having trouble seeing the print? אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן Level 4 Hebrew course opening in Tel Aviv this Sunday! Some parts of speech have very clear translations from one language to another. For example, a noun such as tree has a clear equivalent in all languages with Hebrew being no exception: עֵץ (ets). Likewise, the verb לְהַזְמִין…
פ.ת.ח. Perhaps you know the word לִפְתּוֹח (leef-TOH-ah) – to open. If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you more than likely know the verse פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חָי רָצוֹן (poh-TEH-ah et yah-DEH-khah oo-mahs-BEE-ah le-KHOL khai rah-TSOHN) – You open your hand and satiate all those that live with favor. The Hebrew…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כישוף-1.m4a” /]כִּשּׁוּף Whereas a not-very-nice term in English to describe a not-very-nice woman likens her to a dog, one such term in Hebrew likens her to a witch – מכשפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כישוף-2.m4a” /] (more commonly pronounced with an ah vowel at the beginning of the word – מַכשפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כישוף-3.m4a” /]). The root of מכשפה is כ.ש.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כישוף-4.m4a” /],…
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 . Space Race . 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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]הֲנָחָה As failing to recognize a discount could mean paying too much for a product, this word is core vocabulary. In Hebrew, a discount is הנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-2.m4a” /]הנחה של 50% על כל פריט בחנות! 50% discount on every item in the shop! The root of הנחה is נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-3.m4a” /] meaning resting…