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Weekly Hebrew Review – Jewish history and science
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 . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! =”410″> Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע…
correction – the real Middle East
המזרח התיכון Yesterday’s entry featured the Hebrew term for the Middle East – המזרח התיכון. I explained that the phrase literally means “the east of the middle” in English. This is wrong. It was late at night… forgive me 🙂 When two words in a phrase have the הַ (hah – the)…
how to say “baby” in Hebrew
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת listen The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( listen and repeat), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת (listen and repeat). When speaking of multiple babies, it’s תִּינוֹקוֹת ( listen and repeat), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to…
daily video – how to say “made of one piece” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
daily video – how to say “to rent” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “Diaspora” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/התפוצות-#.m4a” /]הַתְּפוּצוֹת The Hebrew word for exile is גלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/התפוצות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/התפוצות-#.m4a” /]עם ישראל היה אלפיים שנה בגלות. The People of Israel were two thousand years in exile. But what about the specific places that the Jews inhabited בגלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/התפוצות-#.m4a” /] – in the exile? There’s a special word for these: התפוצות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/התפוצות-#.m4a”…