קַיִץ Spring, in Hebrew, is אָבִיב (ah-VEEV); Passover is חַג הָאָבִיב (khahg hah-ah-VEEV). Today was a gorgeous יוֹם אָבִיבִי (yohm ah-vee-VEE) – spring day – here in Jerusalem. It was quite warm… but not quite hot, with the sun shining, the flowers blooming, and the city getting excited for the national holidays בַּפֶּתַח…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ביקורת-#.m4a” /]בִּקֹּרֶת You may know the word לבקר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ביקורת-#.m4a” /] meaning to visit, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ביקורת-#.m4a” /]תבואו לבקר! Come visit! Following the פיעל pattern the word for a visit is ביקור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ביקורת-#.m4a” /]. But did you know that לבקר also means to criticize? For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ביקורת-#.m4a” /]היא לא מתכוונת לבקר אותו על מה שהוא עשה, היא…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/wife-1.mp3″ /]אִשָּׁה, רַעְיָה The everyday word for wife in Hebrew is אִשָּׁה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/wife-2.mp3″ /] – literally, woman. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/wife-3.mp3″ /]אִשְׁתּוֹ עוֹבֶדֶת בְּהַיי-טֶק. His wife works in high-tech. Indeed, Hebrew jokes about marriage use this word. Then there’s the more complimentary, dignified word – רַעְיָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/wife-4.mp3″ /]. Like אישה, it also…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /]הַשְּׁאָר, הַיֶּתֶר The root ש.א.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /] brings us the הפעיל verb to leave behind – להשאיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /], as well as השאר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /] – the rest. שאר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /] with the -ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /] prefix appears only in construct (סמיכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /]) phrases such as שאר האנשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/השאר-#.m4a” /] – the rest…
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