how to say “the one and only” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print?

having trouble seeing the print?

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נתינה-1.m4a” /]נְתִינָה If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you probably know the word for to give – לתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נתינה-2.m4a” /]. The root of this active-simple verb – נ.ת.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נתינה-3.m4a” /] – is not apparent in this form, but rather in the past-tense: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נתינה-4.m4a” /]הוא נתן לה את לבו. He gave her his heart. The word…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לקבור-את-עצמו-#.m4a” /]לֹא יָדַע אֵיפֹה לִקְבּוֹר אֶת עַצְמוֹ An employee at a high-tech company – let’s call her Dana – sends a message: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לקבור-את-עצמו-#.m4a” /]רון, אתה לא תאמין מה אמר לי היום הבוס הגדול, פשוט לא ייאמן. Ron, you won’t believe what the big boss said to me today, simply unbelievable. …and she goes…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /]מִסָּבִיב לַשּׁוּלְחָן שולחן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /] is one of those words people tend to learn early in their Hebrew journey, as it’s an everyday object that westerners encounter every time they sit down. Around the table is מסביב לשולחן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /] – literally, from around to the table. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /]בליל הסדר כולנו…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]שֵׁף, טַבָּח מוּמְחֶה, אַשַּׁף מִטְבָּח The most common Hebrew word for chef is שף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]לכבוד יום ההולדת שלה לקחתי אותה למסעדת שף. For her birthday I took her to a chef’s restaurant. A female chef is שפית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/שף-#.m4a” /]. But what is a chef anyway? This French word is…
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/מתופף-1.m4a” /]מְתוֹפֵף Yesterday we saw the word for drums – תופים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-2.m4a” /]. A drummer is a מתופף when referring to a male, and מתופפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-3.m4a” /] when it’s a female. These words also mean drumming, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתופף-4.m4a” /]היא מתופפת בלהקה שלנו כבר עשר שנים. She has been drumming with our band for ten years already. מתופף…