weekly video dose – how to say “to complain” in Hebrew

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 Game Test I’m taking a vacation for the holiday, so this will be the last dose of Hebrew until April 12. In the meantime… [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/חג-פסח-שמח.mp3″…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מועד-1.m4a” /]מוֹעֵד You may be familiar with the word מועד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מועד-1.m4a” /] from Biblical terms such as אהל מועד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מועד-2.m4a” /] – the tent of meeting. The word itself employs the root י.ע.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מועד-3.m4a” /] meaning goal or target, so that מועד means an appointed or specific time. A couple of Modern-Hebrew examples: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מועד-4.m4a” /]אפשר לדחות את מועד התשלום? Is…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/באופן-טבעי-#.m4a” /]בְּאֹפֶן טִבְעִי The Hebrew word for natural is טבעי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/באופן-טבעי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/באופן-טבעי-#.m4a” /]אנחנו מבשלים עם רכיבים טבעיים בלבד. We cook with natural ingredients only. To say naturally, add the word באופן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/באופן-טבעי-#.m4a” /] before טבעי. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/באופן-טבעי-#.m4a” /]באופן טבעי אנחנו מתחברים עם מי שמרגישים איתו בנוח. Naturally we connect with…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /]אֵימָה אימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /] means horror, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /]נאווה, את אוהבת סרטי אימה? Nava, do you like horror movies? אימה comes from the root א.י.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /]. This root also brings us the פיעל verb לאיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /] – to threaten, as well as the expression נורא ואיום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אימה-#.m4a” /] – terrible, or…