. It’s also the word for a wreath or a garland. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רמת-חיים-1.m4a” /]רָמַת חַיִּים Even if can’t speak a word of Hebrew, you probably know the Hebrew toast, !לחיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רמת-חיים-2.m4a” /] – to life! חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רמת-חיים-3.m4a” /] – life – is plural. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רמת-חיים-4.m4a” /]יש לו חיים טובים. He has a good life. A standard of living is רמת חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רמת-חיים-1.m4a” /] – literally, a level of life. For…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/להשלים-#.m4a” /]לְהַשְׁלִים If you’ve had even the slightest experience with Hebrew, you probably know that שלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/להשלים-#.m4a” /] means not just hello and goodbye, but also peace. So it should come as no surprise that the word for to reconcile or to make peace with someone else is להשלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/להשלים-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/להשלים-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]הֲנָחָה As failing to recognize a discount could mean paying too much for a product, this word is core vocabulary. In Hebrew, a discount is הנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-2.m4a” /]הנחה של 50% על כל פריט בחנות! 50% discount on every item in the shop! The root of הנחה is נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-3.m4a” /] meaning resting…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]בְּטִפּוּל Hebrew does use תרפיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] for therapy in the generic sense, but the more common word for psychotherapy is טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] – literally, treatment. And someone in therapy is בטיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]אחת הסדרות הישראליות המוצלחות היא “בטיפול”. One of the most successful Israeli (TV) series is…
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…