Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְבַּטֵּא One could use להביע את עצמו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a” /] to mean to express oneself, but the more common expression is the התפעל verb להתבטא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a” /]היא מתבטאת בצורה כובשת. She expresses herself in a captivating way. Sometimes להתבטא substitutes לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a” /] – to speak – as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להתבטא-#.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להביע-#.m4a” /]לְהַבִּיעַ, לְבַטֵּא Hebrew has two words for to express: לבטא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להביע-#.m4a” /] (a פיעל verb of the root ב.ט.א[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להביע-#.m4a” /]), which is more about the vocal expression of words, and להביע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להביע-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb of the root נ.ב.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להביע-#.m4a” /]. Today we’ll focus on להביע, while the next few days we’ll…

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/2020/08/בן-דוד-#.m4a” /]בֶּן דּוֹד, בַּת דּוֹדָה In English, we have one word for cousin. But in Hebrew, the term changes based on whether this cousin is a son or daughter… of an aunt or uncle. Though most Israelis are likely to refer to any male cousin as בן דוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/בן-דוד-#.m4a” /] (son of uncle) and to…

[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…