how to say “discipline” in Hebrew
Today, Israelis and Jews around the world pay tribute to those who fell defending the Jewish homeland, as well as those who were killed in acts of terror against it.
ראיית חשבון After finishing working tonight I walked up the hill from the German Colony to Katamon (both Jerusalem neighborhoods) for the evening prayer… and to get some air. On the way back I walked with a good friend of mine, דּוֹרוֹן (Doron), who is an accountant. We had a good conversation… and I…
פורים The Hebrew name for the upcoming Festival of Lots is פּוּרִים (poo-REEM, more commonly pronounced in Israel as POO-reem). The name comes from the ancient Persian word for lots, puru. Lots of words in the Megillah come from ancient Persian and Babylonian, such as the names of the main characters. Play today’s dose of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/עם-זאת-#.m4a” /]עִם זֹאת If you want to sound really smart, use words like nevertheless – in Hebrew, עם זאת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/עם-זאת-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/עם-זאת-#.m4a” /]אומנם היא לא צודקת, עם זאת יש אמת במה שהיא אומרת. Although she’s wrong (isn’t right), nevertheless there’s truth to what she’s saying. עם זאת means literally with this.
מִבְחָן, בְּחִינָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? English has two words for that event that fills students with anticipation or dread – test and exam. Hebrew does too. מִבְחָן listen and repeat and בְּחִינָה listen and repeat, both of the root ב.ח.נ (b.kh.n), are more or less synonymous. They do have subtle…
having trouble seeing the print? מְהַמֵּם DEADLINE THIS THURSDAY! Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings! image compliments of Lioz Guttman, Ulpan La-Inyan instructor in Tel Aviv It hasn’t been an easy couple of weeks for the various religious groups within Jewish Israel. The posted presented to the left of this text makes light…