how to say “truth” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-1.m4a” /]בְּשִׂמְחָה You may know the Hebrew word for joy – שמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-3.m4a” /]השמחה היא בין הרגשות הבסיסיים. Joy is among the basic emotions. You may also know the common response to thank you – בבקשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-4.m4a” /], you’re welcome. Here’s another way of saying it: בשמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-1.m4a” /] – literally, with joy or gladly. For example,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עברית-תקינה-1.m4a” /]עִבְרִית תַּקִּינָה If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you may know the word for to fix – לתקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עברית-תקינה-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עברית-תקינה-3.m4a” /]תקן לי את הטלוויזיה. Fix (my) TV for me. (spoken to a male) Thus something fixed is מתוקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עברית-תקינה-4.m4a” /]. And something fixed at its essence – correct or proper – is תקין[audioclip…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-1.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ בְּרִיאָה בְּגוּף בָּרִיא The Hebrew word נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-2.m4a” /] carries a spiritual connotation, as it means soul or essence: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-3.m4a” /]נפש האדם עוצמתית ביותר. The human soul is extremely powerful. But the word can also mean something perhaps less spiritual, though no less powerful: the mind. Thus a healthy mind in a healthy body, in Hebrew,…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…