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אִישׁ עֲסָקִים I’ve had a business – עסק – for almost 14 years now (it’s called Ulpan La-Inyan). עסקים are businesses – as well as business in the general sense, so that מנהל עסקים is business management, מחלקת עסקים is business class, and איש עסקים is a businessman – while אנשי עסקים are businessmen or…
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…
בִּפְנִים, בְּתוֹךְ When I go to a cafe with table service in Israel, they ask me where I’d like to sit – בפנים או בחוץ? outside or inside? (unless it’s raining, I say בחוץ). בפנים means inside when it stands alone, as in: כולם בפנים. Everyone is inside. But בתוך means inside something – or…
מָלוֹן Here’s a useful word for all you tourists coming to Israel this summer: מלון – hotel. For example: באיזה מלון אתם ישנים? At what hotel are you guys staying (sleeping)? מלון comes from the simple verb ללון, the standard word for to sleep in Biblical Hebrew. Today ללון is considered a fancy word), while…
לְהַעֲלוֹת, לְהוֹרִיד As people who have made aliyah – immigrated to Israel – can tell you, to go up is the simple verb לעלות. For example: עלינו לארץ לפני חצי שנה. We made aliyah (“went up”) to Israel half a year ago. To raise (something) up – or to upload – is להעלות, a הפעיל verb….
מָדִיד To measure in Hebrew is the simple verb למדוד. For example: כמה ארוכה הספה? צריך למדוד. How long is the sofa? (We) need to measure (it). Something measurable is מדיד, as in: “אם זה לא מדיד, אי אפשר לנהל אותו.” (ג’ק וולש) “If it isn’t measurable, it cannot be managed.” (Jack Welsh)