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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /]מְטֻפָּח Some people like the natural look and feel. Others dress up, put on skin cream, shave, put on makeup, etc. Someone who invests in their appearance thus – someone well groomed – is said to be מטופח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מטופחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מטופח-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. It’s generally a compliment,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]מְגֻלָּח To shave (oneself), in Hebrew, is להתגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a התפעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]אתה נראה כמו פרא אדם, מתי כבר תתגלח? You look like a wild man, when will you shave already? To shave (someone/thing else) is לגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מגולח-#.m4a” /]הוא גילח…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]מְתֻרְבָּת The Hebrew word for culture is תרבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]. It comes from the root ר.ב.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] (or ר.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]), which has to do with growing up. Someone cultured is מתורבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מתורבתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /] if she’s female, though this term is often used facetiously: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/מתורבת-#.m4a” /]האנשים המתורבתים…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]נָבוֹן If you’ve got about a Level 2 of Hebrew, you probably know the word חכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – smart or wise. For example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]היא אישה חכמה מאוד. She’s a very smart woman. חכם is the generic word, but there’s another word – נבון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /] – wise (נבונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/נבון-#.m4a” /]…
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…