Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/בכושר-#.m4a” /]בְּכֹשֶׁר (בְּכֹּשֶׁר) We may tend to think of the Hebrew word כשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/בכושר-#.m4a” /] as meaning edible by observant Jews – in other words, kosher. And indeed, כשר means fit to be consumed or done. So it makes sense that the word for fitness is כושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/בכושר-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, to be in shape is להיות בכושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/בכושר-#.m4a” /], or…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְנַשֵּׁף The basic Hebrew word for to breathe is the simple verb לנשום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, a breath is נשימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /]עכשיו כולם, קחו נשימה עמוקה. Now everyone, take a deep breath. The root of these words is נ.ש.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /], the same root as that of נשמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/להתנשף-#.m4a” /] – soul…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-במדרגות-#.m4a” /]לַעֲלוֹת בַּמַּדְרֵגוֹת Stairs are מדרגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-במדרגות-#.m4a” /], from the root ד.ר.ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-במדרגות-#.m4a” /], one of the roots meaning level. How would you say to go up the stairs? That’s לעלות במדרגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-במדרגות-#.m4a” /], literally to go up in the stairs.  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-במדרגות-#.m4a” /]אפשר לעלות או במדרגות הרגילות או במדרגות הנעות. You can go up either the regular…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /]מַדְרֵגוֹת נָעוֹת If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you know the word for stairs – מדרגות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /]. What about an escalator – a moving staircase? That’s מדרגות נעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] – literally, moving stairs, where נעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] is a form of the simple verb לנוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/מדרגות-נעות-#.m4a” /] – one of the words…

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/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]שְׁנַת הַלְּמוּדִים The Hebrew expression for the school year is שנת הלימודים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]. For example, if you’ve got kids, you may be thinking: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]מתי כבר תתחיל שנת הלימודים?! When will the school year start already?! שנת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /] is the form of the word שנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /] – year – when it appears…