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…
מעסיק Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for a business – עֶסֶק (EH-sehk). If I were to state that he’s busy, I’d say, הוּא עָסוּק (hoo ah-SOOK); I were to say that a woman is busy, it would be, הִיא עֲסוּקָה (hee ah-soo-KAH). However, if I wanted to say, he’s preoccupied with something, I’d…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /] is one of those ubiquitous Hebrew words – you’ll hear it in virtually every conversation. Its main meaning is simple, but it also functions as simply. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הוא פשוט מתאים לתפקיד הזה! He’s simply right for this job! and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הסדרה הזאת פשוט כיפית. This series is simply…
having trouble seeing the print? לָצֵאת מִדַּעְתּוֹ Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online The English expression to go out of one’s (his) mind gets translated literally into Modern Hebrew: ֹלָצֵאת מִדַּעְתּו לצאת means to go out, while מדעתו means from his mind. To use this expression, conjugate the verb לצאת, and…
having trouble seeing the print? מִגְדָּר brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online Courses starting Sunday around the country! We’ve seen the Hebrew root ג.ד.ר used in its original sense to mean fence – גָּדֵר (gah-DEHR), as well as in a modern application to mean definition or computer setting – הַגְדָּרָה (hahg-dah-RAH). Another…