מְנַצֵּחַ-מְנַצֵּחַ A win-win situation is one in which both (or all parties) involved come out winners. One of the words in Hebrew for to win is לְנַצֵּח (leh-nah-TSEH-ahkh). It’s a פיעל (pee-EHL) verb coming from the root נ.צ.ח (n.ts.kh) meaning eternity. I suppose there’s a feeling of everlasting that accompanies a win… as well as an…
לְשׂוֹחֵחַ I did this spiel this morning on the air with Adam. לְדַבֵּר (leh-dah-BEHR) is probably the first word that comes to mind, if you know some Hebrew. That’s the generic word for to talk or to speak. But as widely used as לדבר is, it carries a tinge of harshness –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להשיג-#.m4a” /]לְהַשִּׂיג The word להשיג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להשיג-#.m4a” /] means to reach or to catch up with, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להשיג-#.m4a” /]השוטרים רדפו אחרי הגנב עד שהשיגו אותו בסמטה. The police ran after the thief until they caught up with him in the alley. It also means to attain, to achieve: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/להשיג-#.m4a” /]לא קל להשיג ציונים גבוהים בשיעור…
גֹּדֶל, מִדָּה Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you know that the word for big is גָּדוֹל for a masculine object such as a book, and גְּדוֹלָה for a feminine object such as a shirt. Size – or bigness – is גֹּדֶל . For example:…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!