listen and repeat – literally, to raise on the writing.having trouble seeing the print? מְפֻרְסָם listen and repeat Discount Deadline TODAY for our Level 1 course REGISTER NOW! חֲנֻכָּה listen and repeat – Hanukkah – among other things, is about publicizing miracles by showcasing lights to the world. The Hebrew word for to publicize or to advertise is לְפַרְסֵם listen and repeat, a four-letter root first appearing in Mishnaic Hebrew, whose…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-1.m4a” /]הַלְוָאָה מִיָּדִית If you get text messages offering you an instant loan, you’re not alone. I get messages like these too – but instead of instant loan, they say הלוואה מיידית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-1.m4a” /]. Here’s a typical message: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-2.m4a” /]הלוואה מיידית של עשרים אלף שקלים! Instant loan of twenty thousand shekels! The phrase…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]לִתְרוֹם דָּם The Hebrew word for to donate is לתרום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]. It’s a simple verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]כבר תרמנו כסף לארגון הזה. We’ve already donated money to this organization. The word for blood is unfortunately so basic to society that it’s virtually the same word across all Semitic languages – in…
בְּרַחֲבֵי הָאָרֶץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברחבי-הארץ-1.mp3″ /] When Hebrew speakers ask me where Ulpan La-Inyan is located, I answer: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברחבי-הארץ-2.mp3″ /]המשרד שלנו בירושלים, אבל יש לנו שלוחות ברחבי הארץ. Our office is in Jerusalem, but we have branches all over the country. ברחבי הארץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברחבי-הארץ-1.mp3″ /] means literally, in the expanses of the land, where the core word in…
having trouble seeing the print? חַיְדַּק For me and for the majority of Ktzat Ivrit’s readership (except those in the southern hemisphere), it’s flu season. A useful Hebrew word to know is that for bacteria – חַיְדַָקִים (khah-ee-dah-KEEM). This is the plural. A single bacterium is a חַיְדַּק (khah-ee-DAHK). Like the subject of last entry involving the word…
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!