[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הייתי-1.m4a” /]הָיִיתִי While Hebrew has a lot of different forms for verbs but not so many tenses, English doesn’t really have verb forms but has lots of tenses, such as the progressive, the simple, the conditional, etc, in addition to the regular past, present and future. So how does someone say “I would…” in Hebrew,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/מכתב-1.m4a” /]מִכְתָּב A letter such as that belonging to the first word you’re reading now (n), in Hebrew, is אות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/מכתב-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/מכתב-3.m4a” /]כמה אותיות יש באלפבית העברי? How many letters are there in the Hebrew alphabet? (The answer is 22 plus 5 ending letters.) Then there’s a letter that used to be handwritten…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /]אֵרוּעַ The Hebrew word for event – אירוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /] – comes from the Aramic verb ארע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-2.m4a” /] – happened: an event is something that takes place, and then it’s over. Like in English, אירוע can refer to an event geological, digital, or one that people gather to take part in. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-3.m4a” /]מאוד…
So, you want to know how to learn Hebrew fast? You’ve gotten over the hurdle (which doesn’t need to be a hurdle) of thinking that Hebrew is so hard to learn, so different from other languages, the alphabet is different, etc. You’ve got an appetite for this ancient-modern action-packed tongue, and you’re ready to feast….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/נדיר-1.m4a” /]נָדִיר This post is about rare in the sense of not so common – נדיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/נדיר-1.m4a” /]. Rare meat is בשר נא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/נדיר-2.m4a” /]. Here’s נדיר in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/נדיר-3.m4a” /]החוקרת מצאה כלי חרס מאוד נדיר בחפירה. The (female) researcher found a very rare piece of pottery in the dig. This word is derived from…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-1.m4a” /]שְׁחִיתוּת The Hebrew word for corruption is שחיתות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-1.m4a” /], of the root ש.ח.ת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-2.m4a” /]. This root is very similar to ש.ח.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-3.m4a” /], which means slaughter. The connection between the two ideas isn’t too difficult to imagine. Here’s שחיתות in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/שחיתות-4.m4a” /]מדינת ישראל מנסה להתנקות משחיתות. The State of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְנַקּוֹת So not everyone loves לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-2.m4a” /] – to clean. But there’s a psychological/spiritual advantage to doing it, at least arguably: cleaning the outside might mirror some cleaning on the inside. The primary Hebrew word for to cleanse oneself is להתנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-1.m4a” /], a reflexive version of לנקות. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-3.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]לְנַקּוֹת Passover is coming, and with it time for many people to do spring cleaning. To clean in Hebrew is לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-2.m4a” /]אוף, אני שונא לנקות! Ugh, I (a male) hate cleaning (to clean)! and: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-3.m4a” /]כבר ניקיתי את השירותים. I already cleaned the restroom. לנקות is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אוף-1.m4a” /]אוּף! In Israel’s version of Sesame Street, there’s a character that parallels Oscar the Grouch. In Hebrew, his name is משה אופניק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אוף-2.m4a” /] – Moshe Oofnick. That’s because he always says אוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אוף-1.m4a” /] – ugh! in a show of disdain. Here’s the word אוף itself in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אוף-3.m4a” /]אוף, עוד…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-1.m4a” /]הַלְוָאָה מִיָּדִית If you get text messages offering you an instant loan, you’re not alone. I get messages like these too – but instead of instant loan, they say הלוואה מיידית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-1.m4a” /]. Here’s a typical message: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הלוואה-מיידית-2.m4a” /]הלוואה מיידית של עשרים אלף שקלים! Instant loan of twenty thousand shekels! The phrase…