how to say “I’m joking” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְעוֹרֵר To get up – the simple verb לקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-2.m4a” /] – is used far more often than the reflexive להתעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-1.m4a” /] – to wake up. I believe the same is true in English, so that you’re more likely to hear or ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתעורר-3.m4a” /]מתי את קמה בבוקר? When do you get…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אלחוטי-1.m4a” /]אַלְחוּטִי I imagine that this post will be passe in a few years, when wired connections may be a thing of the past. But it’s relevant now, and that’s what matters to you. A wire or thread in Hebrew is a חוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אלחוטי-2.m4a” /], as in the Biblical-Hebrew verse from קהלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אלחוטי-3.m4a” /] – Ecclesiastes: [audioclip…

Today's Video Below ⬇️ אֵתִיקָה, מוּסָר אתיקה - basically ethics in Hebrew letters (well, ethica) - refers to a specific branch of ethics. Another word captures ethics in the broader sense, which includes morals as well: מוסר. מוסר appears dozens of times in the biblical Book of Proverbs, in such well-known verses as: שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל תִּטֹּשׁ...

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-1.m4a” /]הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה You may know the term for prime minister – ראש הממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-2.m4a” /], literally, the head of the government. The word ממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-3.m4a” /] – government – comes from the root מ.ש.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-4.m4a” /] meaning reign. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-5.m4a” /]זה לא תלוי בנו, אלא בהחלטת הממשלה. It doesn’t depend on us, but on the…