חברים Friends are good to have. Attachment is what makes the world go ‘round. The Hebrew word for friend is חָבֵר (hah-VEHR – referring to a male) or חָבֵרָה (hah-veh-RAH – referring to a female). The plurals are חֲבֵרִים (hah-veh-REEM) and חֲבֵרוֹת (hah-veh-ROHT). Use the term to refer to a friend of the same sex…
having trouble seeing the print? שִׁטְחִי, שִׁטְחִית Learn Hebrew through Israeli music. Tune in to my show Wednesdays at 12pm Israel time. Only at www.rustymike.com Yesterday I introduced the Hebrew word for flat – שָׁטוּח (shah-TOO-ahkh), which derives from the root ש.ט.ח (sh.t.kh) meaning spread out. Another related word is that for superficial – something that remains on…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לאלתר-#.m4a” /]לְאַלְתֵּר The Hebrew word for to improvise is לאלתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לאלתר-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb of the four-letter root א.ל.ת.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לאלתר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לאלתר-#.m4a” /]כשאין ברירה, חייבים לאלתר. When there’s no choice, we must improvise. You may be thinking, what kind of Hebrew verb has a four-letter root? Don’t they all have…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] 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 [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-1.m4a” /]דֹּאַר אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִי, מֵיְיל The proper Hebrew term for email (well, it’s half Hebrew) is דואר אלקטרוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-2.m4a” /] – literally, electronic mail. The term is abbreviated in writing to דוא”ל. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-3.m4a” /]שלחתי לה את הקובץ בדוא”ל. I sent her the file via email. But the word used far more commonly is simply מייל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-4.m4a”…