how to say “in treatment” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /]לְהַטְרִיחַ If לטרוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /] means to go to the trouble, להטריח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /] – a causative הפעיל verb using the same root – means to trouble someone else. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/להטריח-#.m4a” /]אני לא רוצה להטריח אותך, דוד, אבל אני צריך עזרה. I don’t want to trouble you, David, but I need help. Trouble – in the…
If you know some basic Hebrew (surely if you’ve taken Level 1 of our program), you know how to say he is walking – הוּא הוֹלֵך (hoo hoh-LEKH). To say he is wandering, you’d use הוּא מִתְהַלֵּך (hoo meet-hah-LEKH). This is a reflexive התפעל (heet-pah-EL) usage of the root ה.ל.כ. In Modern Hebrew, the…
מְפַצֵּל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפצל-1.mp3″ /] The root of the Hebrew word for monster, מִפְלֶצֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפצל-2.mp3″ /], is פ.ל.צ (p.l.ts) which has to do with horror. Don’t confuse מפלצת with a word of a similar root: מְפַצֵּל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפצל-1.mp3″ /], whose root is פ.צ.ל (p.ts.l). מפצל is a splitter for power outlets and other outlets. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפצל-3.mp3″…
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/להצטייד-1.m4a” /]נָא לְהִצְטַיֵּד Last week, we saw the Hebrew term for running shoes – נעלי ריצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצטייד-2.m4a” /], or more commonly, נעלי ספורט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצטייד-3.m4a” /]. Now, suppose you’re a youth-group counselor, and you’re taking your group of young teens on an overnight field trip. It’s the fall, so you want to make sure they all come prepared with warm clothing….
To conclude the nutrition series of Ktzat Ivrit, here’s the word for sodium: נַתְרָן (naht-RAHN). What is the etymology behind נתרן? I’ve got no clue. If you do, let me know!