how to say “to slam the door” in Hebrew

Our friendly, state of the art conversational Hebrew courses begin this Sunday in Jerusalem and Raanana. Class starts next Sunday in Gush Etzion.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /]לָצֵאת לְטִיּוּל How is this year different from all other years? During most years, Israelis take to the countryside during חול המועד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /] – the intermediate days of Passover: הם יוצאים לטיולים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /] – they go out on trips. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /]אבל השנה, אם נצא לטיול, נסכן אנשים… ונחטוף קנס. But…
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 Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן, לְהָגֵן עַל עַצְמוֹ listen There are two ways to say to protect oneself in Hebrew, both deriving from the root ג.נ.נ (g.n.n), but each to be used in a slightly different way. 1. לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן listen and repeat has a defensive, almost passive tone to it. It’s the reflexive-intensive form of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ראשי-תיבות-#.m4a” /]רָאשֵׁי תֵּבוֹת In Hebrew, an acronym (letters that stand for words, such as CIA) is ראשי תיבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ראשי-תיבות-#.m4a” /] – literally, heads of words, where תיבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ראשי-תיבות-#.m4a” /] is a Mishnaic word for words. Hebrew is full of ראשי תיבות, which can be frustrating: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ראשי-תיבות-#.m4a” /]ראשי תיבות לפעמים מרגישים כמו שפה בפני עצמה. Acronyms sometimes…