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To enhance your Passover experience, I’ve prepared a glossary.
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This will be the last entry of Your Daily Dose of Hebrew until after Passover.
Author, “Your Daily Dose of Hebrew”
Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan
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/2021/09/התרוממות-רוח-#.m4a” /]הִתְרוֹמְמוּת רוּחַ Some people suffer fasting on יום כיפור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/התרוממות-רוח-#.m4a” /] – Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement. Others find themselves spiritually uplifted. The Hebrew expression for this experience is התרוממות רוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/התרוממות-רוח-#.m4a” /] – uplifting of the spirit or spiritual uplifting. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/התרוממות-רוח-#.m4a” /]אחרי חצי שעה של שירה, כולם חשו התרוממות רוח….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-בא-לי-1.m4a” /]לֹא בָּא לִי I don’t want, in Hebrew, is אני לא רוצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-בא-לי-2.m4a” /] (spoken by a male) or אני לא רוצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-בא-לי-3.m4a” /] (spoken by a female). But what about I don’t feel like it? That’s לא בא לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-בא-לי-1.m4a” /] – literally, it doesn’t come to me. This expression works for both males…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַכְרִיחַ, לִגְרוֹם, לְחַיֵּב This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches. Though Israeli kids certainly have…
סַמִּים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Modern-Hebrew word for drugs is סַמִּים listen and repeat, while one drug is סַם listen and repeat. These refer to street drugs only – the word for medicine is תְּרוּפָה listen and repeat. For example: סַמִּים בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל מְמַכְּרִים. (Street) drugs are usually addictive….
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 Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!