Don Corleone in The Godfather
This passive-intensive פּוּעַל (poo-AHL) verb means not only self-controlled, but also reserved and even restrained.
The feminine form is מְאֻפֶּקֶת (meh-oo-PEH-ket).
סִיסְמָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday’s dose introduced the Hebrew term for username – שם משתמש listen and repeat. But a username isn’t enough to get into a membership site. You need a password too. The Hebrew word for password is סִיסְמָה listen and repeat. It’s the same word as slogan. …
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 . Scatter . Space Race . 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!
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/אל-תשכח-1.m4a” /]אַל תְּשְׁכַּח The Hebrew word for to forget, a simple verb of the efal variety is לשכוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אל-תשכח-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אל-תשכח-3.m4a” /]שכחתי את התיק שלי בבית. I forgot my bag at home. To tell someone not to do something, you’d put the word אל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אל-תשכח-4.m4a” /] in front of a future-tense conjugation, so that don’t forget…
having trouble seeing the print? חֶמְאַת בָּטְנִים I recently discovered, thanks to my intern, Craig, that peanut butter is available in Israel. I suppose I should have known that, since the Hebrew term for peanut butter has been in use for decades. The term is חֶמְאַת בָּטְנִים listen and repeat. The latter word, בָטנים listen and repeat,…
