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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /]פָּרִיט When referring to shop items, the Hebrew word is פריט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /]כל פריט מסומן לחוד. Each item is marked separately. פריט comes from the root פ.ר.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /] originally meaning broken off, also appearing in the word פרט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /] – detail and פרטי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/פריט-#.m4a” /] – private.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /]הַאֲרָכָה The English word extension has several meanings, but we’ll focus on only one of them today – extension in the sense of making something longer. The word for that is הארכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] of the root א.ר.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] meaning length (you may know the related word ארוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a” /] – long). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/הארכה-#.m4a”…
having trouble seeing the print? אֵרוּעַ הַתְרָמָה listen and repeat In order to do their good work, organizations need funds. So they go out and raise money in all sorts of creative ways, one of which is to hold a posh event where people come all dressed up, drink some good wine and make…
Breaking the ice… Next week, I’m doing a presentation in Raanana (Tues eve) and Jerusalem (Wed eve) entitled “The Hebrew You Always Wanted to Know… But Were Too Afraid to Ask.” You can send me your requests as well as get the details for the event, here. If you’re around, it would be…
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…