THIS WEEK’S VIDEO DOSE OF HEBREW – how to say “bon apetit!”
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עצם The עֶצֶם (EH-tsem) means bone, but it also means essence. The 70s and 80s rock group that brought us the popular Bar-Mitzvah dance song, “Yo Ya,” also have a song called “פֹּה קָבוּר הַכֶּלֶב” (poh kah-VOOR hah-KEH-lev) – “This is Where the Dog is Buried.” I bring you this song because …
לָלֶכֶת לַיָּם listen to this word pronounced If you know a bit of Hebrew, these words probably aren’t new to you. So consider this a lesson in idiom. In English we talk about going to the beach. If that were translated literally to Hebrew, it would be לָלֶכֶת לַחוֹף (lah-LEH-khet lah-KHOHF)….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/לטובת-הכלל-#.m4a” /]לְטוֹבַת הַכְּלָל Hebrew’s expression for the greater good is לטובת הכלל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/לטובת-הכלל-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/לטובת-הכלל-#.m4a” /]האם המועמד דואג לטובת הכלל או לטובת הפרט? Is the candidate concerned for the greater good… or for the benefit of the individual? Broken down: לטובת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/לטובת-הכלל-#.m4a” /] – for the good of הכלל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/לטובת-הכלל-#.m4a” /] – the all
לְמִידָה מֵרָחוֹק Distance learning has become quite an industry. In Hebrew, it’s לְמִידָה מֵרָחוֹק (le-mee-DAH me-rah-KHOHK). Literally, that’s learning from afar. We use למידה as opposed to לִמּוּד (lee-MOOD), which means teaching. We at Ulpan La-Inyan are offering our renowned classes to distance learners. If you’d like to take one of our courses, fill…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/הסרת-משקפיים-#.m4a” /]הֲסָרַת מִשְׁקָפַיִם Lasik is a brand, but like Kleenex, it also refers to the thing itself – laser eye surgery. In Hebrew people call this ניתוח להסרת משקפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/הסרת-משקפיים-#.m4a” /] – surgery for removing glasses, or simply הסרת משקפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/הסרת-משקפיים-#.m4a” /] – glasses removal. Sometimes the expression has the word לייזר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/הסרת-משקפיים-#.m4a” /] – laser – in…
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 . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!