having trouble seeing the print? עִם מַבָּט קָדִימָה Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! While the close of a year is a time to look back, the start of a new one is a time to look ahead. The Hebrew expression for looking ahead is לִהְיוֹת עִם מַבָּט…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-1.m4a” /]אִיּוּם To threaten is לאיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-2.m4a” /], an active-intensive verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-3.m4a” /]החיזבאללה מאיימת ל… The Hizbollah is threatening to… Likewise, a threat is איום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-4.m4a” /]ישראל נמצאת תחת איום קיומי תמידי. Israel is under constant existential threat. What about feeling threatened? That’s להרגיש מאויים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איום-5.m4a” /], where…
The basic Hebrew word for to travel – meaning to get from point A to point B – is the simple verb לנסוע. For example: לאן אתם נוסעים? Where are you guys going (by car)? Note that נוסעים means going in this case: לנסוע is to travel by vehicle or to go somewhere by vehicle, while ללכת means…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחץ-חברתי-1.m4a” /]לַחַץ חֶבְרָתִי The Hebrew word for pressure is לחץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחץ-חברתי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחץ-חברתי-3.m4a” /]הוא נמצא תחת הרבה לחץ. He’s under a lot of pressure. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחץ-חברתי-4.m4a” /]הכנתי את העוף בסיר לחץ. I prepared the chicken in a pressure cooker. Peer pressure, in Hebrew, is לחץ חברתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לחץ-חברתי-1.m4a” /] – literally, social pressure….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]צִמְחוֹנִי חג הסוכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] – the Sukkot holiday – is a time when Jews connect to nature. The word for plant or that which grows from the ground is צמח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /], while vegetation is צמחייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]. What about someone who eats mainly vegetables? That’s צמחוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if he’s male, or צמחונית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if…
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 . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!