practice and own this week’s doses of Hebrew!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ The word לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /] means to entertain or to amuse. It’s sometimes used sarcastically, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]זה ממש משעשע לראות כמה זמן לוקח לקבל דואר בישראל. It’s really entertaining to see how long it takes to receive mail in Israel. משעשע is a form of the פיעל verb, לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /].
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/דמות-פיקטיבית-#.m4a” /]דְּמוּת פִיקְטִיבִית The literal meaning of דמות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/דמות-פיקטיבית-#.m4a” /] is image, but in Modern Hebrew the word has come to mean a character as well, so that דמות פיקטיבית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/דמות-פיקטיבית-#.m4a” /] is a fictional character. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/דמות-פיקטיבית-#.m4a” /]רובין הוד הוא דמות פיקטיבית. Robin Hood is a fictional character. דמות comes from the root ד.מ.ה[audioclip…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגשות-מעורבים-1.m4a” /]רְגָשׁוֹת מְעֹרָבִים If you’ve taken our Level 2 course, you know the Hebrew word for to feel – להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגשות-מעורבים-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגשות-מעורבים-3.m4a” /]איך את מרגישה היום? How are you (a female) feeling today? The root of this active-causative verb is ר.ג.ש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגשות-מעורבים-4.m4a” /], which also forms the word for feeling or emotion – רגש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגשות-מעורבים-5.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]לְהַכְנִיס לוֹ מִלִּים לַפֶּה This expression translates from English: להכניס לו מילים לפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /] – to put words into his mouth. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]חבר’ה, תירגעו, אל תכניסו לי מילים לפה. Guys, calm down, don’t put words in my mouth. The expression להכניס לו מילים לפה means literally to put in, for…