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this week’s review – victims, heroes, self confidence and more
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
how to say “public school” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]בֵּית סֵפֶר מַמְלַכְתִּי While public school translates directly to בית ספר ציבורי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /], the Israeli public educational system is called חינוך ממלכתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /] – state education. A primary or secondary school in this system is בית ספר ממלכתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ממלכתי-#.m4a” /]הוא למד בתור ילד בבית ספר ממלכתי דתי. He…
how to say “fundraising event” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? אֵרוּעַ הַתְרָמָה listen and repeat In order to do their good work, organizations need funds. So they go out and raise money in all sorts of creative ways, one of which is to hold a posh event where people come all dressed up, drink some good wine and make…
how to say “territory” in Hebrew
שֶׁטַח listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for territory is the same as that for area in the geometric sense: שֶׁטַח listen and repeat. For example: כַּמָּה מֶטְרִים מְרֻבָּעִים שֶׁטַח הַדִּירָה? How many square meters is the apartment? listen and הֵם גָּרִים בַּשְּׁטָחִים. They live in the territories….
how to say “house plant” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/עציץ-#.m4a” /]עֲצִיץ Technically, the word עציץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/עציץ-#.m4a” /] refers to the pot where the house plant lives, but people also use it to mean the plant itself. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/עציץ-#.m4a” /] עציצים לא נפטרים, הם מתים. House plants don’t pass away, they die. That example is based on a true story, which you…
how to say “hairy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /]שָׂעִיר While שיער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-2.m4a” /] refers to hair in general, שערות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-3.m4a” /] refers to individual hairs. Nevertheless, שערות can also refer to simply hair. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-4.m4a” /]אל תשכח לחפוף שערות. Don’t forget to wash your (the) hair. (spoken to a male) Hairy is שעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /] when referring to a male…
