how to say “a wish” in Hebrew
The Hebrew word for a wish is מִשְׁאָלָה
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-1.m4a” /]בֹּץ The Hebrew word for mud is בוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-2.m4a” /]דרכת בבוץ? אתה צריך לנגב רגליים. You (a male) stepped in the mud? You need to wipe your (the) feet. Such a tangible thing as mud also serves as a symbol. Take coffee, for example – if it’s milk and sugar free, we…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]מוֹפָע The Hebrew word for a show is מופע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /], deriving from the root י.פ.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]דוד, בדוק איזה מופעים יש בתל אביב ביום חמישי. David, check what shows there are in Tel Aviv on Thursday. To refer specifically to a performance such as a rock concert, use the…
רשות The word for Authority, as in the Palestinian Authority, is רָשׁוּת (rah-SHOOT). The Palestinian Authority is הָרָשׁוּת הַפַלֶסְטִינִית (hah-fah-less-TEE-neet). I use an f instead of a p because Arabic speakers don’t have the p sound – so that when they pronounce this Latin word, Palestine, you’ll often hear either Falestine or Balestine. The plural is…
הִזְדַמְּנוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזדמנות-1.mp3″ /] Earlier this week we saw the Hebrew word for availability – זמינות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזדמנות-2.mp3″ /], which comes from the root ז.מ.נ (z.m.n) meaning time. Another word deriving from that root is הזדמנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזדמנות-1.mp3″ /] – opportunity. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזדמנות-3.mp3″ /]פסימיסט רואה בהזדמנות קושי. אופטימיסט רואה בקושי הזדמנות. (וינסטון צ’רצ’יל) A pessimist sees the difficulty…
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 שבוע…