literally, to raise on the writing.
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…
having trouble seeing the print? חֹמֶר לְמַחְשָׁבָה Check out our spring courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat Deadline to save 200 shekels April 1! The last entry presented a Hebrew equivalent for the English expression, food for thought – נְקֻדָּה לְמַחְשָׁבָה (neh-koo-DAH leh-mahkh-shah-VAH) – literally, a point for thought. I realized later that there…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]מְגֻלָּח To shave (oneself), in Hebrew, is להתגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a התפעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]אתה נראה כמו פרא אדם, מתי כבר תתגלח? You look like a wild man, when will you shave already? To shave (someone/thing else) is לגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]הוא גילח…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /]מַחְסָן The Hebrew word מחסן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /] refers to a storage unit, typically a shed or shack. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /]הוצאתם מהמחסן את כל מה שצריך בשביל הסוכה? Have you guys taken everything we need for the Sukkah out of the storage shed? מחסן comes from the Biblical-Hebrew root ח.ס.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /],…
[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…