[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מעוניין-#.m4a” /]אֲנִי מְעֻנְיָן, מְעַנְיֵן אֹתִי לָדַעַת… How do you say interesting in Hebrew? [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מעוניין-#.m4a” /]מעניין For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מעוניין-#.m4a” /]זה לא מוזיאון מעניין במיוחד. It’s not a particularly interesting museum. And what about interested, as in I’m interested? Depends on what you want to say. If your entire statement is I’m interested or if you’re interested in…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מוזיאון-#.m4a” /]מוּזֵאוֹן This Hebrew word is simple enough for English speakers to grasp easily: מוזיאון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מוזיאון-#.m4a” /] for museum. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מוזיאון-#.m4a” /]אני לא יודע איפה המוזיאון, אני לא מקומי. I (a male) don’t know where the museum is, I’m not a local. Note the -yon ending. This is a common ending for types of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/יום-הבחירות-#.m4a” /]יוֹם הַבְּחִירוֹת Much to the delight of employees throughout Israel, Election Day this week means not only the opportunity to exercise their right to vote, but also an official vacation day. The Hebrew term for Election Day is יום הבחירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/יום-הבחירות-#.m4a” /] – literally, day of the elections. For example, you might be wondering: [audioclip…
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/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a” /]דַּמֶּשֶׂק The English name of Syria’s capital and one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world is Damascus. This name came to English via the Hebrew Bible, דמשק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a” /], which is the name used in Modern Hebrew as well. Here’s an example of the word in a Modern-Hebrew context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/דמשק-#.m4a”…