how to say “office” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/בן-דוד-#.m4a” /]בֶּן דּוֹד, בַּת דּוֹדָה In English, we have one word for cousin. But in Hebrew, the term changes based on whether this cousin is a son or daughter… of an aunt or uncle. Though most Israelis are likely to refer to any male cousin as בן דוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/בן-דוד-#.m4a” /] (son of uncle) and to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-1.m4a” /]תֶּקַע We saw yesterday that a socket is a שקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-2.m4a” /]. That which goes into a שקע, a plug, is a תקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-1.m4a” /]. The word תקע forms the root ת.ק.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-3.m4a” /] meaning stuck: a תקע gets stuck into a שקע. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-4.m4a” /]יש תקע, אבל אין שקע. There’s a plug, but no…
למהר In some places, such as New York, London and Tel Aviv, things move super-fast. People are in a rush – הֵם מְמַהֲרִים (hem me-mah-hah-REEM) – literally, they are rushing or they rush. In other places, such as the absorption center where I’m spending Passover (Beit Alpha) and Ethiopia, time seems to stand still. People have…
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…
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/2014/10/אלון-1.m4a” /]אַלּוֹן In English, names for babies such as Cedar, Ash and Aspen are not so common, even less so Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter) and the first name of Popeye’s beloved Olive Oil. Israelis are far more liberal with such names, so that if you live in Israel, you’re likely to know more than…