– literally, the day that is after. מִצַּד שֵׁנִי, לְעֻמַּת זֹאת Can’t read Hebrew yet? On the one hand, the snow is pretty. But on the other hand, it’s cold and I prefer warmth. English uses the metaphor of hands to speak about the two sides of a dilemma. Hebrew uses sides: מִצַּד אֶחָד – on the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בקבוקי-מים-1.m4a” /]בַּקְבּוּקֵי מַיִם Some Hebrew words are onomatopoeias – they’re named after the sound they make. One such word is בקבוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בקבוקי-מים-2.m4a” /]. Imagine pouring a lot of wine and you’ll understand what I mean. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בקבוקי-מים-3.m4a” /]כשמטיילים, חשוב להביא בקבוק מים. When (you) hike, it’s important to take a bottle of water. Bottles…
בְּעַיִן יָפָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The proper term for generosity is נְדִיבוּת, but the most commonly-used term that describes giving generously suggests that when a person feels generous, they see and appreciate the beauty in the world: to give generously is לָתֵת בְּעַיִן יָפָה– literally, to give with a beautiful eye. For example: אֲנַחְנוּ…
having trouble seeing the print? לִגְמוֹא מֶרְחָק Extra discount on Fall 2012 Courses through August 14 SIGN UP NOW! A couple of months ago I introduced the Hebrew word for distance – מֶרְחָק (mehr-KHAHK). With the Olympics in full swing, now’s the time to introduce an expression that means to go the distance or to run…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /]מַצִּיל חַיִּים, מַצִּילַת חַיִּים If you’re Jewish or have Jewish friends, you probably know someone named חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /] – Chaim. Maybe you yourself are a חיים, in which case you probably also know that חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/מציל-חיים-#.m4a” /] (listen for a different pronunciation) means life. Why the difference in pronunciation? Because Israelis tend to…