Ulpan La-Inyan midsummer classes We’ve got a midsummer session of our fun, relaxed and highly-effective conversational Hebrew classes, starting on July 25 and running through September 2. We’re offering a variety of levels at the AACI in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. To save 50 shekels, you must register…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /]מְמֻחְשָׁב You may know the Hebrew word for computer – מחשב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /], deriving from the root ח.ש.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /] meaning thinking. But did you know the word for computerized? That’s ממוחשב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ממוחשב-#.m4a” /]למה לא עושים קלפי ממוחשב? Why don’t they make a computerized ballot box? ממוחשב is a פועל verb,…
נְסִיגָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word withdrawal has multiple meanings in English, each with its own word in Hebrew. The one in the news these days refers to the military’s withdrawal from the place it’s invaded. That word is נְסִיגָה , of the active-simple verb לָסֶגֶת – to withdraw. The word…
We’re in the midst of recruiting for various teaching gigs right now. One of our criteria is command not only of Hebrew, but also of English. We write as a qualification, שְׁלִיטָה מְלֵאָה בְּעִבְרִית וּבְאַנְגְּלִית (shlee-TAH me-leh-AH be-eev-REET oo-ve-ahng-LEET) – full command of Hebrew and English. To express, He has command of English,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מגפה-#.m4a” /]מַגֵּפָה The Hebrew word מגפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מגפה-#.m4a” /] can mean either epidemic or pandemic, but to reflect that it is global, we say מגפה עולמית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מגפה-#.m4a” /] – literally, world pandemic. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מגפה-#.m4a” /]מתי כבר תיגמר המגפה העולמית הזאת? When will this global pandemic end already? מגפה comes from the root נ.ג.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מגפה-#.m4a” /],…