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הַנּוֹפְלִים, הַחֲלָלִים In English, we talk about someone falling when they die for a cause. In Hebrew we do the same: הנופלים is one way of saying the fallen. For example: היום אנחנו זוכרים את הנופלים. Today we remember the fallen. Another, more distinctly-Hebrew word for one who has fallen in battle is חלל. For example:…
מְנוּתָּק While מחובר means connected, מנותק means disconnected. For example: הטלפון הקווי שלהם מנותק כבר שנתיים. Their landline has been disconnected for two years now. It can also mean disconnected in the psychological sense, as in: נראה לי שהוא קצת מנותק מהמציאות. I think he’s a bit out of touch with (disconnected from) reality. מנותק is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/למען-הדורות-הבאים-#.m4a” /]לְמַעַן הַדּוֹרוֹת הַבָּאִים Sometimes we’ll do something not so much for ourselves, but more for future generations. In Hebrew we typically say הדורות הבאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/למען-הדורות-הבאים-#.m4a” /] – the coming generations, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/למען-הדורות-הבאים-#.m4a” /]נטעו עצים ביער למען הדורות הבאים. They planted trees in the forest for the sake of future generations. למען[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/למען-הדורות-הבאים-#.m4a” /] means for…
While מחובר means connected, מנותק means disconnected. For example: הטלפון הקווי שלהם מנותק כבר שנתיים. Their landline has been disconnected for two years now. It can also mean disconnected in the psychological sense, as in: נראה לי שהוא קצת מנותק מהמציאות. I think he’s a bit out of touch with (disconnected from) reality. מנותק is a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/מכונת-גילוח-#.m4a” /]מְכוֹנַת גִּילּוּחַ To shave in Hebrew is להתגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/מכונת-גילוח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/מכונת-גילוח-#.m4a” /]אולי הגיע הזמן שתתגלח? Maybe it’s time for you to shave? להתגלח is a התפעל verb, which suggests that this is a reflexive action: להתגלח is to shave oneself. לגלח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/מכונת-גילוח-#.m4a” /], on the other hand – a פיעל…
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…