how to say “sophisticated” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-1.m4a” /]מַדָּע If you’ve got basic Hebrew, you know the expressions אני יודע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-2.m4a” /] and אני יודעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-3.m4a” /] – I know, spoken by a male and a female, respectively. The root of these words is י.ד.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-4.m4a” /], which appears in other words such as להודיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-5.m4a” /] – to inform, מודיעין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-6.m4a” /]…
מוֹשֵׁךְ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מושך-1.mp3″ /] Hebrew borrows lots of words from English and the Romance languages, such as telephone – טֶלֶפוֹן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מושך-2.mp3″ /], function – פוּנְקְצְיָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מושך-3.mp3″ /], and metaphor – מֶטָפוֹרָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מושך-4.mp3″ /]. In all these cases, the meaning is the same in both English and Hebrew. In the case of the word attractive – imported…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-1.m4a” /]אֲנִי מְקַוֶּה שֶׁכֵּן Israel’s national anthem is called התקווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-2.m4a” /] – literally, the hope. To hope is the active-intensive verb לקוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-3.m4a” /], so that I hope is אני מקווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-4.m4a” /] if you’re a male, and אני מקווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-5.m4a” /] if you’re a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אני-מקווה-שכן-6.m4a” /]האם הבנק פתוח היום? אני מקווה…
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 . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!