[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-1.m4a” /]בְּדִיחָה While to laugh is לצחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-2.m4a” /], a joke is בדיחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-3.m4a” /]באופן מפתיע, היא פרצה בצחוק מהבדיחה שלי. Surprisingly, she burst out laughing from my joke. בדיחה came to Hebrew via Aramaic, where in the Talmud we have the expression מילתא דבדיחותא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-4.m4a” /] – words of entertainment.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/אישיות-#.m4a” /]אִישִׁיּוּת Though אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/אישיות-#.m4a” /] refers to today to human being and גבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/אישיות-#.m4a” /] is the most commonly-used word for man, איש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/אישיות-#.m4a” /] is the most basic Hebrew word for man. The word’s counterpart is אישה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/אישיות-#.m4a” /], the basic word for woman in biblical as well as modern times. So it could be…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/קפה-נמס-#.m4a” /]קָפֶה נָמֵס Coffee is an international word. Even in Chinese the word is pretty much the same. In Hebrew it’s קפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/קפה-נמס-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/קפה-נמס-#.m4a” /]היא בדרך כלל לא שותה קפה. She doesn’t usually drink coffee. What about instant coffee? That’s קפה נמס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/קפה-נמס-#.m4a” /] – literally, melting coffee, as in: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]לָקוֹחַ The Hebrew word for customer or client is לקוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /], which comes from the root ל.ק.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /] meaning taking (a customer is a taker). לקוח is one of those words that are grammatically masculine but appear feminine in the plural, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]יש להם הרבה לקוחות! They have lots of customers! A…
having trouble seeing the print? קוֹר כְּלָבִים Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! Yesterday we saw the colorful Hebrew expression for really, really hot weather – חוֹם אֵימִים (khohm eh-ee-MEEM). For those south of the equator (and those who don’t like constant air…