how to say “Jerusalemite” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/גשם-שוטף-#.m4a” /]גֶּשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף If you live in Israel or בחוף המערבי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/גשם-שוטף-#.m4a” /] – on the west coast of the United States, you may be wondering why I’m talking about rain in the middle of the summer. But if you’ve been בחוף המזרחי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/גשם-שוטף-#.m4a” /] – on the east coast of the US, you know…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]לִפְסוֹל To disqualify, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לפסול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, to be disqualified is the נפעל verb להיפסל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לפסול-#.m4a” /]עליתי ארבעה שלבים במשחק ואז נפסלתי. I went up four levels in the game and then I got disqualified. The root of לפסול and להיפסל is פ.ס.ל[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /]קוֹסֵם The Hebrew word for magic (or sorcery) is קסם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /], so it’s no surprise that קוסם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /] is a male magician, and קוסמת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /] is a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /]איך אספיק את כל זה? נראה לך שאני קוסם? How will I manage to do all this? You think…
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 Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
שָׂמַחְתִּי לְהַכִּיר listen to this phrase pronounced If you know a bit of Hebrew, you’re almost certain to have used the phrase נָעִים מְאֹד – nice to meet you, or literally, very pleasant (nah-EEM meh-OHD). That’s what one normally says at the moment of introduction to someone new – let’s call her…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹרָשִׁים If you’ve been following Your Daily Dose of Hebrew for a while, you’ve seen me refer to Hebrew roots many a time. But what’s the word in Hebrew? שורש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] is a root, and שורשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שורשים-#.m4a” /] are roots – and not only of words, but of plants, as well as…