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how to say “to influence” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשפיע-1.m4a” /]לְהַשְׁפִּיעַ Earlier this week we saw the word for abundance – שפע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשפיע-2.m4a” /]. Imagine a basket overflowing with fruit – that’s abundance. Plugging the word שפע into the active-causative verb form – overflowing to the point where it affects others – we get the word להשפיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להשפיע-1.m4a” /] – to influence (to flow into). For example: [audioclip…
WEEKLY REVIEW – Make this Week’s Doses of Hebrew Your Own
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
עצם – bone – actually – essence
עצם The עֶצֶם (EH-tsem) means bone, but it also means essence. The 70s and 80s rock group that brought us the popular Bar-Mitzvah dance song, “Yo Ya,” also have a song called “פֹּה קָבוּר הַכֶּלֶב” (poh kah-VOOR hah-KEH-lev) – “This is Where the Dog is Buried.” I bring you this song because …
how to say “light switch” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מֶתֶג check out music.ulpan.com With today’s entry I’m plugging a friend, the newest, best and most reliable and reasonable handyman in Jerusalem – in my opinion. A few months ago the light switch in my bathroom stopped working. Since I don’t have experience in fixing electronics, I called up Jochanan. Jochanan came over…
how do you say “puppy” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כלבלב-1.m4a” /]כְּלַבְלַב, גּוּר כְּלָבִים The Hebrew word for dog is כלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כלבלב-2.m4a” /] for a male and כלבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כלבלב-3.m4a” /] for a female. Using the basic word, a puppy is a כלבלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חמוד-7.m4a” /] or a כלבלבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כלבלב-4.m4a” /], for a male and female respectively. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כלבלב-5.m4a” /]אימצנו כלבלב. We adopted a (male) puppy. But…