[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]לִקְטוֹף פֶּרַח The Hebrew word for to pick or harvest something such as fruit or flowers is the simple verb לקטוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]כל יום שישי אבא קוטף פרחים בשביל אמא. Every Friday Dad picks flowers for Mom. Something picked or harvested is נקטף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /], from the נפעל verb form. נקטף is…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עידן-הקרח-1.m4a” /]עִדַּן הַקֶּרַח The basic word for time in Hebrew is זמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עידן-הקרח-2.m4a” /]. For period of time it’s תקופה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עידן-הקרח-3.m4a” /]. And for an extended period of time – an age – it’s עידן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עידן-הקרח-4.m4a” /] (also the first name of Israeli musician Idan Raichel). Thus an ice age is עידן קרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עידן-הקרח-5.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-1.m4a” /]מְחוֹנָן Charm or grace is חן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-2.m4a” /], from the root ח.נ.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-3.m4a” /]. Likewise, someone who has received grace – someone gifted with intelligence – is מחונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male and מחוננת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-4.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For example a boy might say: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחונן-5.m4a” /]אני לא רוצה להיות בכיתה של המחוננים! I don’t want…
2 שְׁכִיבוֹת סְמִיכָה For a good workout, I prefer to ride my bicycle and to do push-ups, over shelling out money on a gym membership. The Hebrew expression for push-ups is שכיבות סמיכה (sheh-khee-VOHT smee-KHAH). שְׁכִיבָה (sheh-khee-VAH) means lying down. It comes from the verb לִשְׁכַּב (leesh-KAHV), meaning to lie down. סמיכה (smee-KHAH) comes from…
having trouble seeing the print? לְתַיֵּק Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200. A basic Hebrew word is that for a handbag or knapsack: תִּיק (teek). Going from the concrete to the abstract, a handbag becomes a case –…