, for example:(it’s מָהִיר in the masculine), and the sentence would read:[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להחליט-1.m4a” /]תַּחְלִיט! The Hebrew word for to decide is להחליט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להחליט-2.m4a” /]. It’s an active-causative verb of the biblical root ח.ל.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להחליט-3.m4a” /] meaning to make final. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להחליט-4.m4a” /]קשה לי להחליט איזה צבע לקחת… It’s hard for me to decide which color to take… To which someone losing patience might reply: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להחליט-1.m4a”…
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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]לְנַקּוֹת Passover is coming, and with it time for many people to do spring cleaning. To clean in Hebrew is לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-2.m4a” /]אוף, אני שונא לנקות! Ugh, I (a male) hate cleaning (to clean)! and: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-3.m4a” /]כבר ניקיתי את השירותים. I already cleaned the restroom. לנקות is…
To swim, in Hebrew, is לִשְׂחוֹת (lees-KHOHT). The act of swimming is שְׂחִיָּה (skhee-YAH). To row or to paddle is לַחְתּוֹר (lahkh-TOHR). The act of rowing or paddling – or swimming the crawl (which resembles rowing in its movement) is חֲתִירָה (khah-tee-RAH). For example… אֲנִי אוֹהֵב לִשְׂחוֹת חֲתִירָה (ah-NEE oh-HEV lees-KHOT khah-tee-RAH) – I like to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]מַטֶּה The word מטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /] means staff, as in the biblical command of God to Moses: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ (במדבר כ’, ח’) Take the staff and gather the congregation, you and Aaron your brother. (Numbers 20:8) מטה also means tribe in Biblical Hebrew (I guess people…