זכיתי… This one’s for my dear Mom. Mom asked me how to say honor as in It’s been an honor to have met you. I started brainstorming out loud, saying something with the word כָּבוֹד (kah-VOHD), which means honor and respect. So Mom said, “no, that’s a literal translation.” She was right – what’s needed is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]אֱגוֹז קָשֶׁה לְפִיצּוּחַ While בוטנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] are peanuts and שקדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /] are almonds, the generic word for nuts is אגוזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]. Someone particularly stubborn might be called in English a hard nut to crack – in Hebrew they’d be called אגוז קשה לפיצוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אגוז-#.m4a” /]ניסינו וניסינו לשכנע אותה,…
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/להתחבק-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְחַבֵּק To hug someone is לחבק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/להתחבק-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/להתחבק-#.m4a” /]אבא חיבק אותו חזק חזק. Dad hugged him very tight. To hug each other – to embrace one another – is להתחבק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/להתחבק-#.m4a” /], a התפעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/להתחבק-#.m4a” /]חבר’ה, במקום לריב, בואו נתחבק וזהו. Guys, instead…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat