Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /]זְכוּיוֹת עוֹבְדִים While עבודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /] means work or labor, עובד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /] is an employee or a worker. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /]כמה עובדים יש בחברה? How people work (how many employees are) in the company? A right is זכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /], while זכויות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/זכויות-#.m4a” /] are rights. So labor or workers’ right are זכויות עובדים….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /]לְמָרֵר לוֹ אֶת הַחַיִּים, לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ חַיִּים קָשִׁים On ליל הסדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /] – the Passover Seder night – Jews tell the national story of enslavement in ancient Egypt, and their subsequent liberation.  Among the verses chanted in the הגדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /] – Hagaddah – is: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/למרר-#.m4a” /]וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /]חוֹמֶץ The Hebrew word for vinegar is חומץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /]תוסיף קצת חומץ בלסמי והסלט יהיה מושלם. Add a bit of balsamic vinegar and the salad will be perfect. (spoken to a male) The root of חומץ is ח.מ.צ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /], the same root as חומצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/חומץ-#.m4a” /] – acid and…

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/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]תִּזְמוּן, עִיתּוּי Hebrew has several words for time. The common one is זמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]אין לי זמן! I don’t have time! זמן yields the word תזמון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /] – timing, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]הגענו ביחד, בתזמון מושלם. We arrived together – (in) perfect timing. A fancier word for time is…