[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]לְמַלֵּא To fill something up is למלא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]דוד, מילאת דלק? David, did you fill up gas? and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /]הוא מילא את הבקבוק במיץ תפוזים. He filled up the bottle with orange juice. You may have heard Israelis saying למלאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/למלא-#.m4a” /] instead of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /]נְסִיעָה טוֹבָה, דֶּרֶךְ צְלֵחָה By far the more common expression for have a good trip is נסיעה טובה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /] – literally, a good trip. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/נסיעה-טובה-#.m4a” /]אתם טסים כבר מחר? נסיעה טובה! You guys are flying already tomorrow? Have a good trip! But another expression finds its way into conversational Hebrew as…
פורים The Hebrew name for the upcoming Festival of Lots is פּוּרִים (poo-REEM, more commonly pronounced in Israel as POO-reem). The name comes from the ancient Persian word for lots, puru. Lots of words in the Megillah come from ancient Persian and Babylonian, such as the names of the main characters. Play today’s dose of…
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…
תֵּרוּצִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for excuse is תֵּרוּץ . It comes from Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmud, where it refers to the solution to a problem. For example: הַיֶּלֶד אַלּוּף בְּהַמְצָאַת תֵּרוּצִים. The boy is an expert (a champion) in inventing excuses. Likewise, to…
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…