Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כל-יום-#.m4a” /]כָּל יוֹם, כָּל הַיּוֹם These two expressions are basic, but people tend to confuse them. Let’s get them straight once and for all. כל יום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כל-יום-#.m4a” /] means every day, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/כל-יום-#.m4a” /]היא הולכת כל יום לחוג ספינינג. She goes to a spinning class every day. On the other hand, כל…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מדיח-כלים-#.m4a” /]מֵדִיחַ כֵּלִים To wash dishes by hand is לשטוף כלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מדיח-כלים-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מדיח-כלים-#.m4a” /]דני שוטף כלים היום. Danny is washing dishes today. But a dishwasher is מדיח כלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מדיח-כלים-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מדיח-כלים-#.m4a” /]אולי הגיע הזמן לקנות מדיח כלים? Perhaps the time has come to buy a dishwasher? But…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /]בִּלְתִּי אֶפְשָׁרִי The Hebrew word אפשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /] means perhaps, maybe, possibly, and it’s possible. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /]אפשר להגיע ברגל, אבל עדיף לנסוע ברכב. It’s possible to get there by foot, but it’s better to go by car. To say it’s not possible or one cannot, preface אפשר with the negating word…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /]מִקְצוֹעַ, מִשְׁלַח יָד Hebrew has two terms for profession. The one that most people use in day-to-day conversation is מקצוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /]הוא צריך ללכת ללמוד מקצוע. He needs to go and learn a profession. מקצוע also refers to a school subject that is not necessarily vocational, such as language….