how to say “a product” in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרא-אדם-1.m4a” /]פֶּרֶא אָדָם Earlier this week we saw that the Hebrew word פרוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרא-אדם-2.m4a” /] means wild or loose. Though the letters א[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרא-אדם-3.m4a” /] and ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרא-אדם-4.m4a” /] had two (well, actually three) distinct sounds in Biblical Hebrew, these were close enough that sometimes an א might replace an ע. This seems to be the case with the word…
מַדְפֶּסֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for printing is דפוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-2.mp3″ /]. With a root ד.פ.ס (d.p.s), one might think the word is of Semitic origin, so you may be surprised to learn that the word is borrowed from Ancient Greek (see related post). The root serves as the basis for several other Hebrew words, including the one for…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/העלאה-#.m4a” /]הַעֲלָאָה The word עלייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/העלאה-#.m4a” /] means ascent. When someone immigrates to Israel, they’re said to ascend, so their process is called עלייה. Now, עלייה is a noun form of לעלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/העלאה-#.m4a” /], a simple פעל verb meaning to ascend or to go up. But to cause something to go up – to raise it – is להעלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/העלאה-#.m4a” /],…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/תחת-#.m4a” /]תַּחַת, מִתַּחַת ל If you want to say under or underneath in Hebrew, you can use either תחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/תחת-#.m4a” /] or מתחת ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/תחת-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/תחת-#.m4a” /]הפירות המיובשים נמצאים על המדף, תחת קופסאות השימורים. or [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/תחת-#.m4a” /]הפירות המיובשים נמצאים על המדף, מתחת לקופסאות השימורים. The dried fruits are on the…
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…