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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-1.m4a” /]הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיְּחִידָה שֶׁלִּי Many people in Israel work several part time jobs – משרות חלקיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-2.m4a” /], which together make up a full-time salary or more. Now, משרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-3.m4a” /] is one of the words for job. Another word is עבודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עבודה-יחידה-4.m4a” /] which means literally, work. Only in Hebrew, in the sense of only one,…
Following yesterday’s word, כִּשָּׁרוֹן (kee-shah-ROHN) – talent, I’ve got a related word from the same root (כ.ש.ר – k.sh.r). To cause someone to be prepared for a task or to train someone is לְהַכְשִׁיר (le-hahkh-SHEER). For example, אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לְהַכְשִׁיר מִישֶׁהוּ בְּרַעֲנָנָה (ah-NEE hoh-LEKH le-hahkh-SHEER MEE-sheh-hoo be-rah-ah-NAH-nah) – I’m going to train someone in…
having trouble seeing the print? סַכּוּ”ם Deadline today for Level 2 intensive! Jerusalem, evenings . Tel Aviv, afternoons jerusalem.ulpan.com . tlv.ulpan.com This one’s for Dolly. Silverware, flatware, cutlery, tableware… in English each has its own connotations, but the bottom line is that they all get the job done. They also are all made up –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בואו-נלך-#.m4a” /]בּוֹאוּ נֵלֵךְ If we think about it a bit, the English expression let’s go, in the literal sense, is an act of asking permission – “(please) let us go.” Hebrew’s expression is a bit less ridiculous: it means literally, come, we’ll go. Here are the three variations of the Hebrew term: בוא נלך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בואו-נלך-#.m4a”…
having trouble seeing the print? חַד Enter code “ULI” for an exclusive Ulpan La-Inyan discount. Yesterday we saw the Hebrew word for stapler. Another item that might rest on your desk is a pencil sharpener – מְחַדֵּד עֶפְרוֹנוֹת (meh-khah-DED ef-roh-NOHT), literally, a sharpener of pencils, where מחדד means sharpener. by Rilind Hoxha מחדד comes from the root ח.ד.ד (kh.d.d),…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְפַּקֵּעַ מִצְּחוֹק Our popular Hebrew classes start next week around the country! Spots are still available. Laughing is one of the most enjoyable of all human activities. To crack up, to fall off one’s seat, to die of laughter – these all have equivalents in Hebrew, though the most…
