שלב, במה There’s the stage that people perform on, and the stage that is similar in meaning to rung, level, etc. The stage where plays and concerts take place is a בָּמָה (bah-MAH). Likewise, a director of a show, or a film for that matter, is a בַּמַּאִי (bah-MAH-ee). The plural is בָּמוֹת (bah-MOHT). …
יַחֲסֵי צִבּוּר listen to this phrase pronounced My piece tonight at AACI (that I did last night in Raanana) on “The Hebrew you always wanted to know… but were too afraid to ask” is entertaining and educational. It’s also a PR – public relations – event for Ulpan La-Inyan. Here’s some PR – Visit and like…
צַלְיָנוּת, עֲלִיָּה לָרֶגֶל listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? General Pilgrimage Various religions the word over recommend or require pilgrimages to holy sites. The generic term for pilgrimage in a given religion is צַלְיָנוּת listen and repeat, while a pilgrim is a צַלְיָן listen and repeat or a צַלְיָנִית listen and repeat, referring to a male or female, respectively. For example: …
טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /] You’re likely to hear Israelis referring to their Apple or Android devices as סְמַארְטְפוֹנִים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-2.mp3″ /]. But more and more you’re like to also hear a smartphone referred to as טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-3.mp3″ /]רַק לְהַיּוֹם, מִבְצַע עַל כָּל הַטֶּלֶפוֹנִים הַחֲכָמִים. For today only, a sale on all…