a Hebrew slang term for “I’m satisfied”
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-1.m4a” /]לְהַעֲלִים עַיִן The Hebrew word for to ignore is להתעלם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-2.m4a” /], a התפעל verb of the root ע.ל.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-3.m4a” /] meaning hidden. A similar expression is to turn a blind eye – in Hebrew, להעלים עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-4.m4a” /] – literally, to hide an eye. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-5.m4a” /]במקרה הזה גובה המיסים החליט להעלים…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרגת-אותי-1.m4a” /]הָרַגְתָּ אֹתִי You may be familiar with the original Hebrew version of the sixth of the Ten Commandments: לא תרצח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרגת-אותי-2.m4a” /] – do not murder. לרצוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הרגת-אותי-3.m4a” /], a simple verb, means to murder, to kill an innocent person intentionally. But sometimes killing happens when it’s not intended, or when the one…
At the end of today’s dose, you’ll find an opportunity to help people in Israel with mental disabilities. Mental retardation is a condition that affects individuals and families in every ethnic group and every nation on the planet, including Israel. The Hebrew word for retardation is פִּגּוּר (pee-GOOR), derived from the verb לְפַגֵּר…
אֵין בְּעָיָה! עַל לֹא דָּבָר! In other languages that may sound familiar (or native!) to you, we’ve got no hay problema (Spanish), pas de probleme (French), etc. In English, it’s no problem! But it’s got at least two meanings: there’s no problem at the beginning of a statement – as in, No problem, I’ll fix that – and no problem…