לְהִיצָּמֵד Ever use cling wrap – ניילון נצמד – that clings to everything but what you want it to cling to, so that you end up with an annoying mess? Choose your brand carefully. ניילון (nylon) is the word Israelis use to refer to transparent, flexible plastic. נצמד means clinging, while to cling is להיצמד –…
having trouble seeing the print? מְתִיקוּת LAST DAY for the special discount on Ulpan La-Inyan Fall courses! As a way of wishing you a wonderful new year, here is a non-exhaustive list of words that come from the Hebrew root for sweet, מ.ת.ק (m.t.k). The nouns are all declined in the masculine singular. מָתוֹק (mah-TOHK) – sweet לְהַמְתִּיק (leh-hahm-TEEK) –…
[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” /]…
הָאוּ”ם Can’t read Hebrew yet? The only organization whose name has been appearing in the news as often as Hamas recently is the United Nations. The Hebrew translation is הָאוּמוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת , or in short, like “the UN,” הָאוּ”ם . Broken down: האומות – plural of האומה ,…