[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-1.m4a” /]רָקוּב Even the word itself sounds kind of rotten: רקוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-1.m4a” /]. Here’s the word in action: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-2.m4a” /]זרוק לפח את הבננות – הן רקובות. Throw the bananas into the garbage – they’re rotten. (spoken to a male) To rot is להירקב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רקוב-3.m4a” /], a nifal verb. This is one of many…
לְהַגְבִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ It’s no fun to limit ourselves (no cake today!), but hey, how else are we supposed to grow? (or shrink, in the case of the cake) A border or limit is גבול, as in: השמים הם הגבול. The sky’s the limit. To set up a limit – to limit – is להגביל, so…
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-1.m4a” /]לְעוֹרֵר The Hebrew verb for to arouse is לעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-2.m4a” /]בינה מלאכותית מעוררת רגשות מעורבים. Artificial intelligence arouses mixed feelings. לעורר is related to other verbs such as להעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-3.m4a” /] – to wake (someone) up and להתעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/לעורר-4.m4a” /] – to wake up. In noun form, להתעורר…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-1.m4a” /]לִזְחוֹל If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you know some variation of the word ללכת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-2.m4a” /] – to walk, a simple verb of the root ה.ל.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-3.m4a” /]. Also a simple verb, the word for to crawl is לזחול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-1.m4a” /]. Its root is ז.ח.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לזחול-5.m4a” /]הנה שבלול זוחל על…
having trouble seeing the print? מֵעִיק Bananagrams in Hebrew! …with a special discount for Ulpan La-Inyan enthusiasts (enter code “ULI” to get the discount). I like to publish entries on words and phrases that have a positive or neutral bent. Nevertheless, sometimes we need to express ourselves with terms that are less…