[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/עמק-#.m4a” /]עֵמֶק, בִּקְעָה Hebrew has two words for the geological phenomenon we call in English a valley. עמק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/עמק-#.m4a” /] is the more common term. The word is composed of the root ע.מ.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/עמק-#.m4a” /] meaning deep: a valley is a deep part of the land, when compared with the mountains around it. For…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]מַגְנִיב Like English, Hebrew has several words to express casual approval, awe and agreement – cool, nice, awesome, etc. Hebrew has some too – מדהים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (amazing), מדליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (turns one on), מהמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (shocking in a good way) – but perhaps the coolest of the cool words is מגניב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]….
In Ulpan La-Inyan’s Level 3 course, 21-year-old חַגַּי (khah-GAH-ee) tells his date, יִפְעַת (yeef-AHT) all about his trip to Nahal Yehudiya, including the heroic act he performs there. The word is a bit advanced for Level 3, but יפעת could have said, אֵיזֶה סִפּוּר מְרַתֵּק (EHY-zeh see-POOR me-rah-TEK) – What a fascinating story! …
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…
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! =”410″> Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע…
ק.ל.ט. Perhaps you’re familiar with the term מֶרְכַּז קְלִיטָה (mehr-KAHZ klee-TAH) – absorption center. Perhaps you’ve lived in one. The word קליטה comes from the root לִקְלוֹט, which means to absorb. The word is used in colloquial Hebrew to mean to get it, as in “Ah, now I get it!” – אָה, עַכְשָׁיו…