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having trouble seeing the print? שַׁגְרִיר, שַׁגְרִירָה Due to technical difficulties, this video was not distributed on Friday. But it’s still good stuff – enjoy! watch video for full lesson! Learn to Speak Hebrew with Ulpan La-Inyan!
רוֹדָן, עָרִיץ, דִּיקְטָטוֹר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רודן8.mp3″ /] Sacha Baron Cohen does a great job introducing audiences to the world of The Dictator. In Hebrew, the movie title is הַדִּיקְטָטוֹר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רודן9.mp3″ /], as דִּיקְטָטוֹר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רודן10.mp3″ /] is what most Israelis call such a person who rules solo, often with brutality. But there are two other terms as well:…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להתעסק-#.m4a” /]אַל תִּתְעַסֵּק אִיתִּי The Hebrew word עסק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להתעסק-#.m4a” /] means business, which is all about busy-ness – coming, going, wheeling and dealing. While להתעסק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להתעסק-#.m4a” /] means literally to deal with someone/something, in slang it means to mess. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להתעסק-#.m4a” /]הוא אדם שלא כדאי להתעסק איתו. He’s a person you shouldn’t mess with. To…
רשת One of my favorite Ehud Banai songs is בְּלוּז כְּנַעֲנִי (blooz knah-ah-NEE) – Caananite Blues. Ehud wrote the song in memory of his friend Meir Ariel, another musician who died tragically in 1999. One of the key words in the song is רֶשֶׁת (REH-shet), which means net. It’s also a term…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /]מְשׁוֹרֵר We’ve seen that שיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] means song, and שירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] means poetry. A poet is a משורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and משוררת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /]למה התכוון המשורר עם השיר הזה? What did the poet intend with this poem? In the word משורר you…
