[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/קוץ-בתחת-#.m4a” /]קוֹץ בַּתַּחַת English has several ways of saying this, from the rated-G pain in the neck to the more obscene versions. While Israelis tend to use other words to describe people who get on their nerves, such as קרציה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/קוץ-בתחת-#.m4a” /] – a tick or a flea, there’s also the expression קוץ בתחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/קוץ-בתחת-#.m4a” /] – a…
מִשְׁפָּט Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for sentence – as in “These words form a sentence.” – is מִשְׁפָּט . It comes from the root שׁ.פ.ט (sh.p.t) meaning judgment. For example: הַיֶּלֶד שֶׁהִפְרִיעַ בַּשִּׁיעוּר נִדְרַשׁ לִכְתּוֹב מִשְׁפָּטִים עַל הַלּוּחַ. The boy who interrupted class was required to write…
נוֹשֵׂא Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root נ.שׂ.א (n.s.a) means lifting up. Thus a topic or a subject – something raised for discussion – is a נוֹשֵׂא . For example: אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לְדַבֵּר אִתָּךְ עַל נוֹשֵׂא חָשׁוּב. I need to speak with you (a female) about an important topic. …
Can’t read Hebrew yet? חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!