדים רצו כלב, אבל בסוף קניתי להם אוגר. The kids wanted a dog, but in the end I bought them a hamster. אוגר means literally one who stores things, since hamsters have a tendency to store their food. To store or to hoard…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]חָתָן It’s wedding season in Israel – עונת החתונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /] – and the root of the word for wedding – חתונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /] – is ח.ת.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /], which also forms the word for groom – חתן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]החתן נפצע ברגל כשהוא שבר את הכוס. The groom injured…
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…
having trouble seeing the print? מְתִיקוּת LAST DAY for the special discount on Ulpan La-Inyan Fall courses! As a way of wishing you a wonderful new year, here is a non-exhaustive list of words that come from the Hebrew root for sweet, מ.ת.ק (m.t.k). The nouns are all declined in the masculine singular. מָתוֹק (mah-TOHK) – sweet לְהַמְתִּיק (leh-hahm-TEEK) –…