In this episode, Foreigncy speaks with Ami Steinberger who is the founder and CEO of Ulpan La-Inyan. Ulpan La-Inyan takes a unique approach to help Hebrew learners master the essentials of everyday conversation and functional Hebrew through a number of approaches.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]מַקְרֵן The Hebrew word for projector, the kind you might use to show movies on your wall at home or presentations in your office, is מקרן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]אנחנו צריכים מקרן כדי שכולנו נראה את המצגת. We need a projector so that all of us can see the presentation. (see…
[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” /]…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]הַעֲבָרָה בַּנְקָאִית To pass or transfer something to someone else in Hebrew is להעביר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb of the root ע.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]דוד, תעביר את המלח. David, pass the salt. Thus the act of transferring something is העברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]. So a bank transfer is העברה בנקאית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.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…
having trouble seeing the print? לַחְפּוֹר listen and repeat highly recommended for further vocabulary growth The Ancient- as well as Modern-Hebrew word for to dig is לַחְפּוֹר ( listen and repeat), of the root ח.פ.ר (kh.p.r) and the active-simple פָּעַל verb form. For example: יִצְחָק חָפַר בְּאֵרוֹת בַּנֶּגֶב. Isaac dug wells in the Negev (southern desert portion of Israel)….