having trouble seeing the print? לִנְטוֹעַ listen and repeat I will be taking a few days off next week, so there will be a lapse in Your Daily Dose of Hebrew. Here’s an entry about vacation. Today is ט”וּ בִּשְׁבָט listen and repeat, the 15th of the Jewish month of Shevat, the new year for trees. …
having trouble seeing the print? מַזְכֶּרֶת Become a fan of ours on Facebook! Lots of Jewish families in predominantly-Christian countries have adopted the custom of giving gifts during חֲנֻכָּה (khah-noo-KAH) – Hanukkah. For those of you traveling during these special days – Jewish or Christian (or otherwise) – and wish to pick something up on your…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /]הַבְטָחָה If להבטיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /] is to promise, הבטחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /] is a promise. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /]היא תמיד מקיימת את ההבטחות שלה. She always keeps her promises. The root of these words is ב.ט.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /], spelling !בטח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /] – sure! And although אבטיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/הבטחה-#.m4a” /] – watermelon – seems to have the…
having trouble seeing the print? לְחַנֵּךְ This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. One might argue…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אטום-1.m4a” /]אָטוּם If you were in Israel during the Gulf War, you know that a חדר אטום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אטום-2.m4a” /] is a sealed room. Although the primary and original meaning of אטום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אטום-1.m4a” /] is sealed or sealed off tangibly, it also means sealed off to plain view – opaque. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אטום-3.m4a” /]אי אפשר לראות לתוך הבית כי החלונות אטומים….