לְהִתְמַלֵּא listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? מָלֵא listen and repeat for something masculine and מְלֵאָה listen and repeat for something feminine mean full, as in filled to capacity. For example: הַמָּקוֹם מָלֵא בַּאֲנָשִׁים. The place is full of people. listen and הַבֶּטֶן שֶׁלִּי מְלֵאָה. My stomach is full. listen For…
having trouble seeing the print? עָשִׁיר, עֲשִׁירָה 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. אֵיזֶהוּ עָשִׁיר? הַשָּׂמֵחַ בְּחֶלְקוֹ. Who is wise? The one happy with…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְחַכֵּם brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Along the theme of wisdom that we touched upon earlier this week is the behavior of using intelligence and wisdom for purposes of self exploitation. In English we call this…
בְּהַצְלָחָה! How to go about wishing someone well varies from language to language and from culture to culture. In English, we say good luck – wishing the person good fortune, that the stars line up for them, that they find a four-leaf clover. In Hebrew, we say בְּהַצְלָחָה – literally, with success. A variation of…