a Hebrew slang term for “I’m satisfied”
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט In English, calling someone simple usually implies that the person has inferior intelligence. But in an age of increasing complexity and nostalgia for the simple life on a kibbutz, when Israelis call someone simple – פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /] – it’s a compliment. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-2.m4a” /]היא אדם פשוט. She is a simple person. Note that even…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]חוֹדְשִׁי, יַרְחוֹן How do you say monthly in Hebrew? That depends on whether you’re using the word as an adjective or as a noun. As an adjective, it’s חודשי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]אוי, קיבלנו את החשבון החודשי! Oy, we got the monthly bill! חודשי comes from חודש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /] meaning month, which…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /]לְהוֹלִיךְ כֶּלֶב, לְטַיֵּיל עִם הַכֶּלֶב In English we talk about walking a dog. While the expression להוליך כלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /] – to walk/guide a dog – does exist, it generally refers to a professional dog walker – מוליך כלבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/לטייל-עם-הכלב-#.m4a” /]. If I want to talk my own dog for a walk, I say…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
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 –…