[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]לִצְבּוֹר קָלוֹרְיוֹת The Hebrew word for calories is – drum roll please – קלוריות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]. And since to amass or pile something up is לצבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /], to pile up calories is לצבור קלוריות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]בכל אחד משמונת ימי החנוכה הוא צובר קלוריות. On each one of the eight days of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/היפופוטם-#.m4a” /]הִיפּוֹפּוֹטָם, סוּס הַיְּאוֹר The English word hippopotamus comes from Greek, as does the more common Hebrew term for the animal – היפופוטם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/היפופוטם-#.m4a” /]. The Greek word means river horse, which gives rise to the term that is authentically Hebrew: סוס היאור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/היפופוטם-#.m4a” /] – literally, horse of the Nile. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/היפופוטם-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]חֲלוֹמִי The Hebrew word for dream is חלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]. Add an ee sound to the end of the word and we get the adjective dreamy or dreamlike – חלומי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]נרות החנוכה בחצרות ירושלים הם מראה חלומי. Hanukkah candles in Jerusalem courtyards are a dreamy sight. Or, add eet – ית-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/חלומי-#.m4a” /]…
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/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]שֵׁף, טַבָּח מוּמְחֶה, אַשַּׁף מִטְבָּח The most common Hebrew word for chef is שף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]לכבוד יום ההולדת שלה לקחתי אותה למסעדת שף. For her birthday I took her to a chef’s restaurant. A female chef is שפית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]. But what is a chef anyway? This French word is…