how to say “the United Nations” in Hebrew
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חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגנות-1.m4a” /]לְגַנּוֹת After the horrors of Paris Friday night, powers that be all around the world denounced the acts of terror. The Hebrew word for to denounce is לגנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגנות-1.m4a” /]. The root is ג.נ.ה (g.n.h), but since the ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגנות-2.m4a” /] makes a weak sound and disappears in many conjugations, the feminine ות-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לגנות-3.m4a” /] ends…
having trouble seeing the print? שְׁאֵרִיוֹת Class starts January 29th! Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! It’s Monday night in Israel. Some of us are still eating leftovers from שַׁבָּת (Shabbat). The Hebrew word for leftovers is שְׁאֵרִיוֹת (sheh-eh-ree-YOHT), from the root שׁ.א.ר (sh.a.r), remaining. The singular version is שְׁאֵרִית (sheh-eh-REET), a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /]תִּירוֹשׁ, מִיץ עֲנָבִים The Hebrew word for juice is מיץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /], as in: מיץ תפוחים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /] – apple juice מיץ תפוזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /] – orange juice מיץ עגבניות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /] – tomato juice etc. But while מיץ ענבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תירוש-#.m4a” /] is a term people sometimes use to refer to grape juice, they’re more likely to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-1.m4a” /]מְתוֹפֵף Yesterday we saw the word for drums – תופים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-2.m4a” /]. A drummer is a מתופף when referring to a male, and מתופפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-3.m4a” /] when it’s a female. These words also mean drumming, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-4.m4a” /]היא מתופפת בלהקה שלנו כבר עשר שנים. She has been drumming with our band for ten years already. מתופף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]קַשְׂקַשִּׂים The scales of a fish, reptile, etc. in Hebrew are called קשקש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-2.m4a” /] or collectively קשקשת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-3.m4a” /]. Since they’re a flaky substance that sheds, Modern Hebrew called dandruff קשקשת as well, or in colloquial Hebrew, קשקשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-4.m4a” /]יש לך שמפו נגד קשקשים? Do you (a…