how to say you have “command of a language” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייבש-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְיַבֵּשׁ You may know the basic Hebrew word for dry – יבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייבש-2.m4a” /]. This word forms the root of related words such as the active-intensive לייבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייבש-3.m4a” /] – to dry something and the reflexive intensive להתייבש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייבש-1.m4a” /] – to dry up… or to dehydrate. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להתייבש-4.m4a” /]מאוד קל להתייבש בארץ בקיץ. It’s very…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פג-תוקף-#.m4a” /]פַּג הַתֹּקֶף The Hebrew word for period as in period of time is תקופה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פג-תוקף-#.m4a” /]. For example: היא יודעת הרבה על התקופה הרומאית.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פג-תוקף-#.m4a” /] She knows a lot about the Roman period. A related word is תוקף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פג-תוקף-#.m4a” /] – validity. So the expression פג התוקף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פג-תוקף-#.m4a” /] – expired – means literally the validity is…
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…