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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבענו-1.m4a” /]קָבַעְנוּ I use date not only in the romantic sense, but also in the broader sense to include things like lunch dates and play dates. To say it’s a date in Hebrew, use the word קבענו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבענו-1.m4a” /] – literally, we’ve set. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבענו-2.m4a” /]יום שלישי בקפה גרג בקניון הדר – קבענו! Tuesday at Cafe…
אָכֵן Can’t read Hebrew yet? Indeed once was a common word in English. Today it’s used more often than not sarcastically or smugly (though sometimes it’s used sincerely as well). Its Hebrew equivalent, אָכֵן , is used in a similar vein. For example: סִיַּמְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעֲבוֹדָה שֶׁלְּךָ לְהַיּוֹם? אָכֵן….
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן 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 Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחקר-1.m4a” /]מֶחְקָר In the protocol for investigating the case of the idolatrous city, the Torah writes: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחקר-2.m4a” /]וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְחָקַרְתָּ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ הֵיטֵב… (דברים י”ג, ט”ו) And you shall inquire, investigate and probe thoroughly… (Deuteronomy 13:15) Yesterday we saw that לדרוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחקר-3.m4a” /] (the infinitive form of ודרשת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחקר-4.m4a” /]) means to seek out – in this…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להישאר-1.m4a” /]לְהִשָּׁאֵר THe Hebrew word for to stay or to remain is להישאר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להישאר-1.m4a” /] – a nifal verb based on the root ש.א.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להישאר-2.m4a” /] meaning the rest. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להישאר-3.m4a” /]למה נשארת בגשם בלי מטרייה? Why did you (a male) stay in the rain without an umbrella? Now although you can…