[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]אָמוּר ל- To say supposed to in Hebrew, we say literally said to – -אמור ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]הוא לא אמור להיות פה היום? Isn’t he supposed to be here today? Psychologist Albert Ellis invited people to stop burdening themselves with all kinds of I’m supposed-to’s and I should’s – “shoulding all over…
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/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]כְּתוֹבֶת קַעֲקַע, קַעֲקוּעַ The Biblical-Hebrew term for tattoo is כתובת קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] – kaka writing. People still use כתובת קעקע today, but the far more commonly-used term is קעקוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]יש לו מלא קעקועים! He has tons of tattoos! The word קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] (kaka) probably comes from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מסלול-מכשולים-#.m4a” /]מַסְלוּל מִכְשׁוֹלִים The word for course or track in Hebrew is מסלול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מסלול-מכשולים-#.m4a” /], from the root ס.ל.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מסלול-מכשולים-#.m4a” /] meaning paving. מסלול can be physical or abstract, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מסלול-מכשולים-#.m4a” /]אני לא יודע איזה מסלול חיסכון לבחור. I don’t know what savings track to choose. The word for obstacle is מכשול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מסלול-מכשולים-#.m4a” /]…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]קוֹלֵגָה, עָמִית The more commonly-used word for colleague, in Hebrew, is קולגה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /] (from Latin). This is the term used for female as well as male counterparts, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]דויד ואני קולגות כבר עשר שנים. David and I have been colleagues ten years already. The proper Hebrew word עמית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]…