[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/מסירות-#.m4a” /]מְסִירוּת, הַקְדָּשָׁה How do you say dedication in Hebrew? Depends on what kind. Dedication in the sense of dedicating oneself to a cause is מסירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/מסירות-#.m4a” /]. It comes from the root מ.ס.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/מסירות-#.m4a” /] meaning to give over, and is related to the התפעל verb להתמסר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/מסירות-#.m4a” /] – to devote oneself. For example: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /]תָּבִיא לִי Even though לתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /] means to give and תן לי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /] means give me (when speaking to a male), Israelis often use a different (הפעיל) verb instead: להביא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /] – literally, to bring. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /]תביא לי מסטיק. Gimme (bring me some) gum. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/תביא-לי-#.m4a” /]הביאו…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/אולפן-#.m4a” /]אוּלְפָּן English speakers wanting to learn Hebrew know the word אולפן to mean Hebrew-language school. But it also means studio, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/אולפן-#.m4a” /]ברוכים הבאים לשידור היומי – כאן באולפן היום אנחנו מארחים את… Welcome to the daily broadcast – here in the studio today we’re hosting… What’s the connection between a Hebrew school…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /]שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, חֶדְוָה, וְכוּ’ The basic Hebrew word for joy is שמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /], as in the pre-Passover children’s song: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחות-1.m4a” /]שמחה רבה, שמחה רבה! אביב הגיע, פסח בא! A great joy, a great joy! Spring has arrived, Passover is coming! But Hebrew has many other words that also mean joy in its various…
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…