how to say “to enlist oneself” or “to devote oneself”in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]בֵּית סֵפֶר תִּיכוֹן The Hebrew expression for high school or upper school is בית ספר תיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /], or simply התיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/בית-ספר-תיכון-#.m4a” /]יש לך כבר ילד בתיכון?! You (a woman) already have a kid in high school?! If high school is the top of state-mandated education, why does Hebrew use…
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…
אִם זוֹ לֹא טִרְחָה גְּדוֹלָה Empathy is a key element in persuasion: if I want to get someone to do something, acknowledging the fact that I’m causing them inconvenience will make them more likely to accept my request. אם זו לא טרחה גדולה accomplishes just that. It means literally, if this isn’t too much trouble. People…
having trouble seeing the print? מִי וָמִי Ulpan La-Inyan for Gap-Year Programs Growing up in Los Angeles, I used to get excited about the Oscars. Now, living in Jerusalem, I’m a lot more excited about the who’s who in the new Knesset. The Hebrew term for an illustrious who’s who is list מִי וָמִי – literally, who and who. …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]יַצִּיב When you saw the word stable perhaps you thought of horses. The word for that kind of stable in Hebrew is אורוה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]. But stable in the sense of whether something will stay in tact or fall is יציב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]הגשר הזה נראה לי לא יציב. This…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!