– literally, the day that is after. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לגרש-#.m4a” /]לְגָרֵשׁ Here’s an unpleasant word – לגרש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לגרש-#.m4a” /], to expel. So let’s give it a pleasant context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לגרש-#.m4a” /]באנו חושך לגרש… We’ve come to expel darkness… (see conversation) I didn’t make this up – it’s from a very popular Hanukkah song. לגרש is a פיעל verb. Expulsion is גירוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לגרש-#.m4a” /].
having trouble seeing the print? חוֹם אֵימִים Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! When Israelis talk about how hot it is (and it’s hot), they often say: חוֹם אֵימִים בַּחוּץ! It’s really, really hot outside! (khohm eh-ee-MEEM bah-KHOOTS) חוֹם…
having trouble seeing the print? לִרְזוֹת Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts next Sunday, October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. Yesterday I wrote about the tendency to gain weight – לְהַשְׁמִין – over the holidays. As Ktzat Ivrit subscriber Debby pointed out to me, professionals and people being more polite are likely to use לַעֲלוֹת…
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/אוכל-מטוגן-1.m4a” /]אֹכֶל מְטֻגָּן, מַאֲכָלִים מְטֻגָּנִים One of the key features of the חנוכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ספוג-3.m4a” /] (Hanukkah) holiday is fried snacks. The reason has something to do with the oil found in the Temple, but regardless, they’re delicious. The Hebrew expression for fried food is אוכל מטוגן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אוכל-מטוגן-3.m4a” /], where אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אוכל-מטוגן-4.m4a” /] means food and מטוגן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אוכל-מטוגן-5.m4a”…