In this episode, Foreigncy speaks with Ami Steinberger who is the founder and CEO of Ulpan La-Inyan. Ulpan La-Inyan takes a unique approach to help Hebrew learners master the essentials of everyday conversation and functional Hebrew through a number of approaches.
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִפָּגַע, לְהִפָּצַע Extra large discount on Fall 2012 Courses through August 20 SIGN UP NOW! The Hebrew word לְהִפָּצַע (leh-hee-pah-TSAH) means to get hurt in the physical sense. Likewise, a פְּצִיעָה (peh-tsee-AH) or a פֶּצַע (PEH-tsah) is a physical wound. For example, you might hear a girl on a playground say: !קִבַּלְתִּי פֶּצַע…
having trouble seeing the print? לְחַמֵּם, לְהִתְחַמֵּם Register for January courses by Sunday! In the late fall/winter, the days are short, and the weather is often cold. Here’s how to say in Hebrew, to warm up oneself: לְהִתְחַמֵּם . For example: בְּיָמִים קָרִים כָּאֵלֶּה הִיא אוֹהֶבֶת לְהִתְחַמֵּם בְּבֵית קָפֶה. In cold days like these, she likes to warm…
having trouble seeing the print? דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה, רֶגַע שֶׁל דּוּמִיָּה One appropriate emotional response to tragedy such as that which took place the other day in Connecticut, is to be silent. On a communal level, sometimes a moment of silence is observed. Hebrew has two terms for this: דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה literally, a minute silent רֶגַע שֶׁל…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /]אָמֵרִיקָאִי/אָמֶרִיקָנִי When Israelis refer to Americans, they’re most likely to call them אמריקאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /], while one American male is אמריקאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] and one American female is אמריקאית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, אמריקאיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] are American females. There’s another way to say these: אמריקנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] – Americans (males or a mixed…
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 I’m taking a vacation for the holiday, so this will be the last dose of Hebrew until April 12. In the meantime… [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/חג-פסח-שמח.mp3″…