Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲמֵם לִי You may know the Hebrew word for boring – משעמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]איזה סרט משעמם! What a boring movie! To say I’m bored, you’d literally say it’s boring for me; משעמם לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, you’re bored is משעמם לך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /] to a male, משעמם לך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעמם-לי-#.m4a” /] to a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ The word לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /] means to entertain or to amuse.  It’s sometimes used sarcastically, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]זה ממש משעשע לראות כמה זמן לוקח לקבל דואר בישראל. It’s really entertaining to see how long it takes to receive mail in Israel. משעשע is a form of the פיעל verb, לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.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/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]טִפּוּל זוּגִי We’ve seen that טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /] means treatment, but also (psycho)therapy. What about couples therapy? Since the word for couple is זוג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /], couples therapy is טיפול זוגי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]אני למדתי, בין היתר, טיפול זוגי. I studied, among other things, couples therapy. (see full conversation)