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having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם listen and repeat highly recommended for further vocabulary growth Yesterday we met the Hebrew term for toothbrush – מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat) Today we’ll see an important accessory. The Hebrew term for toothpaste is מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat). The word משחת is a construct form of the word for paste or cream –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-1.m4a” /]הֲכִי טוֹב בָּעוֹלָם, הַטּוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר בָּעוֹלָם There are two ways of saying the best in Hebrew: הכי טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-2.m4a” /] is the common way. טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-3.m4a” /] changes form depending on what is spoken of as the best. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-עברית-3.m4a” /]אלה הנעליים הכי טובות. These are the best shoes. הטוב ביותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-5.m4a” /] is…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַפְצִיר Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online To beg, in Hebrew, is לְהִתְחַנֵּן . But there’s a certain type of begging that doesn’t let up. To beg in such a manner is לְהַפְצִיר . This word is used, albeit in a different verb form, in Biblical Hebrew,…
אַחְוָה listen to this word pronounced Last night I had the honor to attend the wedding of my friend and colleague, Mark Rebacz, to Sarah Kornbluth. Among the blessings recited over a cup of wine at a Jewish wedding is one detailing various elements of goodness the guests wish upon the newlywed couple….
לְהִתְחַפֵּשׂ listen to this word pronounced Purim‘s coming up on Sunday in most of Israel and the world and on Monday in Jerusalem. Among other traditions kept, Jews throughout the world will be dressing up in costumes. A costume or disguise is a תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת (tahkh-POH-set). To dress up in a costume is לְהִתְחַפֵּש (leh-heet-khah-PES). For example,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /]בֵּית דְּפוּס A house in Hebrew is בית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /], while many houses are בתים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /]. Printing is דפוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /], a word derived from the Greek τυπος (tupos). So a printing house or house of printing is בית דפוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בית-דפוס-#.m4a” /]יש בית דפוס פה במתחם? Is…