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I’m now taking requests for Ktzat Ivrit content – so if you’d like to learn a particular word or phrase or see one featured, let me know by following the “comments – I’m taking requests!” link below.
I’m now taking requests for Ktzat Ivrit content – so if you’d like to learn a particular word or phrase or see one featured, let me know by following the “comments – I’m taking requests!” link below.
יום You probably know that יוֹם (yohm) means day. You also probably know that the Book of Genesis (סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית – SEH-fehr beh-reh-SHEET) presents the story of creation in a six-day sequence – and that this contradicts modern science… at least on an initial reading. On top of that, the second chapter of…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן 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 Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]לְהִקָּלַע There’s the basic Hebrew word for to fall – ליפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root נ.פ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]. ליפול could refer to falling physically or otherwise, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]איך נפלתי בפח שלו שוב! How have I fallen into his trap again! There’s another word for to fall into a very…
having trouble seeing the print? אֵין הַבּוֹר מִתְמַלֵּא מֵחֻלְיָתוֹ Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is this Sunday, September 23 for most branches. In the Torah portion to be read tomorrow by Jews around the world, Moses passes his leadership of the People of Israel on to Joshua, assuring…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לעבור-את-הגיל-#.m4a” /]לַעֲבוֹר אֶת הַגִּיל In Hebrew, to outgrow something by virtue of age or maturity is לעבור את הגיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לעבור-את-הגיל-#.m4a” /] – literally, to pass the age. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לעבור-את-הגיל-#.m4a” /]הוא כבר עבר את הגיל עם החצ’קונים. He already passed the age of (with) acne. Broken down, that’s: לעבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/לעבור-את-הגיל-#.m4a” /] – to pass, a simple…
having trouble seeing the print? מוּזָר Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. In Biblical Hebrew, a man from the outside, a stranger, is an אִישׁ זָר (eesh zahr), while a strange woman is an אִשָּׁה זָרָה (ee-SHAH zah-RAH). Likewise, a male foreign worker is an עוֹבֵד זָר (oh-VED zahr), while a female is…