The Hebrew word for happy is שָׂמֵחַ (sah-MEH-ah), or שְׂמֵחָה (smeh-HAH) for a female who is happy.
To make someone else happy is לְשַׂמֵּחַ (le-sah-MEH-ah). For example, it’s a mitzvah לְשַׂמֵּחַ חָתָן וְכַלָּה (le-sah-MEH-ah hah-TAHN ve-khah-LAH) – to cause a groom and bride to be happy.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפוצץ-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי מְפֹצָץ With their penchant for making light of difficult and chronic things like war and terror, Israelis translate I’m stuffed as אני מפוצץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפוצץ-1.m4a” /] if it’s a male speaking and אני מפוצצת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפוצץ-2.m4a” /] if it’s a female – literally, I’m exploded. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מפוצץ-3.m4a” /]קינוח? לא, תודה, אני מפוצץ! Dessert? No,…
having trouble seeing the print? סוֹכְנוּת בִּיּוּן highly recommended for further vocabulary growth Yesterday we saw some information about הַמּוֹסָד– the Mossad. Today we’ll look at the general term for intelligence agency – סוֹכְנוּת בִּיּוּן. The Hebrew word for agency is סוכנות, most recognizably in the Hebrew name of The Jewish Agency – הַסּוֹכְנוּת הַיְּהוּדִית, or simply הסוכנות–…
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 . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /]מְמֻקָּם Yesterday we saw that מיקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /] means location, and it derives from the פיעל verb למקם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /], which means to place. Something placed or located is ממוקם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /], a פועל form of the same root. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /]איפה המשרד שלכם ממוקם? Where is your office located? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ממוקם-#.m4a” /]הקייטנה ממוקמת…