listen and repeat.לקבל החלטה In English we talk about making a decision. In Hebrew, we talk about receiving or taking on a decision. The word for to receive is לְקַבֵּל (leh-kah-BEHL). The word for decision is הַחְלָטָה (hakh-lah-TAH); and to decide is לְהַחְלִיט (leh-hahkh-LEET). So I could say that I made a decision to eat yogurt every day – קִבַּלְתִּי הַחְלָטָה לֶאֱכוֹל יוֹגוּרְטְ כָּל יוֹם (kee-BAHL-tee hahkh-lah-TAH leh-eh-KHOHL…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /]גַּג In English, you might say something like “I’d pay $100 for that. $150 tops (maximum).” In Hebrew, the equivalent expression for tops is גג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /] – literally, roof. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/גג-#.m4a” /]אני אגיע תוך שעה, שעה וחצי גג. I’ll arrive in an hour, an hour and a half tops.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פחות-#.m4a” /]פָּחוֹת The word for more – יותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פחות-#.m4a” /] – is among the first 50 words we teach in our program, partly because it appears in the super-useful expression יותר מדי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פחות-#.m4a” /] – too much, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פחות-#.m4a” /]זה יותר מדי כסף! It’s too much money! The word for less – פחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פחות-#.m4a” /]…
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/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /]אַלּוּף The Hebrew word for a military general is אלוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /]. For example: אורנה ברביבאי היא האלופה הראשונה בצה”ל.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /] Orna Barbivai is the first (female) general in the IDF. אלוף also means champion, extended in slang to refer to someone who is really good at something. For example: הוא אלוף בשחמט.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/אלוף-בשחמט-#.m4a” /] He’s…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרוֹצֵץ brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! To run is לָרוּץ (lah-ROOTS) in Hebrew. It is an active-simple פעל application of the root ר.ו.צ (r.w.ts) meaning running. To run around from place to place, often lacking a sense…