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In honor of Passover, I’m taking a vacation – a חֻפְשָׁה. This will be the last dose of Hebrew before next Sunday.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/המצאה-1.m4a” /]הַמְצָאָה When I was growing up, some kids wanted to be firemen, others wanted to be sports stars. Most of the time, I wanted to be a movie director. But after watching episodes of Mr. Wizard, sometimes I also wanted to be an inventor. An invention, in Hebrew, is a ממציא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/המצאה-2.m4a” /] if…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/שיעור-#.m4a” /]שִׁעוּר The Hebrew word for lesson is שיעור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/שיעור-#.m4a” /]. It comes from the root ש.ע.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/שיעור-#.m4a” /] meaning measure: a lesson is a measured portion of a greater course. For example: יש אצלנו 20 שיעורים ברמה.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/שיעור-#.m4a” /] We have at our (school) 20 lessons in a level. You might think that…
לִשְׁלוֹט בְּשָׂפָה We’re in the midst of recruiting for various teaching gigs right now. One of our criteria is command not only of Hebrew, but also of English. We write as a qualification, שְׁלִיטָה מְלֵאָה בְּעִבְרִית וּבְאַנְגְּלִית (shlee-TAH me-leh-AH be-eev-REET oo-ve-ahng-LEET) – full command of Hebrew and English. To express, He has command…
having trouble seeing the print? פּוּרִים what one student has to say about Ulpan La-Inyan I’m postponing the weekly video to Sunday, Purim day. For now, here’s a bunch of Purim terms that will enhance your Purim experience, wherever you are in the world. Enjoy! שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים לְכֻלָּם… וּפוּרִים שָׂמֵחַ! Shabbat Shalom, a…
חום Help us get the Hebrew word out there! Forward this to a friend or two! Yes, single Hebrew word above means all three of those things in English: heat, fever and warmth. The word is חוֹם (hohm) – not to be confused with the color brown – חוּם (hoom). Here are two Hebrew…
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…