שַׁחַר Can’t read Hebrew yet? The morning prayer in Judaism is called שַׁחֲרִית , as it is derived from the word for dawn, שַׁחַר . In Hebrew, we talk about the dawn as it is a physical object like the sun and say that the dawn rises, as in: הֵם יָצְאוּ לַקְּרָב לִפְנֵי שֶׁעָלָה…
מַדְפֶּסֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for printing is דפוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-2.mp3″ /]. With a root ד.פ.ס (d.p.s), one might think the word is of Semitic origin, so you may be surprised to learn that the word is borrowed from Ancient Greek (see related post). The root serves as the basis for several other Hebrew words, including the one for…
קַלְפִּי Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for ballot box – that box with a slot for the votes taking place today in Israel – is קַלְפִּי . The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. What about the word for the ballot itself?…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-1.m4a” /]כְּבִישׁ מִתְפַּתֵּל While רחוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-2.m4a” /] is street, כביש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-3.m4a” /] is road. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-4.m4a” /]לא הולכים ברגל בכביש המהיר. (You/they/we) don’t walk on the highway (fast road). A winding road is כביש מתפתל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-1.m4a” /], where מתפתל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-5.m4a” /] comes form the reflexive התפעל verb להתפתל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-6.m4a” /] of the root פ.ת.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כביש-מתפתל-7.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 . 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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/אבו-דאבי-#.m4a” /]אַבּוּ דַּאבִּי, אַב הַצְּבִי When speaking of the national capital of the United Arab Emirates, Israelis say אבו דאבי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/אבו-דאבי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/אבו-דאבי-#.m4a” /]קורץ לי לטוס לאבו דאבי. I feel like flying to Abu Dhabi. But if we do some comparative Semitics, we’ll find that Israelis could, if they wished, translate…