חַס וְחָלִילָה listen to this phrase pronounced Today’s dose of Hebrew is sponsored by… This one’s for Katie I don’t think she picked up on the humor in the occurrence, but I had a laugh when someone asked the bus driver tonight whether he would be turning left from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סוף-טוב-1.m4a” /]סוֹף טוֹב הַכֹּל טוֹב You know that feeling after a difficult week, when things somehow all come together? When that happens to me, I think of the expression, sometimes even say it out loud – סוף טוב הכול טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סוף-טוב-1.m4a” /] – all’s well that ends well. The expression sounds less Shakespearean in Hebrew,…
having trouble seeing the print? חָרְפִּי Learn to speak Hebrew! Check out our intimate, affordable, world-class program. Only 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! By bicycle, the ride home from the Jerusalem open market – the shuk, שׁוּק (shook) – is normally twelve minutes long. Though clouds were gathering tonight, I took…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /]לְהַרְגִּישׁ בְּנֹחַ Communication can be such a complex human activity. In order for communication to flourish, people need to feel at ease or feel comfortable with each other. To feel comfortable in Hebrew is להרגיש בנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /] – literally, to feel with comfort. For example, David might say to Sarah: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /]אני מרגיש איתך…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲמֵם לִי You may know the Hebrew word for boring – משעמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]איזה סרט משעמם! What a boring movie! To say I’m bored, you’d literally say it’s boring for me; משעמם לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, you’re bored is משעמם לך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /] to a male, משעמם לך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /] to a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מיקום-#.m4a” /]מִקּוּם You may have done a double-take on the word above – it’s the same letters as מקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מיקום-#.m4a” /] – place, but the vowels are different. Here it is spelled out without vowels: מיקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מיקום-#.m4a” /]. Now you can see clearly that it’s a different word. מיקום means location. It’s related to the word…