[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]מִשְׁקֶפֶת Strictly speaking, משקפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] is something one looks through – its root is ש.ק.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /] meaning looking out. משקפת is the word for both googles and binoculars. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/משקפת-ב-#.m4a” /]כמה כוכבים רואים הלילה! חבל שלא הבאתי איתי משקפת. How many stars we can see tonight! Too bad I didn’t bring binoculars with…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוזל-1.m4a” /]נוֹזֵל, נָזִיל The Hebrew word for a runny nose is נזלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוזל-2.m4a” /], which comes from the word נוזל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוזל-3.m4a” /] meaning flowing or liquid. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוזל-4.m4a” /]לפני צום, חשוב לשתות הרבה נוזלים. Before a fast, it’s important to drink lots of liquid(s). Now, that’s liquid the noun. To describe something as liquid, the…
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…
having trouble seeing the print? רְצִינִי, חָמוּר Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. The translation of serious into Modern Hebrew, when referring to a person, an offer, etc. is רְצִינִי (reh-tsee-NEE) in the masculine and רְצִינִית (reh-tsee-NEET) in the feminine. For example: הוּא בָּחוּר רְצִינִי. He’s a serious…
לִקְרַב The Hebrew root ק.ר.ב (k.r.b) is the concept of closeness. It’s one of a handful of verb roots that have meaning when used in all seven Modern Hebrew verb forms (בִּנְיָנִים – been-yah-NEEM). Today I’m introducing you to the first one; the others I’ll introduce throughout the week. In the simple form (קַל…
לְהִתְכּוֹנִן, לְהָכִין listen to these words pronounced The Hebrew root כ.ו.נ (k.w.n), the concept of foundation, can be found all over the place in such everyday words such as נָכוֹן (nah-KHOHN) – correct, מְכוֹנִית (meh-khoh-NEET) – automobile/car, and one of those first words that Hebrew learners learn, כֵּן (ken) – yes. A group of words…