make this week’s Hebrew yours – REVIEW this week’s doses!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/סוף-הדרך-#.m4a” /]סוֹף הַדֶּרֶךְ In English, when we call something the end of the road, we refer to something sad or tragic. While Hebrew does use סוף הדרך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/סוף-הדרך-#.m4a” /] – the end of the road – to refer to something’s sometimes-tragic end, in the right context it refers to something that was amazing. For example: [audioclip…

Take the YDDH Challenge! January – June 2015 July – December 2015 [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-1.m4a” /]שְׁלִיחוּת The simple Hebrew verb לשלוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-2.m4a” /] means to send, and שליחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-1.m4a” /] means errand or mission. This mission could be one with a clear dispatcher and emissary, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שליחות-3.m4a” /]אנחנו בארצות הברית השנה בשליחות מטעם הסוכנות היהודית. We are in the United…

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 . Scatter . Space Race . 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/2018/06/לשכב-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁכַּב Look for the root in לשכב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לשכב-#.m4a” /]. It’s easy to spot – just take away the ל meaning to, and you’re left with ש.כ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לשכב-#.m4a” /]. The calming sh sound at the beginning of the root invites the speaker into the experience of relaxation. Here’s the word in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לשכב-#.m4a” /]אני נורא…