[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]בֵּית סֵפֶר תִּיכוֹן The Hebrew expression for high school or upper school is בית ספר תיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /], or simply התיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]יש לך כבר ילד בתיכון?! You (a woman) already have a kid in high school?! If high school is the top of state-mandated education, why does Hebrew use…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /]בֵּית סֵפֶר יְסוֹדִי The Hebrew expression for school is בית ספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /] – literally, house of book. The school is בית הספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /]. How about elementary school or primary school? That’s בית ספר יסודי,[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /] where יסודי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /] means elementary. People also shorten the expression to simply היסודי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-יסודי-#.m4a” /] – the elementary, as…
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/טיול-מאורגן-#.m4a” /]טִיּוּל מְאֻרְגָּן Remember when this existed? It’ll return one day. But while we’re waiting, let’s learn how to say it in Hebrew. טיול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/טיול-מאורגן-#.m4a” /] is a tour, usually an informal one, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/טיול-מאורגן-#.m4a” /]נסענו לטיול בצפון – ביקרנו בכל מעיין שרק היה אפשר. We went on a trip (tour) in the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /]מְטֻפָּח Some people like the natural look and feel. Others dress up, put on skin cream, shave, put on makeup, etc. Someone who invests in their appearance thus – someone well groomed – is said to be מטופח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מטופחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. It’s generally a compliment,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]מְגֻלָּח To shave (oneself), in Hebrew, is להתגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a התפעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]אתה נראה כמו פרא אדם, מתי כבר תתגלח? You look like a wild man, when will you shave already? To shave (someone/thing else) is לגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]הוא גילח…