[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]מְיַלֶּדֶת Today most baby deliveries are performed by doctors and nurses, but some women prefer to work with a midwife. The Hebrew term for midwife is מילדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מילדת-#.m4a” /]היא עבדה גם בתור מורה לעברית וגם בתור מילדת. She worked as both a Hebrew teacher and a midwife. מילדת comes from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /]לִטְרוֹף אֶת הַקְּלָפִים The Hebrew word root ט.ר.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /] has meant several things over the millennia, from tearing (טריפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /] – “treif” – an animal whose lung is torn) and devouring (לטרוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /] – to devour) to craziness (טירוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /]) and scrambling (ביצה טרופה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לטרוף-את-הקלפים-#.m4a” /] – scrambled egg). What these meanings…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]לְבַקֵּשׁ יָפֶה How do you say to ask in Hebrew? It depends. If you’re asking a question, it’s לשאול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]כבר שאלתי אותו – אין לו תשובה. I already asked him – he doesn’t have an answer. But if you’re asking for something – making a request – it’s לבקש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]חוֹדְשִׁי, יַרְחוֹן How do you say monthly in Hebrew? That depends on whether you’re using the word as an adjective or as a noun. As an adjective, it’s חודשי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /]אוי, קיבלנו את החשבון החודשי! Oy, we got the monthly bill! חודשי comes from חודש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ירחון-#.m4a” /] meaning month, which…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]בּוּשָׁה וְחֶרְפָּה In English, to express that you frown strongly upon something, you might say what a disgrace! In Hebrew, the expression that hits the target is בושה וחרפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /] – literally, shame and disgrace. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]לא ייאמן שהם עשו את זה! בושה וחרפה! Unbelievable that they did that! What a disgrace! Though…