How do you say “world cup” in Hebrew?

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 . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

  מִשְׁקוֹלוֹת  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     Modern Israel’s currency is the New Shekel – הַשֶּׂקֶל הֶחָדָשׁ  listen and repeat, but the word שֶׁקֶל  listen and repeat goes way back to Biblical times, when it referred to the value of a gold or silver coin based on its weight.    The root שׁ.ק.ל (sh.k.l)…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-1.m4a” /]בָּהִיר People can be bright – or smart, intelligent. That’s מבריק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-2.m4a” /] (brilliant – referring to a male) and מבריקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-3.m4a” /] (brilliant – referring to a female) in Hebrew, or simply חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-4.m4a” /] and חכמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-5.m4a” /]. But if your computer screen is bright or the day, or anything else physical, for that matter, is bright, the…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/התנדבות-1.m4a” /]הִתְנַדְּבוּת The concept of volunteering goes all the way to Biblical times, where the root נ.ד.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/התנדבות-2.m4a” /] of that meaning first appears. To volunteer is להתנדב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/התנדבות-3.m4a” /], a reflexive-intensive התפעל verb. Likewise, volunteering is התנדבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/התנדבות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/התנדבות-4.m4a” /]יש מקום התנדבות מעניין בשכונת בקעה בירושלים. There’s an interesting volunteering place in…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]עֲגָלָה The word for cart and for stroller (pram) are the same: עגלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]שימי את הפריטים בעגלה. Put the items in the cart. (to a female) and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/עגלה-#.m4a” /]תוציא את התינוק מהעגלה. Take the baby out of the stroller. (to a male) The terms can get more…