Author: Ami Steinberger

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/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /]לְסֵרוּגִין Bars protecting your window from intruders – סורגים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /] – have large gaps between them to let in the light and air. This is the idea behind the originally-Mishnaic Hebrew word לסירוגין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /], on and off or intermittently: there are gaps in time between events, such as moments of sleep. For example:…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/זקוק-#.m4a” /]זָקוּק ל… The basic way of saying I need in Hebrew is אני צריך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/זקוק-#.m4a” /] if you’re male and אני צריכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/זקוק-#.m4a” /] if you’re female. But to say that someone is in need of something, we use another word that expresses greater urgency: זקוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/זקוק-#.m4a” /] for a male and זקוקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/זקוק-#.m4a” /] for a female….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]מְנוּחָה You may know the Hebrew word for to rest – לנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /], a simple hollow verb of the root נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]. You may also know rest the noun, מנוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /], from Shabbat songs and prayers. Here’s the word in a sentence: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]בישראל כל עובד זכאי ליום מנוחה שבועי….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /]שְׁבוּעִי The Hebrew word for week is שבוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /], as in what Jews wish each other after the Sabbath: שבוע טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /] – (have a) good week! To create the word weekly, just add a י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /] to the end of שבוע and change the vowels a bit so the word is…