having trouble seeing the print? רַמְזוֹר brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Yesterday we probed the Hebrew expression, דַּי לַחֲכִּימָא בִּרְמִיזָא (DAH-ee lah-khah-KEE-mah beer-MEE-zah), an equivalent of the English, a word to the wise is sufficient. The Aramaic word רְמִיזָא (reh-MEE-zah, or classically,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /]פָּזִיז While haste in Hebrew is חיפזון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] or פזיזות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /], someone hasty is פזיז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] if he’s male or פזיזה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/פזיז-#.m4a” /]יכול להיות שהייתי קצת פזיז עם ההחלטה שלי. Maybe I was a bit hasty with my decision. As for haste makes waste, that’s…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְלַבֵּשׁ Earlier this week we saw that לקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-2.m4a” /] – to accept – becomes להתקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-3.m4a” /] – to get accepted or to be accepted, in a reflexive form. The same happens with the word ללבוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-4.m4a” /] – to wear, which becomes להתלבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-1.m4a” /] – to get dressed. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלבש-5.m4a” /]את עדיין מתלבשת?…
Classes begin today with Ulpan La-Inyan Level 2 at AACI Jerusalem and Levels 1, 3 and 5 at AACI Central (Tel Aviv) begin today. Level 4 begins tomorrow in Jerusalem. Level 1 in Jerusalem was cancelled, but suddenly we’re getting more interest, so we might open up the class over the next few days….
גִּיל הַהִתְבַּגְּרוּת listen to this phrase pronounced Check out Ulpan La-Inyan for teens in our four locations. In yesterday’s dose of Ktzat Ivrit, I introduced נַעֲרוּת (nah-ah-ROOT) as adolescence and נַעַר and נַעֲרָה (NAH-ahr, nah-ah-RAH) as adolescents. Thinking it over (especially after Adam pointed it out to me this morning on the radio),…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]חָתָן It’s wedding season in Israel – עונת החתונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /] – and the root of the word for wedding – חתונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /] – is ח.ת.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /], which also forms the word for groom – חתן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/חתן-#.m4a” /]החתן נפצע ברגל כשהוא שבר את הכוס. The groom injured…