having trouble seeing the print? לִרְזוֹת Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts next Sunday, October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. Yesterday I wrote about the tendency to gain weight – לְהַשְׁמִין – over the holidays. As Ktzat Ivrit subscriber Debby pointed out to me, professionals and people being more polite are likely to use לַעֲלוֹת…
ערך The Hebrew word for value, as in “Ulpan La-Inyan courses are an excellent value”, is עֶרֶך (EH-rekh). To express that you respect a person – that you evaluate this person positively – you’d use the word לְהַעֲרִיך (le-hah-ah-REEKH). For example, you might say מְנַחֵם בֶּגִין הָיָה קָל לְהַעֲרִיך (meh-NAH-khem BEH-gheen hah-yah kahl le-hah-ah-REEKH) – Menachem Begin…
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/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]מִסְכֵּן In Biblical Hebrew, מסכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /] refers to someone unable to support themselves financially, but over time the word came to refer to anyone in a position arousing compassion or pity – a poor thing. Here’s an example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]היא נפלה מהמגלשה וקיבלה מכה, מסכנה. She fell off the…
having trouble seeing the print? לִתְהוֹת Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24! The Hebrew word for to wonder is לִתְהוֹת . In English, we use the verb to wonder to express not only genuine wonder, but also to make a polite request, such as I was wondering whether you’d be able to pick me…