Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /]מִצְפֵּה תַּת-יַמִּי Eilat, Israel’s resort town, hosts lots of attractions like water skiing, snorkeling, and an underwater observatory. The latter, in Hebrew, is מצפה תת-ימי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /]מהמצפה התת-ימי אפשר לראות גם כרישים! From the underwater observatory you can even see sharks! מצפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /] – observatory – comes…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]פַּארְק מַיִם The Hebrew term for water park is simple enough: פארק מים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]עבור ילדים, פארק מים הוא כמו בריכת שחייה משודרגת. For kids, a water park is like an upgraded swimming pool. פארק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /], of course, comes from English. A properly-Hebrew word of a similar meaning…

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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /]כֵּיף, פָנׇאן כיף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /] is the most common word Israelis use to mean fun, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/פנאן-#.m4a” /]איך היה לכם בים? היה לכם כיף? How was it (for you guys) at the beach? Was it fun (for you guys)? כיף comes from Arabic (كيف), where it has the same meaning. There’s…