Author: Ami Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מחוץ-לקופסה-#.m4a” /]לַחֲשׁוֹב מִחוּץ לַקּוּפְסָה The Hebrew word for box is קופסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מחוץ-לקופסה-#.m4a” /]. It comes from Aramaic where it’s spelled קופסא, so many Israeli keep spelling it that way. Outside the box is מחוץ לקופסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מחוץ-לקופסה-#.m4a” /], where מחוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מחוץ-לקופסה-#.m4a” /] means literally from out. To think is the simple verb לחשוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מחוץ-לקופסה-#.m4a” /], as in:…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]מִסְרוֹן, סֵמֶס Most Israelis use סמס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /] – SMS – for text message, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]שלח לי סמס, רון. Send me a text message, Ron. But there is also a proper Hebrew word that you’ll hear on the radio, as well as from some Israelis in conversation: מסרון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מסרון-#.m4a” /]. For example:…

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/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]לִקְרַאת הָעֶרֶב If you have some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for evening – ערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]ערב טוב! Good evening! The best expression in Hebrew to use when speaking about the late afternoon, is לקראת הערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /] – literally, toward the evening….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]מְעַט מִדַּי, מְאוּחָר מִדַּי This expression follows the English – מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /] – too little, too late. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]הם עשו מאמץ גדול, אבל היה מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי. They made a big effort, but it was too, little too late. The expression broken down: מעט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/מעט-מדי-#.m4a” /]…