[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]לְהִוָּלֵד He was born, in Hebrew, is הוא נולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]. She was born is היא נולדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]. These are versions of the נפעל verb להיוולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /] – to be born. Now, you may be looking at the word להיוולד wondering why there’s no נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /] – that’s because the n sound…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]סִפּוּר כִּסוּי When I say cover story I’m not referring to a front-page article – that’s כתבת שער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]. I’m talking about an alibi, a fictitious story meant to cover up one’s true actions. The Hebrew term for this is סיפור כיסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /] – literally, a cover story. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]יש…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לייבא-1.m4a” /]לְיַבֵּא Yesterday we saw the Hebrew word for to export – לייצא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לייבא-2.m4a” /], an active-intensive verb of the root י.צ.א[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לייבא-3.m4a” /]. Going in the opposite direction, to import is לייבא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לייבא-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לייבא-4.m4a” /]ישראל כבר לא צריכה לייבא גז טבעי. Israel no longer needs to import natural gas. Likewise, if export…
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( ), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת ( ). When speaking of multiple babies, it’s תִּינוֹקוֹת ( ), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to congratulate my friends, my…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מנחה-#.m4a” /]מַנְחֶה If you were living in Israel during the days of the lockdowns, you certainly heard the word הנחיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מנחה-#.m4a” /] – guidelines. הנחיות comes from the הפעיל verb להנחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מנחה-#.m4a” /] – to guide, but also to facilitate or to moderate something like a discussion or a game. The person who facilitates or moderates is a מנחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מנחה-#.m4a”…