[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/לקרוא-תיגר-#.m4a” /]לִקְרוֹא תִּיגָּר The basic word for to oppose, in Hebrew, is the הפעיל verb להתנגד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/לקרוא-תיגר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/לקרוא-תיגר-#.m4a” /]הם מתנגדים למה שאנחנו עושים. They oppose what we’re doing. But a stronger way of expressing opposition – usually opposition to an idea – is לקרוא תיגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/לקרוא-תיגר-#.m4a” /] – to call…
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/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]עֶרְכָּה A kit is a set of items that come together to serve a particular purpose. In Hebrew this is an ערכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /], from the simple verb לערוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /] meaning to set up. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]איפה קונים ערכה ביתית לבדיקת קורונה? Where does one buy a home kit for Covid testing?…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]חֲדַר בְּרִיחָה Escape rooms have become very popular in Israel in the past few years. In Hebrew, they’re called חדרי בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /], while a single escape room is חדר בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]רק במרכז ירושלים יש לפחות חמישה חדרי בריחה. In central Jerusalem alone there are at least five…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]אוֹגֵר A hamster in Hebrew is an אוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]הילדים רצו כלב, אבל בסוף קניתי להם אוגר. The kids wanted a dog, but in the end I bought them a hamster. אוגר means literally one who stores things, since hamsters have a tendency to store their food. To store or to hoard…