Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ The word לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /] means to entertain or to amuse.  It’s sometimes used sarcastically, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.m4a” /]זה ממש משעשע לראות כמה זמן לוקח לקבל דואר בישראל. It’s really entertaining to see how long it takes to receive mail in Israel. משעשע is a form of the פיעל verb, לשעשע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/משעשע-#.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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]טִפּוּל זוּגִי We’ve seen that טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /] means treatment, but also (psycho)therapy. What about couples therapy? Since the word for couple is זוג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /], couples therapy is טיפול זוגי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/טיפול-זוגי-#.m4a” /]אני למדתי, בין היתר, טיפול זוגי. I studied, among other things, couples therapy. (see full conversation)

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/רך-הנולד-#.m4a” /]רַךְ הַנּוֹלָד The Hebrew term for a newborn is just as heartwarming as the English: רך הנולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/רך-הנולד-#.m4a” /] – the soft one (who is) born.  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/רך-הנולד-#.m4a” /]איזה חמוד הרך הנולד! How cute is the newborn! (see full conversation) רך הנולד is for a boy. For a girl, it’s רכה…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]לְהִוָּלֵד He was born, in Hebrew, is הוא נולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]. She was born is היא נולדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /]. These are versions of the נפעל verb להיוולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /] – to be born. Now, you may be looking at the word להיוולד wondering why there’s no נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/להיוולד-#.m4a” /] – that’s because the n sound…

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/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /]עַצְבָּנִי If you know basic Hebrew emotions, you probably know the word עצוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] – sad. You may also know the word עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] meaning nerve. Someone irritable or someone whose nerves are on edge is עצבני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] if he’s a male and עצבנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/עצבני-#.m4a”…