A Short Israeli Story: Meet Daphna

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Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

School Supplies – רשימת ציוד לבית הספר

ByAmi Steinberger
Got kids going back to school? Going back to school yourself? Here's a literal and cultural translation of the list of school supplies - which in Hebrew is called רשימת ציוד[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /] - equipment list. [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /]לימוד פורה! Fruitful learning! (happy learning!) קלמר[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/school-supplies-#.m4a" /] - pencil case Suppose you've loaded up with school...
how to say “midwife” in Hebrew

how to say “midwife” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]מְיַלֶּדֶת Today most baby deliveries are performed by doctors and nurses, but some women prefer to work with a midwife. The Hebrew term for midwife is מילדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]היא עבדה גם בתור מורה לעברית וגם בתור מילדת. She worked as both a Hebrew teacher and a midwife. מילדת comes from…

how to say “simple” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט In English, calling someone simple usually implies that the person has inferior intelligence. But in an age of increasing complexity and nostalgia for the simple life on a kibbutz, when Israelis call someone simple – פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /] – it’s a compliment. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-2.m4a” /]היא אדם פשוט. She is a simple person. Note that even…

how to say “charm” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-1.m4a” /]חֵן The Hebrew word for charm or grace is חן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-2.m4a” /]לבחורה הזאת יש חן. This young woman has charm. The word comes from the root ח.נ.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-3.m4a” /], which appears in full in the word for graceful or charming, חינני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-4.m4a” /]. So that the sentence above could be rewritten: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חן-5.m4a”…

daily video – how to say “yes we can” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...