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We’ve got all the levels (1-5) offered in Jerusalem, and Levels 1, 3 and 5 offered in Tel Aviv – both at the local AACI.
Here’s the schedule.
Here’s the pricing.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /]אֵרוּעַ The Hebrew word for event – אירוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /] – comes from the Aramic verb ארע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-2.m4a” /] – happened: an event is something that takes place, and then it’s over. Like in English, אירוע can refer to an event geological, digital, or one that people gather to take part in. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-3.m4a” /]מאוד…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /]חוֹמֶץ The Hebrew word for vinegar is חומץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /]תוסיף קצת חומץ בלסמי והסלט יהיה מושלם. Add a bit of balsamic vinegar and the salad will be perfect. (spoken to a male) The root of חומץ is ח.מ.צ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /], the same root as חומצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /] – acid and…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפני-שבועיים-#.m4a” /]לִפְנֵי שְׁבוּעַיִם Words like on, in, of and from – prepositions – can be quite a pain to translate, especially between languages as different as English and Hebrew. Take, for example, the word on. In Hebrew, this could be על[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפני-שבועיים-#.m4a” /] – physically on something, but it could also be -ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/לפני-שבועיים-#.m4a” /] – such…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה The English expression a living soul is a literal translation of the Hebrew – נפש חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]בשעה כזאת של הלילה אין נפש חיה ברחוב. At this time of night there isn’t a living soul in the street. Broken down: נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /] – soul חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a”…
לְצַיֵּת When driving a car, it’s most important to obey traffic laws. In Hebrew, you the italicized text above is זֶה חָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר לְצַיֵּת לְחֻקֵּי הַנְּהִיגָה (zeh khah-SHOOV beh-yoh-TEHR leh-tsah-YET leh-khoo-KEH-ee hah-neh-hee-GAH). The word for to obey is לציית, an active-intensive פיעל verb. A Hebrew learning tool I highly recommend: