[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עסק-חברתי-#.m4a” /]עֵסֶק חֶבְרָתִי In the past, there were two ways of doing business: for-profit and not-for-profit. That is, until Muhammad Yunus came and introduced a fusion of the two: a social business. The Hebrew term for this is עסק חברתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עסק-חברתי-#.m4a” /], where עסק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עסק-חברתי-#.m4a” /] means business and חברתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/עסק-חברתי-#.m4a” /] means social, deriving from the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עייפים-אך-מרוצים-#.m4a” /]עֲיֵיפִים אַךְ מְרוּצִּים This is an expression you’ll hear from people who are happy with their demanding careers, or parents thrilled to have a new baby who keeps them up at night: עייפים אך מרוצים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עייפים-אך-מרוצים-#.m4a” /] – literally, (we’re) tired but happy. Even though the expression is in the plural, a single…
קֶרַח listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for ice is קֶרַח listen and repeat. For example: הַהַחְלָקָה עַל קֶרַח הִיא סְפּוֹרְט שֶׁנִּכְנֶסֶת לָאָפְנָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.(The) ice skating is a sport that is becoming fashionable in Israel. listen Don’t try to combine קרח with another word to refer to ice cream – that’s גְּלִידָה listen and repeat.
להרחיב If you’ve had some Hebrew education, chances are you know the Modern Hebrew word for street – רְחוֹב (re-KHOHV). The word comes from the root ר.ח.ב (r.kh.b), which is the concept of width. To expand something is לְהַרְחִיב (le-hahr-KHEEV). Likewise, the act of expanding or an expansion is הַרְחָבָה (hahr-khah-VAH). For example, אֻלְפָּן לָעִנְיָן מַרְחִיב…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִשְׁתַּלֵּב Feeling out of the loop with your kids going back to (Israeli) school? This video can help. While you’re at it, check out our fall classes offered throughout Israel and online, as well as the deadlines by which you can save money. It is basic human nature to…