listen and repeat – literally, the day that is after.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מקצה-לקצה-#.m4a” /]מִקָּצֶה לְקָצֶה I learned this English expression from watching Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s The Crown, who made it her business to reform Britain “from top to bottom.” Hebrew’s equivalent is מקצה לקצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מקצה-לקצה-#.m4a” /] – from edge to edge. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מקצה-לקצה-#.m4a” /]שינויים כאלה, מקצה לקצה, לוקחים זמן. Changes like these,…
having trouble seeing the print? צָמִיד Watch a demo video of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Register by October 11 to save NIS 200. The root Hebrew root צ.מ.ד (ts.m.d) is the concept of juxtaposition – of two things, or people, being next to each other. It appears…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat 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! listen and repeat
having trouble seeing the print? הַשְּׁקִיעָה Get to Know Our Full Conversational-Hebrew Program Fast cars and great ice cream can definitely be exciting, but there’s nothing like a sunset to help calm the mind and soul. The Hebrew word for sunset is הַשְּׁקִיעָה – literally, the setting. In Rabbinic literature, sunset is termed שְׁקִיעַת הַחַמַּה– the setting…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-1.m4a” /]דִּירָה Today דירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-1.m4a” /] refers to apartment, but the term originally meant dwelling in the general sense. Here’s an example of today’s usage: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-2.m4a” /]כמה חדרי שינה יש בדירה? How many bedrooms are there in the apartment? Note that the speaker here specified bedrooms. Usually, Israeli apartment hunters ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-3.m4a” /]כמה חדרים יש בדירה? How…