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having trouble seeing the print? מַה אַתָּה אוֹמֵר? בְּחַיֶּיךָ! אֲנִי לֹא מַאֲמִין! listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us In English, we have several ways of expressing disbelief and surprise: you don’t say!, no way!, I don’t believe it!, etc. Here are some in Hebrew. 1. מה…
having trouble seeing the print? לָשִׁיר listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Perhaps you’re familiar with the biblical poem, Song of Solomon or Song of Songs. The first two words of that poem comprise its title in Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים listen and repeat – literally, the Song of Songs. learn Hebrew through Israeli songs at… music.ulpan.com …
having trouble seeing the print? גִּבּוֹר-עַל listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us I took a course in Jewish education a number of years ago, in which we discussed how to portray the Biblical forefathers to young Jewish students: as superhuman, or as normal, flawed people who nevertheless strove for and…
having trouble seeing the print? לִקְנוֹת זְמַן, לְהַרְוִיחַ זְמַן listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us To buy time means to put off an event until circumstances change in one’s favor. Hebrew translates this concept in two ways, one literal: לִקְנוֹת זְמַן to buy time listen and repeat and one…
having trouble seeing the print? נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The most commonly-used Hebrew term for perspective or point of view is נְקֻדַּת מַבָּט listen and repeat. The term means literally point of view: נקודת listen and repeat is the form of נְקֻדָּה listen and repeat – point – when connected to another noun…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִסְתַּכֵּל (עַל) listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Despite the excessive visual profanity and the often distasteful way he conducts himself, I’m a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen. When I saw Borat in Los Angeles a few years ago, I was apparently the only…
having trouble seeing the print? לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us In English, we have one word to cover the act of donning a variety of types of apparel: to wear. In Hebrew, we have different verbs for different articles of clothing. To wear shoes is לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat….
having trouble seeing the print? יֵשׁ רַגְלַיִם לַדָּבָר listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The rabbis of old taught that שֶׁקֶר, אֵין לוֹ רַגְלַיִם listen and repeat – a lie does not have legs. They were referring to the graphical appearance of the word שֶׁקֶר listen and repeat – lie – none of…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat The other day I introduced the Hebrew word for habit, הֶרְגֵּל listen and repeat. A related word worth knowing is לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat – to get used to or become accustomed to. An example: הִיא כְּבָר תִּתְרַגֵּל לַחוֹם הַתֵּל-אָבִיבִי. She’ll get used to the Tel Aviv heat. listen …
having trouble seeing the print? הֲלִיכוֹן listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The Hebrew word for treadmill is הֲלִיכוֹן listen and repeat, deriving from the verb לָלֶכֶת listen and repeat – to go – whose root is ה.ל.כ (h.l.k) meaning walking or going. For example: הִיא מַגִּיעָה לְמָכוֹן הַכֹּשֶׁר כָּל בֹּקֶר וְהוֹלֶכֶת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-1.mp3″ /]מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה Today (Monday), one of the greatest Torah leaders of our generation passed away. He was known by the Jewish world as Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, but among those following his specific brand of Judaism, he was known affectionately and reverently by the Aramaic word for our master or our teacher, מָרָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-2.mp3″ /]. In…