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חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]הֲנָחָה As failing to recognize a discount could mean paying too much for a product, this word is core vocabulary. In Hebrew, a discount is הנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-2.m4a” /]הנחה של 50% על כל פריט בחנות! 50% discount on every item in the shop! The root of הנחה is נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-3.m4a” /] meaning resting…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]בִּיגּוּד חוֹרֶף The Hebrew word for clothes is בגדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /], while a single garment is בגד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]יש חנות בגדים פה באזור? Is there a clothing store here in the area? Clothing in general – apparel – is ביגוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /], so ביגוד חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /] is winter apparel. For…
עצמאות The Hebrew word עַצְמָאוּת (ahts-mah-OOT) comes from the root ע.צ.מ (a.ts.m.), which carries the basic meaning of essence or that which stands out. An independent political entity stands out as unique in the world; it waves a flag of its own: Incidentally, these are the colors on the Ulpan La-Inyan website. …
Today at noon… I’m featuring some classics of Israeli music celebrating the land of Israel, as well some newer stuff that carries themes of Tu BiShvat (ט”ו בשבט). In the lineup: ארץ ארץ ארץ – Eretz, Eretz, Eretz, by Ilanit על כל אלה – Al Kol Eleh, by Yossi Banai ארץ חדשה – Eretz Hadasha,…