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מָחֳרָתַיִם Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you know that the word for tomorrow is מָחָר . But you may not know that there’s a special word for the day after tomorrow: מָחֳרָתַיִם . For example: מָחֳרָתַיִם כְּבָר פּוּרִים! Two days from now is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לגלות-אחריות-#.m4a” /]לָקַחַת אַחְרָיוּת, לְגַלּוֹת אַחְרָיוּת Taking responsibility could refer to a few things, most notably: claiming responsibility for having done something, usually something that has had a negative impact demonstrating responsibility, showing up as a responsible person, doing what’s right Hebrew uses לקחת אחריות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/לגלות-אחריות-#.m4a” /] – literally, to take responsibility, for both. For example: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]מַגְנִיב Like English, Hebrew has several words to express casual approval, awe and agreement – cool, nice, awesome, etc. Hebrew has some too – מדהים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (amazing), מדליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (turns one on), מהמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (shocking in a good way) – but perhaps the coolest of the cool words is מגניב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]….
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
Suppose you’re standing in a line at the bank that seems abnormally slow. Within a few minutes the reason becomes apparent when someone behind the glass tells another customer, “there’s a glitch in the system.” In Hebrew, the teller would say, יֵשׁ תַּקָּלָה בַּמַּעֲרֶכֶת (yesh tah-kah-LAH bah-mah-ah-REH-khet).