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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/עלי-אדמות-1-3.m4a” /]עֲלֵי אֲדָמוֹת While the Hebrew word ארץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/עלי-אדמות-2-3.m4a” /] – probably related to the English earth – means country, land and, well earth, the word אדמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/עלי-אדמות-3-3.m4a” /] means ground. אדמה is the more humble, (ironically) down-to-earth word, of the same root as אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/עלי-אדמות-4-3.m4a” /] – Adam or man, he who comes from the ground…
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/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט In English, calling someone simple usually implies that the person has inferior intelligence. But in an age of increasing complexity and nostalgia for the simple life on a kibbutz, when Israelis call someone simple – פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-1.m4a” /] – it’s a compliment. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פשוט-2.m4a” /]היא אדם פשוט. She is a simple person. Note that even…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בואו-נלך-#.m4a” /]בּוֹאוּ נֵלֵךְ If we think about it a bit, the English expression let’s go, in the literal sense, is an act of asking permission – “(please) let us go.” Hebrew’s expression is a bit less ridiculous: it means literally, come, we’ll go. Here are the three variations of the Hebrew term: בוא נלך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בואו-נלך-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /]הֲבָנָה We’ve seen the word להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – to feel, turn into the noun הרגשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – a feeling. In a similar הפעיל pattern, להבין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – to understand, becomes הבנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – understanding. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /]יש לה הבנה מקיפה של החומר. She has a comprehensive understanding of the material….