How to say “how to party”in Hebrew
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חַג הָעַצְמָאוּת שָׂמֵח (hahg hah-ahts-mah-OOT sah-MEH-ah) – happy Yom Haatzmaut!
לְהִתְמַסֵּר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתמסר-1.mp3″ /] Some causes are worthy of total dedication – מְסִירוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתמסר-2.mp3″ /]. To devote oneself is לְהִתְמַסֵּר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתמסר-1.mp3″ /]. This word invokes the root מ.ס.ר (m.s.r) meaning passing along and plugs it into the reflexive-intensive verb form, so that the word might be said to mean to pass oneself towards something. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתמסר-3.mp3″ /]הוּא הִתְמַסֵּר…
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]רַעַשׁ רֶקַע The Hebrew word for noise is רעש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]. In Biblical Hebrew, רעש also refers to an earthquake, probably because it makes a lot of noise. In Modern Hebrew, earthquake is רעידת אדמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]. A background is רקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /] (related to the biblical רקיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /] – firmament, a sort of cosmic…
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