Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ארוחה-משפחתית-#.m4a” /]אֲרוּחָה מִשְׁפַּחְתִּית If you’ve taken our Level 1 class, you know how to say lunch – ארוחת צהריים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ארוחה-משפחתית-#.m4a” /]. Here, ארוחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ארוחה-משפחתית-#.m4a” /] means meal of, so that the full expression means literally meal of noon. The word for meal when it stands alone, unconnected to another noun, is ארוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ארוחה-משפחתית-#.m4a” /]. And a family meal…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/להצביע-על-#.m4a” /]לְהַצְבִּיעַ עַל To indicate or to point out, in Hebrew, is להצביע על[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/להצביע-על-#.m4a” /] – literally, to point at.  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/להצביע-על-#.m4a” /]מחקר חדש מצביע על כך שאכילת אגוזים תורמת לבריאות המוח. A new study indicates (points out) that eating nuts contributes to brain health. see full conversation The root of this…

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/מקרן-#.m4a” /]מַקְרֵן The Hebrew word for projector, the kind you might use to show movies on your wall at home or presentations in your office, is מקרן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/מקרן-#.m4a” /]אנחנו צריכים מקרן כדי שכולנו נראה את המצגת. We need a projector so that all of us can see the presentation. (see…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /]לִפְנֵי הַסְּפִירָה BCE stands for Before the Common Era (while CE stands for the Common Era). This designation is also known as BC – Before Christ. In Hebrew, we call this לפני הספירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /] – before the (general) counting. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/לפני-הספירה-#.m4a” /]בית המקדש השני עמד בירושלים בין השנים 516 לפני הספירה ו-70…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/בית-המקדש-עמד-#.m4a” /]בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ עָמַד Buildings have been one of the most impressive achievements of humankind since early civilization. Perhaps because of this we speak of buildings standing as if they were human beings. In Hebrew too, we say הבניין עמד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/בית-המקדש-עמד-#.m4a” /] – the building stood – or any other edifice, for that matter. For example:…

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…