Taste of Israel – Hummus

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]תַּעֲצוֹם עֵינַיִים The generic Hebrew word for to close is לסגור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /], a פעל verb. But for closing eyes (עיניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]), there’s a special verb: לעצום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /] – also a פעל verb. So to close (one’s) eyes is לעצום עיניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]. Now suppose you’re putting a child to bed. If she’s a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/יופי-#.m4a” /]אֵיזֶה יוֹפִי! נֶהֱדָר! In Italian it’s fantastico! In Spanish it’s genial! In English it’s great!… and in Hebrew it’s איזה יופי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/יופי-#.m4a” /] or נהדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/יופי-#.m4a” /]! איזה יופי means literally what beauty!  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/יופי-#.m4a” /]איזה יופי שהצלחתם להזיז את הטיסה! How great that you guys managed to change your (the) flight! יופי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/יופי-#.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…