having trouble seeing the print? מוּטָב מְאֻחָר מֵאֲשֶׁר לְעוֹלָם לֹא listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew…With Us Yesterday my great-uncle had his בַּר מִצְוָה ( listen and repeat) – Bar Mitzvah. Yes, my great uncle. He’s 82. Because when he was 13, he was in Auschwitz, where they didn’t do בר מצווה ceremonies. En…
having trouble seeing the print? נִתּוּחַ listen and repeat Mid-Fall Hebrew Courses Starting Soon! Register Now! Surgery, as in a surgical operation, is נִתּוּחַ listen and repeat – whereas surgery in the abstract sense, is כִירוּרְגִּיָה listen and repeat – chirurgy transliterated. So, we have: הִיא עָבְרָה נִתּוּחַ. She underwent surgery. listen and הוּא לָמַד…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /]לִינָה וַאֲרוּחַת בּוֹקֶר If you go on an Israeli site to book a hotel or other type of lodging, you’ll come across several terms that describe what meals you can expect. These include, among more specialized options: חצי פנסיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /] – half pension, meaning two meals (usually breakfast and dinner) פנסיון מלא[audioclip…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]שְׁלִילִי The Hebrew word for positive is חיובי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]יש לי רגשות חיוביים כלפיה. I have positive feelings towards her. Its opposite, negative, is שלילי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]יש השלכות, אבל הן לאו דווקא שליליות. There are consequences, but they aren’t necessarily negative. שלילי is related to…
