how to say “not yet” in Hebrew
שִׂרְטוּט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרטוט-1.mp3″ /] To scratch someone is לִשְׂרוֹט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרטוט-2.mp3″ /], a simple verb of the root שׂ.ר.ט (s.r.t). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרטוט-3.mp3″ /]אִמָּא, רָחֵלִי שׂוֹרֶטֶת אֹתִי! Mom, Racheli is scratching me! We might say that a sketch is series of scratches on a page… as is a blueprint. Both of these are called שִׂרְטוּט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרטוט-1.mp3″…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מקלט-#.m4a” /]מִקְלָט The Hebrew word for shelter is מקלט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מקלט-#.m4a” /]. If you’ve made aliyah, you may recognize the word’s root from the name of the government ministry that grants you your benefits: משרד הקליטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מקלט-#.m4a” /] – the Ministry of Absorption. The root ק.ל.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/מקלט-#.m4a” /] means to absorb or to take in, which is what a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-1.m4a” /]לְהַכְתִּיב Yesterday we saw a couple of words formed from the very useful Hebrew root כ.ת.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-2.m4a” /] meaning writing. Another application of that root is להכתיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להכתיב-1.m4a” /] – to dictate. להכתיב falls into the category of active-causative verbs. Generally speaking, these verbs take a basic act and add a causative quality to it. For example, the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-1.m4a” /]הָאוֹתִיוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת Hebrew’s expression for the fine print – that important text in a contract that people often gloss over – is literally the small letters: האותיות הקטנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/האותיות-הקטנות-2.m4a” /]אל תחתום על ההסכם עד שקראת את האותיות הקטנות! Don’t sign the agreement until you’ve read the fine print! (spoken to…
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…