Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כואב-לי-1.m4a” /]כּוֹאֵב לִי The Hebrew word for pain or ache is כאב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כואב-לי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כואב-לי-3.m4a” /]יש לי כאב ראש. I have a headache. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כואב-לי-4.m4a” /]יש לי כאב בצוואר. I have a pain in my (the) neck. The latter does not pack the same punch it does in English. To say I’m in pain…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לזוז-הצידה-1.m4a” /]לָזוּז הַצִּדָּה If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you know the word for house or home – בית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לזוז-הצידה-2.m4a” /]. You probably also know a special directional word for home – הביתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לזוז-הצידה-3.m4a” /] as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לזוז-הצידה-4.m4a” /]הם רוצים ללכת הביתה. They want to go home. Here Hebrew takes the word בית and puts the letter ה[audioclip…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /]בְּהֵרָיוֹן The Hebrew word for parent is הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-2.m4a” /] for a male (a father) and הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-3.m4a” /] for a female (a mother). Another word of the same root ה.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-4.m4a” /] is הריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-5.m4a” /] – pregnancy, and its derivative בהריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /] – pregnant or literally with pregnancy. For example, you might hear on an Israeli public…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-1.m4a” /]הִתְכַּוַּנְתִּי If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you may know the word כוונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-2.m4a” /] – intent. The word is derived from the root כ.ו.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-3.m4a” /] – which is quite ubiquitous, appearing in words as diverse as כן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-4.m4a” /] – yes, נכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-5.m4a” /] – correct, and להתכונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-6.m4a” /] – to get ready. Another application of…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעגל-החיים-1.m4a” /]מַעֲגַל הַחַיִּים Take a moment to transport yourself, in your mind, to the Lion King’s Africa, and listen to The Circle of Life (I’ve linked to the Hebrew version – you can search for the English one yourself). You may notice that in the song, the expression for the circle of life is גלגל החיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעגל-החיים-2.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-1.m4a” /]חֲגִיגָה If you’ve got some basic familiarity with Hebrew or Judaism, you probably know the word for holiday – חג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-2.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ח.ג.ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-3.m4a” /], which appears in full in the word for to celebrate – לחגוג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-5.m4a” /]חגגנו לה יום הולדת. We celebrated her birthday…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-1.m4a” /]גִּיל הַפְּרִישָׁה Hebrew has several terms for retirement – גמלאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גיל-הפרישה-2.m4a” /] of the root ג.מ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-3.m4a” /] meaning benefit, פנסיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-4.m4a” /] – pension, and פרישה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-5.m4a” /] – withdrawing. The more common way of referring to the age of retirement, when people stop working (or stop working because they have to) and hopefully cash in…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-1.m4a” /]גִּיל הַזָּהָב When Israelis speak of גיל הזהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-1.m4a” /], they’re not referring to the heyday of an empire – that’s תור הזהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-2.m4a” /]. Rather, they’re talking about the age of retirement, called in English the golden years. They might also speak of הגיל השלישי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-3.m4a” /] – the third age (the first two are…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-1.m4a” /]הַזְּמַן עָף, הַזְּמַן טָס In English, flying could be done by either a bird or a plane. In Hebrew, though: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-2.m4a” /]ציפורים עפות Birds fly, where עפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-3.m4a” /] is a form of  the simple hollow verb לעוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-4.m4a” /] and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-5.m4a” /]מטוסים טסים. Planes fly, where טסים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הזמן-טס-6.m4a” /] is a form…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!