[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בגד-ים-1.m4a” /]בֶּגֶד יָם Summer is upon us here in the northern hemisphere. One of the most important summer items is variably called a swimsuit, a bathing suit or swim trunks. All these terms focus on the action taken while donning the garment. Hebrew’s term focuses not on the action, but on the place where the suit might be worn:…
having trouble seeing the print? דְּמָמָה Tonight I was walking in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem and noticed that Coffee Shop was closed. I continued on my way and passed another closed eatery, where outside where six paper bags were housing six burning candles – one for each million. Tomorrow at 10am the people…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/תות-#.m4a” /]תּוּת שָׂדֶה A strawberry, in Hebrew, is תות שדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/תות-#.m4a” /] or simply תות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/תות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/תות-#.m4a” /]הוא אוהב משקה בטעם תות בננה. He likes a strawberry-banana flavored drink. תות most likely derives from Ancient Persian. תות שדה means literally תות of a field. Multiple strawberries are תותים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/תות-#.m4a” /].
Can’t read Hebrew yet? נָמֵס, מִתְמוֹסֵס You may recall the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz crying out, I’m melting! I’m melting! In Hebrew, that’s: אֲנִי נְמֵסָה! אֲנִי נְמֵסָה! The root of נמסה is מ.ס.ס (m.s.s), plugged into a variation of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]לְנַקּוֹת Passover is coming, and with it time for many people to do spring cleaning. To clean in Hebrew is לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-2.m4a” /]אוף, אני שונא לנקות! Ugh, I (a male) hate cleaning (to clean)! and: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/לנקות-3.m4a” /]כבר ניקיתי את השירותים. I already cleaned the restroom. לנקות is…