Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כדור-בקנה-#.m4a” /]כַּדּוּר בַּקָּנֶה English invokes magic to talk about someone having a backup plan – a trick up his sleeve. Hebrew uses a military metaphor – כדור בקנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כדור-בקנה-#.m4a” /] – literally, a bullet in the barrel. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כדור-בקנה-#.m4a” /]חשבנו שהוא סיים את הקריירה הפוליטית, אבל מסתבר שהיו לו עוד כמה כדורים בקנה. We…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]בֵּית סֵפֶר מַמְלַכְתִּי While public school translates directly to בית ספר ציבורי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /], the Israeli public educational system is called חינוך ממלכתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /] – state education. A primary or secondary school in this system is בית ספר ממלכתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]הוא למד בתור ילד בבית ספר ממלכתי דתי. He…

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/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /]פָּזִיז While haste in Hebrew is חיפזון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] or פזיזות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /], someone hasty is פזיז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] if he’s male or פזיזה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /]יכול להיות שהייתי קצת פזיז עם ההחלטה שלי. Maybe I was a bit hasty with my decision. As for haste makes waste, that’s…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /]כְּתִיבָה יוֹצֶרֶת While to write is לכתוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /] (a simple verb), writing is כתיבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /]. And since ליצור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /] (also a simple verb) is to create, creative writing is כתיבה יוצרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /] (literally, writing that creates). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/כתיבה-יוצרת-#.m4a” /]יש לה תואר שני בכתיבה יוצרת. She has a masters degree…