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מוֹשָׁב Truth is, there are several types of an agricultural settlement – התיישבות חקלאית. In Israel, the קיבוץ, perhaps the most famous one, is based on a socialist economic model. But there’s also the מושב, where each family is economically independent, but work together in a type of cooperative. Here’s מושב in context: במושב שלנו…
*** Yesterday’s dose’s sound files were mislinked, so you may have had trouble hearing them. My apologies. You can hear the sound files now by visiting this page. מַעֲקֶה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Torah prescribes that homeowners put some kind of fencing or railing on their roofs, so that…
having trouble seeing the print? תּוֹקְפָנִי How’s your Hebrew? 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! When asked to translate the word aggressive into Hebrew, many Israelis are likely to say אַגְרֶסִיבִי (ahg-reh-SEE-vee), simply a transliteration from the English. חָתוּל תּוֹקְפָנִי (khah-tool tohk-fah-NEE) an aggressive cat However, you’re likely to hear in…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /]לְנַסּוֹת Hebrew has a few words for to try, depending on the type of trying. להשתדל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] (a התפעל verb) and לעשות מאמץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /] mean to make an effort. But the most generic word for to try is the פיעל verb לנסות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לנסות-#.m4a” /]. For example, you might say to a boy or a man:…
בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים The English word welcome is a composite of the words well and come, so that it might be rephrased as (I wish you) well (as you) come (to visit me). Thus Hebrew’s ברוך הבא – blessed is the comer – is a fairly direct translation. Now, ברוך הבא is when welcoming a male….
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…