, for example:(it’s מָהִיר in the masculine), and the sentence would read:[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-1.m4a” /]לְבִיבוֹת My Israeli grandmother makes the best potato latkes. But she doesn’t call them latkes – she calls them לביבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-1.m4a” /]. The word לביבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-2.m4a” /] originates in the illicit Biblical story of Amnon and Tamar (שמואל ב’, פרק י”ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לביבות-3.m4a” /] – II Samuel, Chapter 13), where the incestuous brother asks…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /]בִּלְתִּי אֶפְשָׁרִי The Hebrew word אפשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /] means perhaps, maybe, possibly, and it’s possible. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בתלי-אפשרי-#.m4a” /]אפשר להגיע ברגל, אבל עדיף לנסוע ברכב. It’s possible to get there by foot, but it’s better to go by car. To say it’s not possible or one cannot, preface אפשר with the negating word…