[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להגות-1.m4a” /]לְבַטֵּא, לַהֲגוֹת Hebrew has two words for to pronouce. לבטא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להגות-2.m4a” /], a פיעל verb, means literally to give expression and is sometimes also used to mean to pronounce, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להגות-3.m4a” /]איך מבטאים את המילה הזאת? How do you pronounce this word? The other word, the פעל verb להגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להגות-4.m4a” /], means literally to utter (also to think)….
[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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-1.m4a” /]הִתְכַּוַּנְתִּי If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you may know the word כוונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-2.m4a” /] – intent. The word is derived from the root כ.ו.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-3.m4a” /] – which is quite ubiquitous, appearing in words as diverse as כן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-4.m4a” /] – yes, נכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-5.m4a” /] – correct, and להתכונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-6.m4a” /] – to get ready. Another application of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-1.m4a” /]צְפִיפוּת One of the Hebrew words for crowded is צפוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-3.m4a” /]צפוף מאוד ברכבת התחתית. It’s very crowded in the subway. Likewise, crowdedness (also the physics term in Hebrew for density) is צפיפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צפיפות-4.m4a” /]צפיפות יתר מהווה בעיה של העידן המודרני. Overcrowdedness constitutes a problem of the…
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…