how to say “thank you in advance” in Hebrew
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 . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-1.m4a” /]הַפְקָדָה The ancient Hebrew root פ.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-2.m4a” /] means visit, attend or appoint. It shows up in Modern Hebrew in words such as פקיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-3.m4a” /] – clerk or someone appointed for a job and תפקיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-4.m4a” /] – role or job. It also appears in the active-causative verb to deposit (to appoint someone or something such as a bank as a trustee of sorts)…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/בית-המקדש-עמד-#.m4a” /]בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ עָמַד Buildings have been one of the most impressive achievements of humankind since early civilization. Perhaps because of this we speak of buildings standing as if they were human beings. In Hebrew too, we say הבניין עמד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/בית-המקדש-עמד-#.m4a” /] – the building stood – or any other edifice, for that matter. For example:…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/גועל-נפש-#.m4a” /]גֹּעַל נֶפֶשׁ, מַגְעִיל This is one of the less pleasant Hebrew expressions but useful nonetheless. This evocative expression, גועל נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/גועל-נפש-#.m4a” /] means literally abhorrent to the soul. Suppose you come back from a long vacation only to find that you left some milk in the fridge. When your unassuming family member grabs…