[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להתנצל-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְנַצֵּל The Hebrew word for to apologize is the התפעל verb להתנצל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להתנצל-#.m4a” /]. The word first appears in Biblical Hebrew in the context of removing jewelry in an act of shame and submission. This very physical act was down in the presence of someone else, so the word is followed with a form…
having trouble seeing the print? בִּדּוּק בִּטְחוֹנִי This one’s for Rojan and David I’ve had guests visiting from Europe the last few days. For both of them it’s the first time in Israel, and therefore the first time encountering the psychologically-astute Israeli security team at the airport. A security check is a בִּדּוּק בִּטְחוֹנִי . Let’s break…
having trouble seeing the print? כַּלְכָּלָה check out the new ulpan.com this week’s video! The Modern-Hebrew word for economy and the study of economics is כַּלְכָּלָה . An associated (active-intensive פִּעֵל) verb is לְכַלְכֵּל – to provide for, appearing in the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, as Joseph tells his…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-1.m4a” /]רָקוּב Even the word itself sounds kind of rotten: רקוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-1.m4a” /]. Here’s the word in action: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-2.m4a” /]זרוק לפח את הבננות – הן רקובות. Throw the bananas into the garbage – they’re rotten. (spoken to a male) To rot is להירקב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-3.m4a” /], a nifal verb. This is one of many…
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/2014/10/שביתה-1.m4a” /]שְׁבִיתָה With even the airport closing about once a year due to disgruntled employees, the word for strike is core vocabulary in Hebrew. The word is שביתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שביתה-1.m4a” /]. You may recognize as its root the word שבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שביתה-2.m4a” /] – the Sabbath: שבת is the day of rest, the day when the workers “go on strike.”…