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/2019/03/יומולדת-#.m4a” /]מְסִבַּת יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת While there is a Hebrew song that’s a literal translation of Happy Birthday to You – יום הולדת שמח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יומולדת-#.m4a” /], the song that most Israelis sing at birthday parties is: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יומולדת-#.m4a” /]היום יום הולדת Today is the Birthday of… A birthday party is מסיבת יום הולדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יומולדת-#.m4a” /], as in:…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחטא-1.m4a” /]מְחַטֵּא You may recognize the three-letter root of the word disinfectant – מחטא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחטא-1.m4a” /] – as that of the word for sin – חטא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחטא-2.m4a” /] as well as of the active-simple verb to sin – לחטוא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחטא-3.m4a” /]. To illustrate the latter word, here’s a Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחטא-4.m4a” /]כי אין צדיק בארץ אשר יעשה…
שָׂמַחְתִּי לְהַכִּיר listen to this phrase pronounced If you know a bit of Hebrew, you’re almost certain to have used the phrase נָעִים מְאֹד – nice to meet you, or literally, very pleasant (nah-EEM meh-OHD). That’s what one normally says at the moment of introduction to someone new – let’s call her…
having trouble seeing the print? גַּאֲוָה highly recommended for further vocabulary growth Pride – what a contentious emotion. On the one hand, religions list it among the most grievous of sins or character traits. On the other hand, the gay community calls upon it as their staple state of being. This kind of pride is called, in…