having trouble seeing the print? קָרִיא Learn to speak Hebrew! Our Hebrew Level 1 intensive class starts November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Class size 10 max. Spots are going fast! Yesterday we saw the word לָעִיס (lah-EES), meaning chewy or chew-able. This adjective comes from the simple verb, לִלְעוֹס. To this day,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]יְלוּדָה The Hebrew word for child is ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /], so it should come as no surprise that the word for birthrate is ילודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]בניגוד למדינות אחרות במערב, הילודה בישראל ממשיכה לגדול. In contrast to other countries in the West, the birthrate in Israel continues to grow. You…
having trouble seeing the print? סִדְרָה Check out our spring and summer courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat Today was Israel’s יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת – Independence Day, literally, the day of independence (yohm hah-ahts-mah-OOT). To give you a comical glimpse into Israeli culture, I’ll refer you to a series put out by Ynet called “Pini”: pini.ynet.co.il….
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/2019/01/להכיל-#.m4a” /]לְהָכִיל This word truly has no equal in English, and yet it’s a common word when speech gets tender and loving. להכיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להכיל-#.m4a” /] means literally to contain, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להכיל-#.m4a” /]המוצר הזה עלול להכיל אגוזים. This product may contain nuts. But on a metaphorical level, להכיל means to contain someone else’s feelings, to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /]לְהַחְבִּיא, לְהַסְתִּיר To hide something physical is להחביא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb related to the children’s game מחבואים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /] – hide and seek. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /]איפה אמא החביאה את העוגיות? Where did Mom hide the cookies? But to hide something non-physical such as a fact – that’s להסתיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להחביא-#.m4a” /], also a…