Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-1.m4a” /]כָּחֹל כֵּהֶה The Hebrew word for light-colored or bright is בהיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-2.m4a” /] – thus light blue is כחול בהיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-3.m4a” /]. As for dark-colored, it’s כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-5.m4a” /]היא אוהבת פרחים בצבע כחול כהה. She likes dark-blue flowers (flowers of the color dark blue). Likewise, dark skin is עור כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-6.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-1.m4a” /]בָּהִיר People can be bright – or smart, intelligent. That’s מבריק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-2.m4a” /] (brilliant – referring to a male) and מבריקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-3.m4a” /] (brilliant – referring to a female) in Hebrew, or simply חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-4.m4a” /] and חכמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהיר-5.m4a” /]. But if your computer screen is bright or the day, or anything else physical, for that matter, is bright, the…

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 . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-1.m4a” /]טֹהַר הַמִּדּוֹת One term for integrity in Hebrew is יושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-2.m4a” /], the quality of behaving in a way that is consistent with social rules and expectations – straightness. Another term is טוהר המידות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-1.m4a” /] – literally, purity of character traits. This is integrity in the more literal sense – that the person’s traits are integrated successfully into their character. While יושר is used…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-1.m4a” /]מְטַהֵר אֲוִיר Sometimes it’s a preemptive strike. Other times it comes after learning the hard way. But it’s always a good idea to place some kind of air freshener in the restroom. The Hebrew word for air freshener is מטהר אוויר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-1.m4a” /] – literally, air purifier. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-2.m4a” /]למטהר האוויר הזה יש ניחוח של תותים. This…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הצעת-מחיר-1.wav” /]הַצַּעַת מְחִיר Yesterday, we saw the word for to propose or to offer – להציע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הצעת-מחיר-2.wav” /]. The abstract noun version of this word is הצעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הצעת-מחיר-3.wav” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הצעת-מחיר-4.wav” /]יש לי הצעה בשבילך. I have a proposition for you (a male). And being that a price quote is actually an offer, the Hebrew…