בְּהַצְלָחָה! How to go about wishing someone well varies from language to language and from culture to culture. In English, we say good luck – wishing the person good fortune, that the stars line up for them, that they find a four-leaf clover. In Hebrew, we say בְּהַצְלָחָה – literally, with success. A variation of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]נָבוֹן If you’ve got about a Level 2 of Hebrew, you probably know the word חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – smart or wise. For example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]היא אישה חכמה מאוד. She’s a very smart woman. חכם is the generic word, but there’s another word – נבון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – wise (נבונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]…
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…
If there’s ever a day on the Jewish calendar to show brotherly love, it’s Purim. One of the expressions of this love is giving gifts of food to one another. The Hebrew term for this practice is מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת (mee-SHLOW-ah mah-NOHT), or literally, delivery of (food) portions. Play today’s dose of Hebrew below!…
לְהִסְתַּבֵּךְ We’ve still got spots in our Late-summer conversational Hebrew courses starting in Tel Aviv and Raanana THIS SUNDAY, August 28 – check them out! Suppose someone you know gets in trouble with the tax authorities… or with her mother in law for saying something about her cooking… or with his wife…
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!