Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/הברקה-#.m4a” /]הַבְרָקָה When one has a stroke of brilliance, it’s like a light bulb has suddenly lit up… or a bolt of lightning – ברק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/הברקה-#.m4a” /] – has hit. Thus the Hebrew word for stroke of brilliance is הברקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/הברקה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/הברקה-#.m4a” /]יש לי הברקה! I have a stroke of brilliance!…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /]סוּפַת רְעָמִים Yesterday we saw the expression סופת ברקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /] – lightning storm. The more common storm though is סופת רעמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /] – a thunderstorm, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /]התחזית: גשם מקומי, סופות רעמים וברד. The forecast: local rain(s), thunderstorms and hail. (see full conversation) רעם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /] is thunder, while רעמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-רעמים-#.m4a” /] are thunders.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-ברקים-#.m4a” /]סוּפַת בְּרָקִים Hebrew has several words for storm, most notably including סערה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-ברקים-#.m4a” /] and סופה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-ברקים-#.m4a” /]. The latter is one used in conjunction with lightning to create סופת ברקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-ברקים-#.m4a” /] – lightning storm. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/סופת-ברקים-#.m4a” /]יש בתחזית סופת ברקים – אל תסתובב בחוץ. There’s a lightning storm in the forecast…

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/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]לַוְיָן To accompany someone is the פיעל verb ללוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ל.ו.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /], also spelling the name לוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – Levy. A satellite is a לויין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – it’s an object that accompanies a larger object. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]קרוב לחמשת אלפים לוויינים סובבים את…