WEEKLY VIDEO DOSE – how to say “made in Israel” (or literally, “product of Israel”)

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/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /]לְמָרֵר לוֹ אֶת הַחַיִּים, לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ חַיִּים קָשִׁים On ליל הסדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /] – the Passover Seder night – Jews tell the national story of enslavement in ancient Egypt, and their subsequent liberation.  Among the verses chanted in the הגדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /] – Hagaddah – is: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /]וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]לִשְׂכּוֹר American English says to rent, while British English says to hire. The Hebrew word for both of these in all their meanings is לשכור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /] (also pronounced with a soft כ, like this[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]), a simple verb of the root שׂ.כ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]אני שוכר רכב ואנחנו נוסעים…