Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]מְתֻרְבָּת The Hebrew word for culture is תרבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]. It comes from the root ר.ב.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] (or ר.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]), which has to do with growing up. Someone cultured is מתורבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מתורבתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if she’s female, though this term is often used facetiously: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]האנשים המתורבתים…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]נָבוֹן If you’ve got about a Level 2 of Hebrew, you probably know the word חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – smart or wise. For example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]היא אישה חכמה מאוד. She’s a very smart woman. חכם is the generic word, but there’s another word – נבון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – wise (נבונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]…

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/לשחק-תופסת-#.m4a” /]לְשַׂחֵק תּוֹפֶסֶת The Hebrew word for game is משחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/לשחק-תופסת-#.m4a” /], while to play is the פיעל verb לשחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/לשחק-תופסת-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/לשחק-תופסת-#.m4a” /]שיחקתם מספיק, עכשיו צריך לאכול. You guys have played enough, now you need to eat. What about the game of tag? That’s תופסת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/לשחק-תופסת-#.m4a” /], which comes from the word לתפוס[audioclip…