means emotion. means prime, main or primary. is primary emotion or primary feeling. 
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/חובה-לראות-#.m4a” /]חוֹבָה לִרְאוֹת I’m excited for Season 3 of Fauda, coming out sometime in 2019. The first two seasons are must-sees. How would you say this in Hebrew? Let’s look at how the idea of obligation shows up in Hebrew. You need in Hebrew is אתה צריך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/חובה-לראות-#.m4a” /] to a male, את צריכה[audioclip…
having trouble seeing the print? עוֹרֵךְ דִּין, עוֹרֶכֶת דִּין Ulpan La-Inyan in Ramat Beit Shemesh This week’s video: Here’s the article from the Academy of the Hebrew Language mentioned in the video. It’s in Hebrew – if you’re up for the challenge, give reading it a shot! If not, use Google Translate. …
זיכרון Tomorrow is יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN), Israel’s Memorial Day (literally, Day of Remembrance). In the States, some people have a somber Memorial Day, but the vast majority see it as an excuse for a getaway, a barbecue, or a shopping spree. Not so in Israel. יום הזיכרון (the root ז.כ.ר., in this context, is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /]שֵׁפֶל חָדָשׁ The plain or the lowlands is השפלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /]אנחנו גרים בשפלה. We live on the plain. The root of השפלה is ש.פ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /] meaning low. It also provides us with the word for low – שפל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /] – in the dramatic sense: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/שפל-חדש-#.m4a” /]עם הכתבה הזאת, העיתון…
תִּקְוֹת וַחֲלוֹמוֹת Can’t read Hebrew yet? Sunshine after a rainy season, for some, brings renewed energy. It’s a time of the budding of hopes and dreams… and sometimes their fulfillment too. Hope in Hebrew is תִּקְוָה , which you may recognize from the name of Israel’s national anthem, הַתִּקְוָה – literally, The…
פְּרִי Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for fruit very closely resembles the English word, though the Online Etymological Dictionary doesn’t see the connection. The Hebrew word is פְּרִי , and like in English, is used both literally: תַּפּוּחַ הוּא פְּרִי. An apple is a fruit. and figuratively:…